http://www.abcya.com/earth_day_word_search.htm
and finally, watch these videos about the theme:
Nice, aren't they?
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22 abr 2015
More funny and useful activities for Earth Day
Click this link and have a good time learning more about environment and the three "Rs" Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
http://www.abcya.com/earth_day_word_search.htm
and finally, watch these videos about the theme:
http://www.abcya.com/earth_day_word_search.htm
and finally, watch these videos about the theme:
Earth Day
Earth Day began on April 22, 1970 and has been an important day ever since. It's a day to reflect on our planet, our environment and what we can do to help keep them healthy.
From the beginning, children and schools were approached to support the formation and continuation of this special day. And this makes sense! Children have the most important stake in keeping our planet healthy. They'll still be the caretakers long after their parents and grandparents have passed away.
What Did Earth Day Accomplish?
Well, after the first earth day in 1970 here's what happened:
- The Environmental Protection Agency was established later in 1970.
- The tough Clean Air Act of 1970 was passed.
- The Federal Occupational Health and Safety Act aimed at "in-plant pollution".
Other countries have accomplished similar achievements.
But this is one of those jobs that's never complete. Global warming and other issues never conceived of in 1970 are now common themes on the news.
What Did Earth Day 1990 Achieve?
- The UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The Earth Summit was the largest collection of national political leaders ever to meet in one place. It made some important initial steps toward addressing climate change and preserving biodiversity.
- More than a dozen countries established eco-labeling programs to guide consumers toward environmentally preferable goods and services.
- Several Eastern European nations, responding to public demand, established new environmental protection agencies.
- CARE, the international relief agency, set out new environmental goals for itself in the 1990s that include planting 500,000,000 trees worldwide.
And in the new millenium there's still lots to do!
But, What Can I Do?
All these big "news stories" are great, but what does that really have to do with you and me? I mean, we're not part of the U.N. Or anything important like that.
But we are important! If it's important to us, then it's important to our leaders. You can start with things like using recycled items in your crafting (most of the items on this site are!). You can learn about your local areas recycling program. Help your parents sort the recycling. Encourage them to recycle (donate some of your allowance to purchase a small home recycle bin -- now that will get their attention!) This is one of those times where the kids may be teaching the parents.
You can do the same thing at school, clubs, home and anywhere else you spend time.
Let others know what you've done! Write a letter to your local government representative and let them know how much you care about the environment and what work you've put in to improve it. There's nothing more inspiring than seeing people put thought into action! It's simple to write to someone and say, "Hey! Fix the environment!" but it's more convincing if that same note read, "Hey! Here's what I'm doing to help fix the environment!! Do you have any ideas on what else I could do? What are you up to to solve the same problem?"
But the most important part is to be aware and make others aware every day of the year!
adapted from: http://www.dltk-kids.com/
click the link and enjoy the beautiful poems, songs and crafts
13 abr 2015
Some spring activities
print this beautiful animal and join the dots.
What's it?
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How many lambs can you find in this delightful spring farmyard colouring page?
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colour in this cute picture of a bunny but first solve these simple sums to work out the right colours to use!
13 feb 2015
19 sept 2014
Astronomy lessons: Ready! Steady! Go!!!
Our solar neighborhood is an exciting place. The Solar System is full of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, minor planets, and many other exciting objects.
What Is The Solar System?
The Solar System is made up of all the planets that orbit our Sun. In addition to planets, the Solar System also consists of moons, comets, asteroids, minor planets, and dust and gas.
Everything in the Solar System orbits or revolves around the Sun. The Sun contains around 98% of all the material in the Solar System. The larger an object is, the more gravity it has. Because the Sun is so large, its powerful gravity attracts all the other objects in the Solar System towards it. At the same time, these objects, which are moving very rapidly, try to fly away from the Sun, outward into the emptiness of outer space. The result of the planets trying to fly away, at the same time that the Sun is trying to pull them inward is that they become trapped half-way in between. Balanced between flying towards the Sun, and escaping into space, they spend eternity orbiting around their parent star.
Everything in the Solar System orbits or revolves around the Sun. The Sun contains around 98% of all the material in the Solar System. The larger an object is, the more gravity it has. Because the Sun is so large, its powerful gravity attracts all the other objects in the Solar System towards it. At the same time, these objects, which are moving very rapidly, try to fly away from the Sun, outward into the emptiness of outer space. The result of the planets trying to fly away, at the same time that the Sun is trying to pull them inward is that they become trapped half-way in between. Balanced between flying towards the Sun, and escaping into space, they spend eternity orbiting around their parent star.
How Did The Solar System form?
This is an important question, and one that is difficult for scientists to understand. After all, the creation of our Solar System took place billions of years before there were any people around to witness it. Our own evolution is tied closely to the evolution of the Solar System. Thus, without understanding from where the Solar System came from, it is difficult to comprehend how mankind came to be.
Scientists believe that the Solar System evolved from a giant cloud of dust and gas. They believe that this dust and gas began to collapse under the weight of its own gravity. As it did so, the matter contained within this could begin moving in a giant circle, much like the water in a drain moves around the center of the drain in a circle.
At the center of this spinning cloud, a small star began to form. This star grew larger and larger as it collected more and more of the dust and gas that collapsed into it.
Further away from the center of this mass where the star was forming, there were smaller clumps of dust and gas that were also collapsing. The star in the center eventually ignited forming our Sun, while the smaller clumps became the planets, minor planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
Scientists believe that the Solar System evolved from a giant cloud of dust and gas. They believe that this dust and gas began to collapse under the weight of its own gravity. As it did so, the matter contained within this could begin moving in a giant circle, much like the water in a drain moves around the center of the drain in a circle.
At the center of this spinning cloud, a small star began to form. This star grew larger and larger as it collected more and more of the dust and gas that collapsed into it.
Further away from the center of this mass where the star was forming, there were smaller clumps of dust and gas that were also collapsing. The star in the center eventually ignited forming our Sun, while the smaller clumps became the planets, minor planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
A Great Storm
Once ignited, the Sun's powerful solar winds began to blow. These winds, which are made up of atomic particles being blown outward from the Sun, slowly pushed the remaining gas and dust out of the Solar System.
With no more gas or dust, the planets, minor planets, moons, comets, and asteroids stopped growing. You may have noticed that the four inner planets are much smaller than the four outer planets. Why is that?
Because the inner planets are much closer to the Sun, they are located where the solar winds are stronger. As a result, the dust and gas from the inner Solar System was blown away much more quickly than it was from the outer Solar System. This gave the planets of the inner Solar System less time to grow.
Another important difference is that the outer planets are largely made of gas and water, while the inner planets are made up almost entirely of rock and dust. This is also a result of the solar winds. As the outer planets grew larger, their gravity had time to accumulate massive amounts of gas, water, as well as dust.
The Solar System Has Over 100 Worlds
It is true that there are only eight planets. However, the Solar System is made up of over 100 worlds that are every bit as fascinating. Some of these minor planets, and moons are actually larger than the planet Mercury!
Others, such as Io, have active volcanoes. Europa has a liquid water ocean, while Titan has lakes, rivers, and oceans of liquid Methane. You can read more about these amazing worlds by clicking here.
Others, such as Io, have active volcanoes. Europa has a liquid water ocean, while Titan has lakes, rivers, and oceans of liquid Methane. You can read more about these amazing worlds by clicking here.
Interesting isn't it?
Learn more about astronomy at: http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
Sure you'll enjoy it because you'll be able to travel to the depths of the Universe and learn about deep space; or become an amateur astronomer learning to observe the sky
... and relax yourself singing and dancing these three beautiful songs:
I'm the Moon
I´m a Star
I´m the Sun
26 jun 2014
20 may 2014
Tal día como hoxe, 20 de maio, hai 508 anos finaba en Valladolid, Cristóbal Colón, mariñeiro, cartógrafo e descubridor de América. Prema neste enlace e descobre a súa vida.
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Do you prefer reading it in English?
Why is Columbus Famous?
Who was Columbus?
Columbus was an explorer. In 1492, he sailed from Europe to America. He and his sailors crossed the Atlantic Ocean, not knowing where they would land. It was a voyage into the unknown. After Columbus, other Europeans began to explore and settle in America.
Columbus was an explorer. In 1492, he sailed from Europe to America. He and his sailors crossed the Atlantic Ocean, not knowing where they would land. It was a voyage into the unknown. After Columbus, other Europeans began to explore and settle in America.
When did he live?
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451. It was a time of new ideas and discoveries in Europe. We call this time the Renaissance - a word that means 'rebirth'. People were making maps of new lands. They were building ships to explore places they had never visited before.
Christopher Columbus was born in 1451. It was a time of new ideas and discoveries in Europe. We call this time the Renaissance - a word that means 'rebirth'. People were making maps of new lands. They were building ships to explore places they had never visited before.
What did Columbus do?
Columbus did not 'discover' America. There were many people already living there. Vikings from Europe had landed in America 500 years before. But Columbus did not know that. His voyage started regular contact between America and Europe.
Columbus did not 'discover' America. There were many people already living there. Vikings from Europe had landed in America 500 years before. But Columbus did not know that. His voyage started regular contact between America and Europe.
This is information is from:
where you can find much more information about his life, games, videos and beautiful pictures to draw and colour.
Have a nice time getting to Know him!
23 abr 2014
Saint George's Day
St George’s Day
St George’s Day is celebrated on the 23rd April. St George is
the patron saint of England and his emblem, a red cross on a white flag forms
the flag for England. St George was a brave Roman soldier who died fighting for
his beliefs. There is also a legend that he fought and killed a dragon!
11 abr 2014
BOOK DAY (April 23rd.)
Do you know the books about Mr. Men and Little Miss? Have you ever seen their adventures on T.V.? Surf the Internet at http://www.mrmen.com/ to meet them. And if you feel like, dress up as Mr. Bump to celebrate World Book Day:
you will need: blue trousers, blue t-shirt, rolls of bandages, blue and red paint.
1. Dress in blue trousers and blue t-shirt.
2. Get an adult to help you paint your arms and face blue, with a red nose.
3. Wrap a bandage round your head, securing in a tight knot and around the T-shirt, fastening with a safety pin.
Activity:read 
3 feb 2014
Chinese New Year craft: Red Snake
The snake craft is super simple:
Materials: toilet paper roll, tempera colours , scissors, googly eyes (optional), glue
Instructions:
1. Paint your toilet roll in red, yellow and whatever colours you like.
Instead of painting you can glue some pieces of color papers.
2. Using a small pair of scissors start cutting diagonally into the roll, cutting a spiral all the way round.
3. Cut the shape of the head.
4. Glue the ayes, or paint them...
... and that's it!
Chinese New year
Click the link to watch a video about the Chinese New Year which was celebrated last January 31st.
Have you learnt interesting things about the Chinese New Year Day? Sure!
What about a song? Of course a song about this topic, here you are, Enjoy it!
To finish an advice: surf the british council web to learn more about this interesting culture
30 ene 2014
A NOSA PAZ
Proposta de Actividade para o Día
da Paz:
Pensamos que todos os días son días de celebrar a Paz, pero
sempre nos
ven ben sinalar un día no que observemos as
conductas de Paz máis pausadamente.
Por este motivo, propoñemos unha actividade para
concienciar aos nosos
alumnos de que a Paz empeza por nos
mesmos.
Material:
Un folio coa palabra PAZ
Lápices de cores ou ceras
Un lápiz
Realización:
1.
Colorear
a palabra PAZ
2.
Polo
reverso do folio escribir unha pequena carta a calqueira compañeiro co que
teñan que disculparse.
Ex:
Ola xxxx:
Escríboche esta carta para disculparme por
terte
tratado mal o outro día cando ……………….
Por este meu comportamento, que agora me dou
conta de que non é axeitado, pídoche ……………………….
Acepta o meu abrazo de Paz.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
3.
No
momento en que unha clase ten as súas cartas, nomea a un mensaxeiro de Paz que
as reparte.
O receptor da carta ao aceptar as disculpas ofrece o seu abrazo
Nesta páxina atoparedes debuxos da palabra PAZ para colorear
http://triniblog.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/dibujamos-por-la-paz_2.jpegNesta páxina atoparedes debuxos da palabra PAZ para colorear
And here you can find the Word PEACE
http://www.all-ages-coloring-pages.com/peace-coloring-pages.html#axzz2rtJfDbkP
26 ene 2014
MORE ABOUT NELSON MANDELA
Click this link to learn more about him reading, watching photos and videos, doing activities and playing games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/nelson_mandela/
19 nov 2013
Children's rights
We have been surfing the Internet and found some beautiful tips about...
THEN IN CLASS, WE HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT MORE RIGHTS CHILDREN HAVE, OR SHOULD HAVE, HERE YOU ARE:
·
THE RIGHT TO
IMAGINATION
·
THE
RIGHT TO SING
· THE RIGHT TO
DANCE
·
THE RIGHT TO SKATE
·
THE RIGHT TO PLAY
·
THE RIGHT TO BE
TOLD BEAUTIFUL STORIES AND TALES
·
THE
RIGHT TO READ COMICS AND BOOKS
·
THE RIGHT TO DRAW
· THE RIGHT TO BE
LISTENED
· THE RIGHT TO ENJOY
A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT, A CLEAN EARTH AND CLEAN AIR AND WATER: RIVERS, SEAS,
OCEANS AND LAKES
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