I sometimes look back to when I first began teaching and can’t believe some of the things I recall. Like handwritten worksheets made on a banda machine, barely legible worksheets photocopied from Tricolore, not allowing pupils to see the words when you introduced them orally and naff songs! But, as this quote says, I do […]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
coloradolibraries en Youtube 4
The last video has a footballer reading 2 non-fiction books about animals – always a popular subject in primary schools. The first links into geography, culture and the environment; life cycles – who eats who – and habitats – who lives where. Here’s a link to the West Sussex Grid where there are some resources […]
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The third video is a non fiction book called Ser respetuoso. I think this would be a great way to start a PSHE session on respect – how do you recall eople showing respect in the story? The discussion doesn’t have to be in Spanish – but why not use the Spanish story as the […]
coloradolibraries en Youtube 2
The second video I’d like to share – A story about a girl called Maria finding some lines on the ground at the base of a mountain in Peru opens up the possibility of looking at the history of a Spanish speaking country, the culture and heritage, and the art of that area. Here’s some […]
coloradolibraries en Youtube 1
Just discovered this ‘channel’ on Youtube – coloradolibraries. It’s the site of Colorado State Libraries and features several clips of people reading stories. A Colorado Storytime includes read-alouds of childrens books along with literacy tips. It includes different types of short books, in English and Spanish, with colorful pictures, related in some way to Colorado […]
El medio ambiente
I was interested to see a FB post by Foreign Language House recommending some video clips for Earth Day. When I investigated further I found that Earth Day is 22nd April. Here are some clips to help you consider the environment with young learners on any day of the year! La tierra está enferma La […]
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En la granja de IKEA
Yes, I’ve been to IKEA again in search of a blind and more inspiration in the form of squishy things! You’d think I’d bought up the whole shop by now but I did purchase this set of farm animals. How might I use them? Well, I’ve thought of the following- a) colours – Busco algo […]
Gadget Show Live Professional
I received an invite to the ‘Trade and Press’ preview of the Gadget Show Live, taking place today ahead of the ‘real’ Gadget Show Live that runs from tomorrow until Saturday at NEC. I have to admit that I felt a little out of place as a)I’m not a man b)I wasn’t wearing a suit […]
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