El viento que nos ha acompañado desde las primeras horas de este día que dedicamos especialmente a la Paz es según esta canción el que nos va a dar la respuesta a preguntas de gran importancia. Oigámoslo silbar a ver que mensaje nos trae...
De momento nos ha hecho recluirnos para evitar accidentes no deseados y retrasar los actos previstos para la próxima semana. Esa puede que sea una de las repuestas que nos da: la paz se construye día a día.
Os animo que compartáis lo que veis cuando cerráis los ojos y pensáis en la paz y a que escuchéis esta canción "Together", cuento con vuestra colaboración :-)
"Martin grew up in Atlanta when there were "White Only" signs on water fountains, restaurants, restrooms, and more. Unfair laws separated blacks from whites.
In 1955, an African American woman named Rosa Parks refused to gave up her bus seat to a white man. King asked other African Americans to stop riding buses. The boycott worked. Then King led more protests and marches. The biggest was the March on Washinghton in1963. More than 200,000 people were there to hear "I Have a Dream" speech. King said he wanted us to take care about who people are on the inside, not the outside.
In 1964, King won the Nobel Peace Prize. The "White Only" signs came down. The unfair laws were changed. King was killed in 1968."
Si en el primer cumpleaños de la Caraba nos fuimos de viaje por el Reino Unido, en esta ocasión para festejar estos dos años de andadura compartida nos vamos a dar una vuelta por el mundo y vamos a cantary bailar con Playing For Change Playing For Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.
Esta primera semana del segundo trimestre nos hemos reencontrado en las aulas con la alegría que nos suele acompañar. Hemos hecho Snow Angels con los más pequeños ya que todos escucharon atentamente el cuento de Frankie, Dizzy, Tex and Spot. Al final espontáneamente se tumbaron en el suelo imitándolos y de haber estado en la nieve se hubiera quedado una silueta como esta...
Full spread: “Dear Auntie Lupita … Snow came down all night and made my whole world new! This morning everything was white. I ran outside and made a snow angel. Do you remember the one we saw in the book at the library last year? Mother says it is a funny time of year for snow, and it will all melt by tomorrow. Where will the snow angel go? …”
Si seguís estas instrucciones podréis hacerlos también vosotros desde donde estéis y con una buena dosis de imaginación transportaros a un paisaje nevado desde el calor de vuestro hogar... How to Make a Snow Angel : follow the steps
Clothes & Colours Game
Con los alumnos de primero hemos subido en los más variados medios de transporte.
Means of Transportation Video ¿Os animáis a cantar esta canción con nosotros?
En segundo nos hemos puesto en acción y con solo una sesión nos ha cundido un montón, ahí van estas canciones, vocabulario y juegos para refrescar lo que compartimos en clase...
Para expresar la fecha necesitamos familiarizarnos con los números ordinales, los días de la semana y los meses. Lo podéis conseguir con este juego y estas imágenes...
Months & Ordinal Numbers Game
En tercero seguimos recorriendo la ciudad inglesa a la que nos trasladamos en nuestras clases, esta vez nos hemos acomodado en un local donde se pueden hacer muchas cosas y todas divertidas...
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En cuarto además de practicar el vocabulario de Food and Drink hemos visto la importancia de usar las gafas si es que las necesitas... Comprobarlo escuchando esta historia: The Hungry Rat
Food and Drink Game Con los alumnos de quinto hemos empezado el año en el campo, una delicia pasearnos por la campiña inglesa y observar lo que nos rodea...
Acompañemos a Bonita y a su dueña en su paseo, nos van a ir describiendo lo que se van encontrando...
Y con los de sexto nos hemos adentrado con paso firme en el mundo del trabajo y hemos conocido a un alumno muy especial: Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge
Desde Cantabria nos llega esta canción que nos habla de la espera y la llegada de los reyes en aquellas tierras en las que se funden mar y montaña y que tanta belleza encierran. Gracias Marisa y Lorenzo por ser tan acogedores y cercanos :-)
The Three Kings in the Spanish Epiphany are:
Gaspar, who has brown hair and a brown beard (or no beard!) and wears a green cloak and a gold crown with green jewels on it. He is the King of Sheba. Gaspar represents the Frankincense brought to Jesus. Frankincense is sometimes used in worship in Churches and showed that people worship Jesus.
Melchior, who has long white hair and a white beard and wears a gold cloak. He is the King of Arabia. Melchior represents the Gold brought to Jesus. Gold is associated with Kings and Christians believe that Jesus is the King of Kings.
Balthazar, who has black skin and a black beard (or no beard!) and wears a purple cloak. He is the King of Tarse and Egypt. Balthazar represents the gift of Myrrh that was brought to Jesus. Myrrh is a perfume that is put on dead bodies to make them smell nice and showed that Jesus would suffer and die.
Epiphany is a public holiday in countries such as Austria, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland, Ethiopia (but on different date that varies annually), parts of Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, Spain, and Uruguay. It is not a public holiday in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States (except the US Virgin Islands where it is a public holiday). Epiphany
There is a festival that is celebrated in Spain that is about the Christmas Story. It is called Epiphany and is celebrated on 6th January. This is the twelfth night after Christmas.
In Spanish, Epiphany is called 'Fiesta de Los tres Reyes Magos': in English this means 'The festival of the three Magic Kings'. Epiphany celebrates when the Kings or Wise menbrought gifts to the baby Jesus.
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6th January – This is the Feast of the Epiphany (Día de los Reyes Magos) when the Three Kings arrived in Bethlehem. For Spanish children this is the most important day of the year when they wake up to find that Los Reyes Magos (the Three Kings/Wise Men) have left gifts for them in their house.
Santa may leave them a token gift on December 25th but the Three Kings are their favourites, especially Baltasar who rides a donkey and is the one believed to leave the gifts. During the day of 6th the Three Kings continue their good work and are seen distributing gifts to children in hospitals all over Spain. Discover the Real Spain
Children have some presents on Christmas Day, but most are opened at Epiphany. Some children believe that the Kings bring presents to them at Epiphany. They write letters to the Kings asking for toys and presents and on Epiphany Eve (January 5th) they leave shoes on windowsills or balconies or under the Christmas Tree to be filled with presents. Gifts are often left by children for the Kings, a glass of Cognac for each King, a satsuma and some walnuts. Sometimes a bucket of water is left for the camels that bring the Kings. If the children have been bad, the Kings might leave pieces of coal made out of sugar in the presents!
The special food that is eaten on the Epiphany is called Roscón de Reyes, meaning “twisted roll of kings”. It’s a loaf in the shape of a crown with fruit and nuts on top and filled with chocolate or whipped cream. There’s supposed to be a gold coin inside it. It’s said that the person who finds the coin will have good luck throughout the upcoming year.
