A Snapshot Of Christmas around the world

Find out how Christmas Traditions and how Christmas is celebrated in lots of different cities and cultures around the world!   Photobox’s snapshot of Christmas around the world is a great tool for investigating how the rest of the world celebrates this very special time of year.

All I want for Christmas is you

Christmas is already here and we are preparing our school concert one more year. It will be this Friday and we are going to sing a very famous Xmas song: "All I want for Christmas is you". 

Christmas themed activities

I hope you will enjoy getting into the Christmas spirit with these festive activities! Click  here and you will discover   some fun, festive activities for you .

The Man on the Moon

Watch the latest Christmas advert from John Lewis. This year the story is about a little girl who spies a man on the moon through her family telescope. She sees that he is lonely and tries to send him a present in a variety of ways. Will she be successful?

http://bringingskillstolife.co.uk/competitions/christmas

Xmas Activities for kids

Ho Ho Ho and a Merry Christmas to you all. With only a few days till Christmas break I thought I'd share a few of my favourite Christmas videos and sites!
* What is Christmas like in Britain?

 * whychristmas.com is a great website to find information on Christmas traditions around the world.

* Games and activities : Write to Santa, Make a cookie for Santa, Light the tree...., recipes, cut outs, colouring pages,                                                                       

http://www.elfontheshelf.com/north-pole-game

* Origami Club has some step-by-step animations and printable instructions for Christmas origami such as santas, reindeer, stars etc.

* More festive printables.

* An interesting link ( from Copacabana Public School)

* Famous Christmas songs

Monty, the penguin

With Christmas just around the corner, John Lewis have done it again. They’ve created another Christmas ad that appears to be quickly gaining traction and has already won the hearts of plenty. Here’s the ad.

It’s a story of Monty the Penguin, a boy’s best friend who becomes a little lovesick. This is a story of friendship and love.



    
 Click here to download free activity cards :
 Imagine a scene (Ages 3-5)
 Meet Mabel (Ages 3-11)
 Monty meets (Ages 5-7)
 Make your own Monty (Ages 3-11) T
 Toy passport worksheet Antarctic origami (Ages 7-11)
 Behind the scenes (Ages 7-11)
 Colour-in Sam and Monty's den (Ages 7-11)

Welcome 2014!

Hi, dear kids,

Happy New Year with Rio 2.  Let’s celebrate this New Year with this special clip . Check out this video from the New Year’s Eve Copacabana celebration!

I wish you all the best for 2014, I hope that all your dreams come true.  Happy 2014 ♥

 

Merry Christmas !

Hi guys,

The holiday season is about many things: fellowship, family, appreciation, love. It´s a great time for family traditions and spending time with your family. Get into the holiday spirit and have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

* Learn to say " Merry Christmas" in 24 Languages.

 
* Have a look at this video " Misunderstood".

* A five-year old girl using American Sign Languages for her deaf parents.  Claire’s parents might not have been able to hear her concert, but she made sure they’d enjoy it just the same. That's wonderful.

Peppa Pig´s advent calendar

Hi guys,

I am counting down the days to Christmas with Peppa Pig´s advent calendar. Why don´t you join me !. Visit Peppa Pig´s Advent Calendar for something new every day until Christmas !. You can find more Peppa Pig videos, games and things to make and do clicking here.

Turn your family into Lego Minifigures for Christmas

Hi kids,

This holiday season, LEGO has created an online activity called " Minifigure Family" , which enables you to create your own LEGO free greeting card. Making these cards is easy, fun and free. Make it for your own family or friends . All you have to do is visit the site and you will be able to customize up to 13 minifigures. If you have a large family this is perfect, you can add your grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins and pets. Have fun !.

The Bear & The Hare

Hi guys,

Christmas is getting closer and I have a surprise for you.  Watch the new John Lewis Christmas TV advert and see Hare give his best friend Bear a Christmas he'll never forget . Bear is the only animal that never gets to celebrate Christmas because he has to hibernate every year. However, this year is different. This year Hare has a brilliant idea.

I love this advert. It´s so beautiful !.

Our Christmas songs

Hi dear kids,

Now it´s time to sing!. Our Christmas show is next Friday and we have to learn our Christmas carols : Jingle Bells and Rockin´around the Christmas tree. So what are you waiting for? .With these sing - along videos, you can repeat them as many times as you want.

For my little students: Jingle Bells from Super Simple Songs. Listen, read, sing and learn this famous Christmas carol with this great karaoke version.

 
And " Rockin´around the Christmas tree" sung by Miley Cyrus.


 And a new version from Pancake Manor :

Fox Holiday Card Maker

Hi guys,
Create and send your own holiday cards.It´s a great fun!.

* Fox Holiday Card Maker. Make a holiday card starring your favourite FOX characters and you.

Have a sweet Christmas!

Hi guys,

Decorating gingerbread cookies is a wonderful holiday activity. Here you have some links to enjoy with this classical Christmas character.

1.- This video tells the story of the gingerbread man .


2.- Here is a great Gingerbread Man story to read along with.

3. A version for little ones at Starfall.

4.- The Gingerbread read by John Krasinski by Speakaboos.

 

 5.- Gingerbread Man Painter : Create your own Gingerbread Man House. Don´t forget to save and share.

6.- A game: Decorate your own Gingerbread Man online.

7. Remix this fairy tale.

8. How to cook Gingerbread Man : A video



9.- A slideshow with some cute houses. Have you ever made a real gingerbread house?.

Christmas games and activities- Symbaloo

Hi kids,

Symbaloo is a simple start page that allows you to organize and access favourite sites on one page. Symbaloo allows you to create various webmixes, so I have created one that contains some of my favourite Christmas games and activities as well as websites to have fun online. Hope you like it.

 

Advent Calendar for English learners and kids

Hi again,

Here you´ve got a new opportunity to  practise your English during Advent from  December 1 to Christmas Eve with a special advent calendar . A new English  great activity every  day ( quizzes , songs, videos, etc). Come on, click on number six to do today´s Christmas activity and come back tomorrow from another online quiz . 

Elf Ding- A- Long

Hi guys,

 Is it still too early for Holiday music? . Play some of your favourite carols with Santa's elves from " The Rise of The Guardians". 

You´ve got three options to play this funny game:

* Free play. Create your own musical masterpiece and  record your own creation too.

* Play along. Choose your song and the elves will help you learn these famous Xmas songs.

* Challenge Mode: The elves will play for you these famous tunes.

Hope you have fun creating music with the help of The Yeti and the elves.

The Journey

Hi kids,

Watch the new John Lewis Christmas TV advert . Called 'The Journey', the  advert opens in a family's snow-covered garden, with children making a snowman and snowwoman.

When the snowman has mysteriously disappeared the next morning, you are transported to a magical world, following the determined snowman on a journey across river, mountain, road and city. 

The motive for the snowman's journey isn't revealed until the last scene, when we see him return on  Christmas morning. The song is " The Power of Love " sung by Gabrielle Aplin.

Online Advent Calendars

Hi guys,

Wow !. It´s December again and it´s nearly Christmas. Just three  weeks and we´ll be on holiday. To make our wait less long, we´ve got the Advent Calendars. Remember that an advert calendar is a special calendar to count the days until Christmas day.

 Here you´ve got my selection :

* Cbeebies Advert Calendar: Click on the windows every day to see surprise behind.

* Activity Village Advert Calendar 2012

* What is Christmas all about? .
Enjoy yourselves but don´t open the  doors or windows before the date.

Happy Christmas and be good!

Hi kids!.

Enjoy this beautiful and cute clip for CBeebies created by Beakus . This Christmas tale is about Bella and how she prepares for the big day, decorating the tree and preparing her oversized stocking....and asking Santa for Peace.Bella says that Christmas is her favourite time of year and she also tells us how she decorates the Christmas tree with the help of her parents.It´s easy to understand and it´s a lovely Christmas card. Happy Christmas and be good!.

Beakus Christmas 2011 from Beakus on Vimeo.