Thursday, 24 November 2016

Symbaloo

Good morning!
Symbaloo is an application that allows us to organize web links. We save our resources in the cloud and access them from anywhere with any device. It's a very good resource management tool that help us organize and share the best of the web. 

Here you have a web mix with some chants and stories.
Take a look and have fun!😉


http://www.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAABdRK8hIAA41_zwW-Mw==

One, two, buckle my shoe

We're practicing a rhyming song related to numbers! " One, two buckle my shoe" 
Sing along!



Sunday, 20 November 2016

Still working on past tenses

Nothing better to work on the simple past than music. Lukas Graham has written amazing songs that we can use to teach: "7 years old" ( working on past tense and writing a short story) and " Mama said". Here you have the second one, it's going to be "the song of the week" for 5th and 6th graders.


Christmas is coming!

Christmas is coming and 3rd graders are enjoying the Jingle Bells Song (karaoke version). Here you have the song, it can be fun to sing it at home!


Letters to Solihull

We just have prepared some letters to send to Ulverley School in Solihull, in a few days, you will see some samples here in our web page. Stay tunned!!

Wednesday, 28 September 2016

California dreamin'


Welcome back to the 60's. Here you have "California Dreamin'", The Mamas & the Papas version recorded in 1965.The lyrics of the song express the narrator's longing for the warmth of Los Angeles during a cold winter in New York City. Enjoy the song!!



Tuesday, 13 September 2016

Back to School

One of the most popular films is Grease (I loooooove it!!!) so I thought it would be a great idea to start with this song, GREASE, here you have a version of the Bee Gees. Hope you like it too!!


Heroes

Just for you, good energy!!! You are the Heroes!! Let's start with a very motivating song!!


Here we are again! Did you enjoy summer? We are already working in new projects and ideas, hope you will like them. To start, I would like to inform you that this year we are going to work some English projects,  four grade students are going to work on praying mantis. And if you have any suggestions, please leave a comment and we will answer you back!!


Tuesday, 7 June 2016

Remember the 80`s

Welcome back to the 80's! Sixth graders have enjoyed a song, if you were born in the 70's or early 80's, I'm sure you know it. It was a surprise for me to discover that they liked it. Hope you like the video, it includes the lyrics so you can sing aloooooooooong!!!


Learning about animals

There are lots of interesting books and stories about animals: Dear Zoo, The very hungry caterpillar.... And there are songs you can use to learn about them, for example, how do they move.
Here you have a song!



Monday, 23 May 2016

The bad-tempered Ladybird

One of the most famous Eric Carle's books for children is The Bad-tempered Ladybird (also known as the Grouchy Ladybug). This beautiful story is perfect to introduce telling the time and to work about the importance of sharing and being nice and polite. Here you have the story, with subtitles.


The Gruffalo

Today we've been watching a short video about The Gruffalo, a funny story about a mouse and a surprising animal called Gruffalo. Then, second graders also listened to the full story in English and in Spanish. Enjoy the video!


Sunday, 10 April 2016

Rhyme (homework)

This is the rhyme our fifth graders have to learn by heart, sometimes it's easier to remember a short nuersery  rhyme or song if you can listen to it, not just reading. "Baa, baa,black sheep" is one of the most popular nusery rhymes, here you have a video to help you to memorize it.




Friday, 8 April 2016

Our magic beans!



Do you remember Jack and the Beanstalk? our 1st graders planted some "magic" beans, here you have the result! A week later, they were very tall! We enjoyed a lot watering them and observing how do they grow up! You can do it at home and enjoy the experience with your kids.



Put on your shoes, let's go outside, hurry up!

Learning about the clothes.....I found this song, our students love singing and acting, they love moving around and having fun.


Letters from Ulverley School

We've just received some letters from Ulverley School. We were very happy to read them, Each student received a letter and now they are starting to write short compositions that are going to be sent to Ulverley School. This can be the start of a nice friendship....In a few days, you will see the letters in this blog, and the letters we are going to send back. If you want to know more about Ulverley School, click on the link: Ulverley School



A quiet song, just to relax....

Our students are learning the future tense, so there are some songs we are working on. One of them is "Endlessly", by Muse, a quiet song...Here you have the video, relax.....


Rain, rain, go away

Spring is here, and so is the rain.... Go away rain!!, we want the sun back, so we can go outside and play.



Wednesday, 9 March 2016

Family finger

This song is about the family and our fingers, a  funny song to sing along,  enjoy it!



Thursday, 25 February 2016

Snails project

Here you have some of the pictures our 1st grade students made of a snail. Now they now that snails haven't got ears or nose and that they need the sun and the rain. Enjoy the pictures!!





 LOOK!! NO NOSE NO EARS!!




Thursday, 11 February 2016

our tribute to David Bowie

This last week we've been listening and singing Space Oddity by David Bowie. From here, a tribute to his music. Rest in Peace Thin White Duke.

Monday, 25 January 2016

Stick insects moulted the skin!!

This week our stick insects moulted the skin, here you have some pictures of it. Tomorrow we are going to use a lamp and a magnifying glass to observe it....





DENIP, songs for Peace

On Friday 29th we are going to celebrate the DENIP at school, there are some interesting songs we are working on.... think about it.

Wednesday, 20 January 2016

The Loch Ness Monster

Next month we will enjoy a perfomance called The Loch Ness Monster. Here you will find some activities you can do at home. Click on the image!

Resultat d'imatges de loch ness monster


Jack and the Beanstalk

Next month we are having a performance in our school, Jack and the Beanstalk . We are working on the vocabulary, structures and songs....You can practice your reading, too. Enjoy the video!




Thursday, 14 January 2016

E-Twinning project

Here you have some of the compositions we sent to Ulverley School, we are waiting for their answer....






E-Twinning project in progress

Here are you have some samples of the compositions our students wrote in November, they have been sent to Ulverley School.











Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Still working on the past tense


We are working on the past tense, as you already know, so this is the new song....


Thursday, 7 January 2016

Back from Christmas Holidays!

Hi!
Here we are,back  from Christmas holidays.  We've got a lot of surprises for you, so....stay tuned..........