Sunday, March 17, 2013

Hi!
         The children of class 4b - Pizzigoni Primary School - Saronno - Italy -  have written these introductions for their friends of Leslie Manser Primary School -  Lincoln - UK. The original copies on paper have been sent to Lincoln.
It's advisable to enlarge the presentation: some of the children's handwriting can be read with difficulty.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Challenge: Homes Around the World

Hello, everybody!

Look at the smiling faces of the winners of the Challenge: Homes Around the World.
Gaia, Jasmine and Alessandro are holding their prizes and wearing their Union Jack Medal. They have been very clever and they answered the challenge questions:

1. What’s the name of the people who live in houses made of snow or ice? 
2. Who lived in tents made with wooden poles and animal skin?
3. Where do the majority of people in Australia live? 
4. What are many homes in Finland made of?
5. What are nomadic houses in Northern China called?
6. Where do the majority of people in Hong Kong live?

The answers to these questions can be find in the post "Homes around the world".
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!
Bye,     




Friday, February 22, 2013

Polly Put the Kettle On


Hello, everyone!
Today we sang the traditional British song POLLY PUT THE KETTLE ON:


Click the following picture to download the file with the lyrics:
Bye bye!





Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Homes around the world

Hi, everyone!
      I was looking for games and activities about the house, its rooms and furniture, when I came across this interesting book by the photographer James Mollison.
He had to develop a project on children's rights and he thought about his bedroom when he was a child and how this room reflected what he had and what he was.
Click on the book to see some of the pictures (then click on NEXT to turn the pages)

If you want to find out more about homes around the world, click the map:
After reading about the houses of different people around the world, you can test your knowledge with a quiz. Have a look also at the other sections of the site to see the inside of a house and its rooms or the reasons we need houses for.
Read about houses in the world also in the next site:
What about you? Where do you live? This is my house, it's nice, isn't it? 
Click on my house and answer the question about your house, you can also write about your house!

Well, now go to the bathroom, brush your teeth, the go to your bedroom and go to bed! 
Good night, sweet dreams!




Thursday, February 14, 2013

Make a commercial for your favourite book!

Hi, everyone!

Do you like reading? I do, and my favourite books are about magic!

Watch this fantastic video commercial made by Giovanni and his family for his favourite book, "The Familiars" (the video is in Italian):



And now, go on: make your own commercial!
Bye,
Clare - the Witch