Forces and energy

Hi everybody, In units 10 and 11 we are studying forces and energy.

A force is the ablity to move something by pulling or pushing.

Energy is the ability to do some work. Electricity is a kind of energy.

In this web site you will find videos,games and activities about saving energy. .

Trinity

As you all know, this year, in 2nd grade children will take the Trinity exam. It constis of an interview with an examiner from an English speaking country. Children will speak about their lives, their families, their school and interests, etc.

In the next days I will give you a list of questions we have been practising in class for reviewing them at home. 

We still don't know the date but it's going to be during the last weeks of may.

Here you have some videos in which you can see how the interview is going to be.

It's important children ask the examiner too, it has to be a conversation. The more they speak, the better so they have to give full answers. 

The Solar System

Before our second term field trip to The Astronomy Center in Fuenlabrada we are studying in class "The Solar System". To teach you where it is in the Universe I have prepared this presentation. 

THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Here you have an episode of Little Einsteins in which they travel around the solar system

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THE MOON

Moon phases

The Moon phases with Oreo biscuits. It's being really funny doing this project. After doing it children have had the opportunity to eat these delicuous biscuits.

Papa, get the Moon for me. A beautiful story with the Moon as the main character.

Day and night

Seasons and reasons

Cardinal Directions

The city

In unit 7 in Science we are learning lots of things about a city: places in a city, giving directions, diferences between city, town and village, transports, public and private buildings, road safety and jobs.

Let's start by reviewing town places:

For giving directions we use the following structures: Go straight on, turn left, turn right.

Look at the map above. Play with somebody. Give directions to go from one place to another. 

To learn the differences between cities and villages listen to the tradicional story: The country mouse and the city mouse.

Have a look at this power point presentation to review the main differences between a city, a town and a village

City, town, village[1] from logonzlez

Road safety

A funny song that reminds us what we should do before crossing a road.

Our prehistory works

Look at our cave paintings painted with spices.

We also made with teacher Elena beautiful necklaces out of clay.

 And we drew lovely drawings

Carnival: Ancient Civilizations

This year for Carnival time the school has chosen the common topic of "Ancient Civilizations". Our level, 2nd grade, is gonna be dressed as "Primitive men and women". In class we will talk a little bit about the Prehistory period and how our ancestors lived.

Here there's a  funny video of Bert and Ernie (our Epi and Blas). They will show you some tips about the primitive people. Enjoy it.

 

And here you have amore completed video from the "Once upon a time collection". We will watch itin class stopping it every at  little time to discuss about it.

Musical instruments

In unit 4 we are learning musical instruments. Play this game. Mind the time.

The music man

This is a well known song to learn musical instruments. Children love it. 

You would have lots of fun by adding more musical instruments to the song

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Here there's the traditional story "The Pied Piper of Hamelin". In our English books there's an adaptation of it.

Water

Unit 6: Water, land and air

We are starting to learn about our planet. Unit 6 begins with water, land and air.

Here you have some games and videos about what we are learning.

Water states

The water cycle

The water cycle is a continuous process of evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collecction. 

• The Sun heats the water in oceans, rivers, lakes, etc. The water turns int water vapour and goes up. This process is called evaporation. 
• The water vapour goes up. Whe the air becomes cooler the water vapour changes into liquid again and it forms clouds. This is called condensation. 
• When the clouds are full of water it rains or snows. This is called precipitation.
• The water or snow falls into rivers, streams, lakes and they carry ot to the ocean again. This is calld collection.

What are they wearing?

Appart from studiying feelings, in unit 4 we are also reviewing clothing. Let's see how much you remember.

And here come the games

How are you feeling?

Hi there, how are you feeling today? Practice feelings and moods with the following songs and activities

Now you are ready to play these games. Enjoy them!

 To play the following games read these instructions: When you get the main menu click on vocabulary and choose shoot out, the click on the first option

 To play next game click on spelling

Now click on questions, then basketball and play 

Animals

Before the end of the first term we started learning about animals. At the end of units 3 and 4 children will be able to classify animals according to what the eat, that is herbivore, carnivore and omnivore, according to the way they are born, from an egg(oviparous) or from their mother's whomb (viviparous), and they will differenciate between vetabrete animals and invertebrate animals.

They will also learn about the main animal groups and their chracteristics: mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, amphibians and fish.

Mammals

Birds

Fish

Reptiles

Amphibians (pollywogs are baby frogs, they are also called tadpoles)

Insects

 Play this game and see how much you know about animals

If you want to learn more about animals here you have two videos about animals facts.