Friday 4 November 2011

Reproduction

Here is a video that I think will be useful for my 4th year classes before we have the exam next week:


Human Reproduction : Weeks 1 to 38
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Friday 7 October 2011

Breathing


The Respiratory System - How it works?
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Respiratory System

Here are some videos for my 6th year students studying science in English. We are just about to start Unit 2 which is about Breathing and Circulation. I know it seems really difficult, but if you watch this video it will make it easier for you to understand!

Respiratory System - Questions and Answers
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The Respiratory System - How it works?
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Tuesday 27 September 2011

wall murals

Here are some examples of wall murals you can do to encourage children to read. The first one is for 'Around the World in 80 days', which we read in Year 5
The second two are for Tom Sawyer and Five Canterbury Tales, which we read in Year 6.
With 'Around the World in 80 Days' I asked the children to draw their favourite comic strip from the book and we put them on display.
With 'Tom Sawyer' I asked them to think of adjectives to describe his character which we then displayed next to a life size picture of him.
Finally with 'Five Canterbury Tales' we drew the characters and coloured them in with labels so that it was easier to remember who each one was.



Saturday 4 June 2011

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25th Anniversary CEIP Pablo Picasso

Yesterday we celebrated the 25th anniversary in the CEIP Pablo Picasso in Mejorada del Campo. There were lots of tears from teachers who have been teaching there for over twenty years, as well as students who are now parents who take their children there.
I've only been there for one school year, and probably won't be there next year, so shed a few tears as well.
On occasions like this as teachers everything seems worthwhile: all the late nights correcting exams, looking for ideas in Internet, sleepless nights when problems arise etc etc.
Happy birthday CEIP Pablo Picasso, and I hope to be around when you celebrate the next 25 years!

http://www.educa.madrid.org/web/cp.picasso.mejorada/

Saturday 14 May 2011

Shakespeare's Sonnet (103)

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
 Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
 If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
 If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
 I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
 But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
 And in some perfumes is there more delight
 Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
 I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
 That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
 I grant I never saw a goddess go;
 My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.
 And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
 As any she belied with false compare.

Sunday 8 May 2011

Busy Teacher

Saturday 23 April 2011

Churchill Quotes






A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.




Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/winston_churchill.html#ixzz1KIJA5siX

Saturday 2 April 2011

Henry VIII's wives



















The wife that most fascinates me is Anne Boleyn.
If you would like to know more about her, click on the picture below


If you would like to read a book about the wives of Henry VIII I can recommend the following:

'The Six Wives of Henry VIII' by Antonia Fraser

'The Queens of Henry VIII' by David Starkey

'Anne Boleyn-Fatal Attractions' by G.W. Bernard

and 'The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn' by Robin Maxwell which is fiction based on facts. If you live in Madrid I can lend them to you!

Look at this diagram to help you understand more about Henry's six wives at a glance



Thursday 31 March 2011

Remember to Remember

PLAY OUTLINE


TITLE: REMEMBER TO REMEMBER

RECOMMENDED AGE GROUP: Primary Year 4

CHARACTERS: Mother and child, Teacher and several children in a class

SYNOPSIS: The teacher wants to start the lesson but children keep interrupting because they’ve forgotten something. In the end when the teacher can start the lesson she realises she’s forgotten her book.

CHARACTER OBJECTIVES: The teacher’s objective is to give her class but as the children are so forgetful they interrupt her continually, until the end of the class when she realises she’s forgotten her book.

SCENE BREAKDOWN:
I - AT HOME – a student with his parents getting ready for school. The mother checks his schoolbag and asks him about all the subjects in his timetable for that day, making sure that he has put everything in his bag.

II – ON THE SCHOOL BUS – the students are seated on the bus and as the driver starts up the engine several children have forgotten school objects and the driver has to wait for them. When everyone is finally ready the driver realises that he has forgotten his keys, and the children have to wait until he finds them.

III – AT SCHOOL – The children are in English class and the teacher is about to start the class. However, she keeps getting interrupted because of children forgetting their school materials. Finally when she can begin, she realises that she’s forgotten her book.

Wednesday 30 March 2011

The Birthday Present

THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT

It’s the 25th of March and it’s Tom’s mum birthday. He doesn’t know what to give her. He is so worried and he thinks what he can do. Finally, he decides to ask his best friend Lucy about it.

TOM: Hi Lucy!
LUCY: Hi Tom! How are you?
TOM: I’m so worried .
LUCY: Why?
TOM: Because it’s my mum’s birthday. I want to give her a present but I haven’t decided it yet.
LUCY: Ok, Don’t worry! I will help you.
TOM: Ok, thank you.
LUCY: Let’s start thinking! You can buy her a racket. Does your mum like playing tennis?
TOM: No, she doesn’t. She doesn’t like sport.
LUCY: Ok, You can buy a CD. Does she like listening to music?
TOM: No, she doesn’t. She prefers watching TV.
LUCY: Watching TV? There’s nothing interesting to watch on the TV. I prefer reading books. Does she like reading books?
TOM: Yes, but she says she hasn’t got time to read books as she’s always doing the housework. You know, things like washing the dishes, washing our clothes, ironing, making meals etc.
LUCY: Does she like cooking?
TOM: Well, she’s very good at it but I don’t know if she likes cooking.
LUCY: Well maybe you should buy something that will help her with the housework and allow her to have more free time.
TOM: Yes but things like that are really expensive and I haven’t got much money. She’s got a washing machine but she hasn’t got a dishwasher. I can’t afford to buy her one of those.
LUCY: Well, you know what they say – the best things in life are free! Why don’t you just help her with the housework? That would be cheaper and I’m sure it would make your Mum really happy.
TOM: Yes, but I have to buy her something, even if it’s something small.
LUCY: Have you asked your Dad what he thinks? Maybe he can give you some ideas. After all, he knows her better than you.
TOM: Great idea! Let’s go and find him.
TOM: Dad, Dad, where are you?
DAD: Here I am, in the bedroom.
TOM: What are you doing?
DAD: Wrapping up Mum’s birthday present. I decided to get something from all of us, because you usually forget.
TOM: What have you bought her?
DAD: Well, she’s always saying that she’s fat and wants to lose weight so I decided to get her something to help her.
TOM: But what is it?
DAD: It’s a tennis racket. Don’t you think it’s a great idea?

Saturday 5 March 2011

This month it's St Patrick's Day, so why don't you learn a little bit about it before the 17th March, when we celebrate it?

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