Carnations change colour!!!

An amazing way to learn the function of the stem. In Year 3 we prepare a glass of red water and  put some carnations in it. After several days we saw how the carnations change colour!!!

Parts of a flower

An easy and creative way to learn the parts of a flower. Year 5 took the different parts of a flower and made these beautiful presentations.

Well done!

The importance of plants

Find out why all living things on Earth depend on plants

Living things in Year 2

After learning about Living things, the students of Year 2 have been working in groups on a small project. First they had to bring cut-outs from home. Then they had to identify photos of living things from non-living things photos. Later they had to glue these onto a card and write down their main characteristics. Finally they had to explain to the whole class their work. Do you want to see how they did? Have a look!

Are Year 4 looking after the plants?

The plants in Year 4 aren't growing very much. Do they have enough water? Do they have enough light? Some of them have too much water.

Halloween pics 2011

Here are the photos from the Halloween party! Congratulations to everyone for the great costumes and a big THANK YOU to Year 6 for organising the fun games. I can't wait for next year!

Bean and lentil plants in Year 4

The students of Year 4 have been studying about living things in science. We've seen how the life processes work in the animal kinddom, in the plant kingdom and in the fungi kingdom. We did an experiment to see how bean and lentil plants react to their environment. We planted some in soil and some in cotton wool. The lentils that Patricia Amo and Patricia Aramayo planted in cotton wool were the first to sprout shoots. They're growing really quickly. Next week we'll show you some more photos of all the plants.

We've added a Venus Fly Trap to our plant collection. Its leaves open and shut when small mosquitos come near. The students in Year 4 are responsible for opening the curtains in the morning to make sure the plants get lots of light. They also have to make sure the plants get enough water. But be careful not to give them too much water!!

The physical geography of Spain

Year 5 are studying the physical geography of Spain. These interactive maps are in Spanish, but they will help you to locate the mountains and rivers of Spain.

Mountains : http://www.xtec.net/~ealonso/flash/esporog2e.html

Rivers: http://www.xtec.net/~ealonso/flash/esparios2eb.html

Year one and Humpty Dumpty

Drama class is fun! Year one have been singing and acting the classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.


You can sing it at home with mum and dad if you like.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Could not put Humpty together again

Halloween

Halloween, the time of pumpkins, candies, ghosts, witches and much more, is annually celebrated on 31st October.That's the night before All Saints Day. Its origins date back thousands of years to the Celtic festival of Samhaim or The Feast of the Sun, a most significant holiday of the Celtic year. This day marked the end of summer but also the season of darkness as well as the beginning of the New Year on 1 November.

But at Colegio Europeo Almazán we're going to celebrate it a bit earlier this year. Next Friday 28th October the students of our primary school will be converted into witches, ghosts and zombies. Year 6 students are preparing lots of scary games to play. Watch this spot for our halloween photos. We'll publish the photos of the best costumes here!

Check out these Halloween games, stories and songs on the British Council website.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-with-english/haunted-house

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/language-games/find-the-pairs/halloween

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/the-scary-skeleton 

What's the weather like today?

Everybody talks about the weather. It's the topic of conversation everywhere. And we all know how to describe the weather in English, don't we. Why not play this game on the British Council web site and practice your weather vocabulary.


http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/fun-with-english/whats-the-weather

Total solar eclipse

In year 5 we studied all about the solar system in Science last month. We watched a couple of videos about lunar and solar eclipses, but we didn't have time to see them all. On this video you can see a solar eclipse which ocurred in Turkey in 2006.

Prehistoric times

At the end of the last shcool year, Year 5 (Now Year 6) did an excellent study of prehistoric times. They worked in groups to show us what life was like in the Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods and  also in the Metal ages. Here are a few photos of their work. 

Seahorse

Year 4 are going to start studying about living things in the next Unit of their science book. We are going to draw some pictures of our favourite animals. My favourite animal is a Seahorse. Watch this video about how seahorses live and reproduce.

The Skeleton

Putting theory into practice. Students in Year 2 had a fun science class making this Skeleton. They worked in teams to put together the Skeleton parts and learn the different parts of the body.

And now...why not have fun singing our Skeleton dance?

Ask your monster how it wants its own eyes, arms, legs... When it is completed discover the way it can sing, dance and what is more! you can even print it if you desire it!

CREATE YOUR OWN MONSTER!!

A great clothes game!

                                                        Clothes game. Match and win!!

A little short story

Helen of Sparta was captured by the Trojans.

                             Agamemnon and his army of Greeks went to the city of Troy to rescue Helen.

                           The Greek army made a large wooden horse and left it outside the city gates.

                 The Trojans took the horse inside their city. They thought it was a present from the gods!

                          That night Greek soldiers crept out from inside the horse and opened the city gates!

The Greek army poured into the city!

©1997 Gareth Pitchford. All Rights Reserved.

Learning with Peppa Pig!!

Thanks to this amusing video all of you can learn different instruments and how they sound. Let´s learn with Peppa Pig!!

                                                            Musical Instruments Video

Mr. Teapot's Flashcards

                                                              Mr. Teapot's Flashcards

By using this game you can learn a lot of new vocabulary. Enjoy it!!

English Sound Game! How does a dog go in English?

A sound Game. Let´s have fun while we join sounds with its objects

The following link provides you an interesting story in English, with it you can listen, watch and learn the primary colours while you have fun with some colorful fishes.

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-clever-fish

ABC Song

Easy Paper Crafts: paper porcupine / hedghog

Rythm in music lessons

Here you have an amazing link which shows you a different and funny way of learning rythm for primary students.
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/music/teacoffee.htm

The Planets

This is a very attractive resource to teach about the Solar System. Students will learn to recognize the planets through other students´descriptions, and they will find several interactive activities that will help them to reinforce their knowledge about this subject.
http://www.pocanticohills.org/fitzgerald/99/planets.htm

Plant Parts

Interactive Activities to learn the parts of a plant and their function.
http://webinstituteforteachers.org/~agrosenheider/myparts.htm

Body Parts/ Flashcards

This is a very helpful resource to teach body parts in class. It is divided into 4 sets of interactive activities, including exercises to develop both oral and reading skills.
http://www.esl-kids.com/flashcards/bodyparts.html

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