Arts & Crafts, English and Science Blog: October 2017

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Science 2nd of Primary. Unit 2: The Senses and Movement

Vocabulary

senses, sight, touch,smell, taste, hearing, sight, flavour, bone, hard, rigid, skeleton, skull, ribs, humerus, spine, ulna, pelvis, radius, femur, fibula, tibia, neck, shoulders, hips, elbows, wrists, knees, ankles, muscles, soft, elastic, stretch, contract, tendons, pectorals, biceps, gluteus, abdominals, calf muscles, helathy, wash your hands, brush your teeth, exercise, sleep.

Joints

MUSCULAR SYSTEM

BONE SYSTEM

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Monday, 23 October 2017

Useful Websites to Learn English

Family and Friends Oxford University Press ( books used at school):

Family and friends 1st Primary

Family and Friends 2nd Primary

These are some useful websites to learn English:

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en

https://www.funbrain.com/games

http://concurso.cnice.mec.es/cnice2005/132_English_for_Little_children/index.html#

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/menu.shtml

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies

http://recursostic.educacion.es/primaria/hello/web/

http://www.professorgarfield.org/yourfuture/

http://www.starfall.com/

http://www.ceip-diputacio.com/portada%20idioma.htm

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/games-social/monkey-puzzles-world-tour/

http://www.educa.jcyl.es/educacyl/cm/gallery/recursos_macmillan/index.html

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/games-social/funland/

https://www.edu.xunta.es/espazoAbalar/sites/espazoAbalar/files/datos/1291290351/contido/dictionary/dicionario.html

Sunday, 22 October 2017

Science 2nd of Primary. Unit 1. We are all different.

Vocabulary

arm, chin, leg, abdomen, forehead, hand, thorax, foot,feelings, gestures, happy, sad, angry, surprised, scared,rights, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, old age.

Stages of Life

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English 2nd Primary. Unit 2: They´re Happy Now!

Vocabulary

hot, cold, hungry, happy, sad, angry, scared, brave

Grammar

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English 2nd Primary: unit 1: Our New Things

Vocabulary
table, computer, peg, pencilcase, board,poster, picture, drawers

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Apps to learn English 1

Timmy's First Words in English: Good app to learn vocabulary. It costs 3 Euros.

Age. Infant-2nd Primary

Discover new words with Timmy and his friends! Developed in partnership with Aardman Animations, Learning Time with Timmy helps children aged 6 and younger learn new words in English. Children can play three exciting games and follow the instructions to place toys and classroom objects in a box, pop balloons to learn numbers, colours and shapes and sweep away leaves and snow to find food and objects hidden beneath.

Features:

Learn over 60 English words including numbers, colours, shapes, food, animals, classroom objects and toys
Practise listening and hear the Timmy narrator say the words aloud
Play exciting games that get more challenging as you get smarter
Collect stickers and videos as you progress in the app

Learn Englishkids: Playtime

Costs: Free download and free games within the app.Extra charge for some games.

Over 100 quality videos and games

Our animated songs and stories as well as games are designed by the British Council’s language learning experts. Download all the videos to watch whenever you want, even without internet connection! More videos will be added in the future, so stay tuned!

Listen then record encourages speaking

Each video comes with an engaging listen-and-record activity that encourages your child to speak out loud. Children can listen to the narrator, record themselves and compare their pronunciation with the narrator.

Games practise spelling and check understanding

Challenging word and spelling games come with each song and story to help children learn and understand the words they see in the videos.

Understand your child's progress in the parents' area

View your child’s progress in the app in a locked parents area. See how your child is doing in Videos, Speaking, Spelling and Understanding.

English First High Flyers

Costs: Free

EF High Flyers is an easy-to-use game that helps students learn new vocabulary words starting with numbers and everyday objects. After studying a set of words (with audio and picture support), they test their knowledge through spelling, vocabulary listening and reading quizzes. The emphasis on a variety of skills holds students accountable for having a comprehensive understanding of how to use each new set of words.

Flashcardlet

Cost: Free

If you're looking for a way to load your students' iPads with custom vocabulary, check out Flashcardlet by Quizlet. It allows students to access decks of flashcards you've made right from their iPads. Quizlet is a free website where you can create flashcards decks based on your own list of words. Whether they correspond to the vocabulary in a social studies unit or simply help students learn new words, you can use this app to support a variety of ELL students. I love the feature on this site that lets teachers use one of Quizlet's definitions (instead of writing their own). It even has choices of images that teachers can match to their vocabulary words. Displaying pictures next to the vocabulary word and its definition will help students working to expand their English vocabulary. The Flashcardlet app loaded on your class' iPads (or iPod Touch) will let students swipe through the cards you've created on Quizlet, identify any words where they need extra practice, and monitor their own progress.