PRIZES. WE sometimes WIN, WE always LEARN

Álvar, 9 years,  took part in 2024 of the #MediaFestival: ‘Technology’ to go back to the Nature of Salamanca 

He was the very youg child, and his poster was very very basic, same as the App he explaned in the festival...But he spoke so well that day after too much train at home....of course...

NOTHING IS A COINCIDENCE...IT IS JUST WORK, WORK, WORK

Take part in this event that connects innovation and environment. Children and teenagers (9-17 years old) are invited to submit digital posters showing how technology can improve our relationship with nature.

Prizes for the best ideas and the opportunity to present them in a 90-second Elevator Pitch competition - outstanding entries will be eligible for the ‘Technology brings us back to nature’ award!

 

CHIVITEROS IN A CLICK, ÁLVAR´S POSTER

Here Álvar pitch:

TOPIC: Food and manners

• Imagine if a different animal came to tea. How would they behave? Could you write a story about this?
• Draw the tiger and Sohie

• Use expressions such as: hello, thanks, good bye...
• Imagine that the tiger escaped from a zoo. Write the story that describes how he escaped.
• What happens to the tiger next? Where does he go after visiting Sophie's house? Write a story about another adventure that he has.
• Work with a group of friends to act out the story.  Watch this trailer for a live production of the story for some ideas:

Maths:

Create a shopping list showing all of the things that Sophie's family needed to buy to replace the things that the tiger ate. How much would each item cost?

Music

• Can you make a song that the tiger might sing to say 'Goodbye' and 'Thank you' to Sophie's family?

Fuente: https://www.teachingideas.co.uk/library/books/the-tiger-who-came-to-tea

Some activities at home: Reading Aloud

READING ALOUD.

Children’s literature can lead children into exploration, creativity, and english learning. As you share stories with your kids, you are building their curiosity and critical thinking skills. Finding good books can lead to rich conversations and engaging into english such a second language.

We have many books in our personal library:

Topic: Family

Family is a special topic we will work in a very close way.

NOTES: Nice book to work tdescripcions, animals and family feeling...

Young PRE- Starters at Doñinos

Hello, after too much time I am here again...

Being a young mother at full time working is very stressfull but  now  Álvar  and Martín are more independent, both  are going to start the official school. We have enlloed in the public school we have in our village. In Álvar case, it is going to be the second year at school. We are very happy with the school although the main need we have is due to the fact that it is not a bilingual school and Álvar has not progressed much in that area in relation the knowledge he adquired at kindergarden. 

At home we have read and sing  everyday in english but we consider we need  to do  more to establish daily routines to learn english in a ludic and easy way. We have though to contract private classes, but they are very young and we don´t want to enroll them in many activities and pass much time going and coming downtown from different activities.

Finally Miguel and me are going to work with them using Cambridge and own ressources we have. They are getting used to learn reading and singing beacause we have many books at home and they have usually gone to storytelling and creativity sessions at Unpuntocurioso (a great place to learn and love reading...)

The main ressources we will use are...

Activities Web:  https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/parents-and-children/activities-for-children/pre-a1-level/

Sign and learn vídeos. 

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/parents-and-children/activities-for-children/sing-and-learn/


The book:

Flash Cards and objets to learn playing (in Cambridge web)

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/starters/preparation/


To have a weekly plan we will develop one post for each topic we will work: food, colours, letters and numbers, clothes, city and home, school, animals and little expressions to say hello, good bue, thanks, please...All which is required for pre starters level.

TOPIC_WATER

 

APPS_ GRIN

 

Grin is one of Educaplanet's apps focused on teaching children to read, basic math, and basic English vocabulary, including audio, writing, and games. It offers more than 14 lessons, allows voice recording, includes two difficulty levels, and is available for iOS and Android devices.

It is very useful for very young children.

We have downloaded the paid option for math and English, and the truth is that it is very motivating because the app itself gives them funny little Martians as rewards that the children can then color.