During the month of June, we learned a lot about seeds from fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers
We had fun preparing and decorating the boxes and filling them with seeds that we collected during our meals.




During the month of June, we learned a lot about seeds from fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers
We had fun preparing and decorating the boxes and filling them with seeds that we collected during our meals.
Rhymes can be used to teach new vocabulary and to enhance early reading skills in lots of ways.
Each rhyme is really a miniature story that children can act out, sing or retell from memory.
The students gain confidence in retelling each story to friends, parentes or in class.
When the children act out these short rhymes they are speaking, listening and moving.
Because they are short stories it is easy to memorize, take turns and participate.
Here are some pictures of the characters from a variety of rhymes that could be used in many ways. As necklaces, finger puppets or stapled onto headbands or popsicle sticks.
So, let´s have fun and learn some nursery rhymes!
Children can manipulate these figures as they retell the rhyme.
Here is a summary of the stories.
Nursery Rhymes provide great practice with concepts in early reading.
Because the children sing and memorize these rhymes most of them are successful “reading” them.
Esse será o ano chinês do Rato. Um animal silencioso, rápido e que sabe se multiplicar!
Seguem alguns provérbios chineses para inspiração nesse novo ano.
Some Chinese proverbs:
If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come.
When there is light in the soul there is beauty in the person. When there is beauty in the person, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is honour in the nation. When there is honour in the nation, there is peace in the world.
If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
Be the first to the field and the last to the couch.
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.
A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers.
If you always give you will always have.
To succeed, consult three old people. Teachers open the door; you enter by yourself.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.
Source: Activity Village
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As primeiras origens e história
O termo “sexta-feira negra” foi realmente associado à crise financeira, não às compras de vendas.
Dois financistas de Wall Street, Jim Fisk e Jay Gould, compraram juntos uma quantidade significativa de ouro dos EUA na esperança de que o preço global subisse e, por sua vez, pudessem vendê-lo com lucros enormes.
Na sexta-feira, 24 de setembro de 1869, no que foi chamado de “Black Friday”, o mercado de ouro dos EUA entrou em colapso e as ações de Fisk e Gould deixaram os barões de Wall Street em falência.
Não foi até anos posteriores que o período pós-Ação de Graças se associou ao nome.
Nos últimos anos, circulou um boato impreciso, sugerindo que os proprietários de plantações do sul poderiam comprar escravos a um preço com desconto após o Dia de Ação de Graças, no século XIX.
Aprender em um segundo idioma pode ser desafiador, mas como o professor pode fazer uma grande diferença. Veja um resumo das principais ideias.
1- A linguagem é mais do que vocabulário, gramática e ortografia. É moldado por discursos, convenções de gênero e contexto.
2- Os estudantes precisam controlar tanto o registro interpessoal cotidiano quanto o registro acadêmico mais formal para obter sucesso na escola.
3- Os alunos de idiomas virão de várias circunstâncias com uma variedade de recursos, por isso, não faça suposições sobre suas necessidades.
4- Não o deixe em osmose – planeje o aprendizado de idiomas, bem como o aprendizado do currículo.
5- Mantenha o foco em fazer sentido, não em correção.
Incentivar a repetição, reciclagem e redundância.
Use recursos visuais e gestos para apoiar os alunos de idiomas.
6- Em seus recursos de conversação e sala de aula, busque “mais compreensibilidatde”.
7- Receba as primeiras línguas dos seus alunos na sala de aula.
8- Planeje diferentes espaços e atividades para diferentes tipos de conversa.
9- Dê aos alunos de idiomas um pouco mais de tempo de espera.
10- Entenda as demandas específicas de idioma da sua área de currículo.
11- Construa o ciclo de gênero em seu planejamento de aula.
12- Deixe os alunos entrarem no mundo das convenções de gênero.
13- Use o feedback sobre o trabalho dos alunos como uma oportunidade para o aprendizado de idiomas.
15- Observe como os alunos de sua língua estão progredindo e planeje o próximo estágio.
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Learning in a second language can be challenging, but a language-aware teacher can make a big difference. Here’s a summary of the main ideas.
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Existem várias formas de ajudar a uma criança no seu desenvolvimento de vocabulário em inglês. Abaixo seguem algumas dessas ideias
You will notice quite a rich and varied vocabulary. We wouldn’t be expecting a child to produce this kind of language, especially if English is an additional language, but the adult can expose the child to this language, inputting key words and expressions associated with different activities in a fun and natural way. Remember that children like playing with words, even if they don’t know what the word means, and this is a valuable opportunity to work on pronunciation.
Children will reap the future benefits of this language rich environment, so closely connected to the activities that they love doing.
Playing with blocks
Dress-ups (and drama)
Making and decorating (art and craft)
Malleable materials (dough, plasticine, clay)
Music and movement activities
Toys and small world play
Puzzles
Sand play and water play
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International Women’s Day is celebrated each year all around the world on March 8th. It is considered as a worldwide event which celebrates every woman’s victories & achievements ranging from social to political things. It is also observed by various communities all around the world such as charity farms, government organizations, business grounds, and etc. This special day also brings to notice about one of the most important factors that is ‘Gender Equality’. This remarkable celebration started all way back from 1900’s and nowadays various big organization and industries have already started to consider this day as an important day all around the world. There is also an interesting thing to look on this day. There are a lot’s of colors which effectively signify this day. Globally purple color is used to symbolize women. But there is a brief history behind this color code. Initially purple, green and white colors were used to symbolize and represent women’s equality.
It was originated back in 1908 from Women’s Social and Political Union which was located in the United Kingdom (UK). The color white is used for symbolizing purity but as a matter of fact, the color white is no longer considered to symbolize the word purity as because many things it is a controversial topic. The color Green symbolizes hope; purple represents women from all round view. There are two new combinations which represent two new concepts about feminism. One is purple with yellow which symbolizes contemporary progressive feminism and another is purple with green which symbolizes traditional norms of feminism. If anyone looks at the timeline then the International Women’s Day from the very beginning was celebrated by communist type countries and active socialists. Later in 1975, it was adopted by United Nations (UN) and now it is now widely celebrated all around the world.
Um conto para celebrar o Ano Novo Chinês
The Emperor of Ch’in Shih Huang-ti
Built a wall
From the hills to the sea.
He built it wide,
He built it stout,
To keep his subjects in
And the Tartars out.
The Emperor of Ch’in.
Meng Jiangnu, one sad day
From her own dear home
A thousand leagues away
To the wall did come.
Weary and worn
She wept and she cried:
“Where is my dear love Buried inside?”
She wept and she cried
And her tears did fall,
Till down, down tumbled
That great big wall.
Em Português
O Imperador de Ch’in Shih Huang-ti
Construí uma parede
Das colinas ao mar.
Ele o construiu de largura,
Ele o construiu forte,
Para manter seus assuntos em
E os tártaros estão fora.
O Imperador de Ch’in.
Meng Jiangnu, um dia triste
De sua própria casa querida
A mil leguas de distância
Chegou à parede.
Cansada e desgastada
Ela chorou e ela chorou:
“Onde está meu querido amor enterrado dentro?”
Ela chorou e ela chorou
E suas lágrimas caíram,
Até embaixo, caiu
Esse grande muro grande.