TWIMERICKS

Twimericks are a tongue twister and a limerick all mixed together. Take a look inside the book.
Twimericks are written as a poem and they are very funny and difficult to pronounce. They often contain onomatopeias,hyperboles, puns and other figurative devices.
It doesn't matter if you don't understand the Twimericks, just appreciate its rhythm, the places where pauses are made and the way the beats flow.

Listen to these children trying to say some of them.

Difficult, eh? Now try it yourself. Read a twimerick or two as fast as you can!

TWIMERICKS

DESIGN YOUR OWN CREATURE

Create your very own Underland creature in this activity based on the fantasy book series The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins.

1- Design a body and choose a scene.

2- Choose the gender and a name.

3- Answer some questions to give it a personality. For example: How does it live?, What does it like to eat?, What does it do? ...

Finally you will get a short biography with the main features of your creature. Enjoy!

DESIGN YOUR OWN CREATURE

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUNG EXPLORER

National Geographic Young Explorer is an online magazine where you can read and listen lots of stories about animals and nature each month.
Click on the "More Issues" button to access past issues.
Come on, kids: explore and learn amazing facts about the nature around you!

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUNG EXPLORER

MOTHER´S DAY QUOTES

Mother´s Day is next Sunday, as you know. Don´t forget to show her how much you care.

Here is a video with beautiful quotes to dedicate to your mum. The original music is "Eternal Hope" by Kevin MacLeod. Enjoy!

MOTHER´S DAY QUOTES

MASTERPIECE YOURSELF!

Do you like art, kids?

At Masterpiece Yourself you can create your own classic painting like Van Gogh´s "Self Portrait", "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci, "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Vermeer...

1- Choose an artist.

2- Upload your photo or avatar.

3- Adjust the image (scale, rotate and center)

4- Name your portrait.

5- Save your creation and send it to your friends.

6- Go to the gallery to see your masterpiece.

7- Learn about the Artists.

Look at my painting. I chose "The Kiss" by Gustav Klimt because he is one of my favourite artists. It´s very romantic. Don´t you think so?

MASTERPIECE YOURSELF!

INANIMATE ALICE: AN AWESOME AND INTERACTIVE DIGITAL BOOK

Inanimate Alice is an interactive tale of Alice, a young girl who seems to be always losing her parents, and her imaginary digital friend called Brad.

There are 4 available episodes: China, Italy, Russia and Hometown. The stories are told through a mix of text, sounds and images with some interaction because you need to perform actions to continue the story.

Don´t miss this great interactive narrative experience. It´s really amazing!

INANIMATE ALICE: AN AWESOME AND INTERACTIVE DIGITAL BOOK

EVERYTHING ABOUT YU-GI-OH!

Read up on everything you always wanted to know about Yu-Gi-Oh at 4Kids TV website. Get character bios, play games, watch free episodes ... and more!

This activity is specially dedicated to Carlos Fondo (Class 5C). He asked me to publish something about these characters.

Have fun!

EVERYTHING ABOUT YU-GI-OH!

POP-UP BOOKS: THE ECO ZOO

The Eco Zoo is an ingenious and amazing Japanese website that introduces eco ideas and energy conservation by clever "pop-up animation" of a series of characters in their own pop-up book.

Take a look at these animals and get some tips to live in a more environmentally friendly way!

POP-UP BOOKS: THE ECO ZOO

TALES OF 20TH CENTURY LONDON

Explore and discover what it was like living as a child in 20th Century London. You have got four great interactive stories to choose:

*Work, Worms and War (1900-1918)

*Blitz, Bombs and Blackout (1939-1952)

*Fog, Fashion and Football (1952-1969)

*Pop, Punk and Parting (1971-1999)

A cute ghost appears and disappears along the stories telling you what to do.

You can name your own ghost, change his colour and choose different items for him.

At "Fun Stuff" section you can do quizzes or play games to test your knowledge about 20th Century London.

Each time you read and complete a story, you will get a sticker. Collect all the stickers to receive a special certificate!

Good luck, kids!

TALES OF 20TH CENTURY LONDON

AKINATOR, THE WEB GENIUS!

Akinator is a funny online genie that reads your mind.

Just think of any character or person you like ( an actor, an actress, a singer, a footballer, an athlete, a cartoon character...) Then answer some simple questions and Akinator will tell you what character you are thinking about!


For example, I was thinking of Bono, the singer of my favourite music group and the result is here:

It´s a lot of fun, kids. Check it out!

AKINATOR, THE WEB GENIUS!

CHRISTMAS STORIES TO READ ONLINE

- A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens (Speakaboos)
- THE FIR TREE by Hans Christian Andersen (Speakaboos)

- THE NUTCRACKER (BBC-CBeebies)

- A CHRISTMAS STORY by Jacquie Lawson (animated ecard)
- MY FAVOURITE DAY-CHRISTMAS (British Council)

- SANTA´S LITTLE HELPER (British Council)

- SANTA KID by James Patterson (KOL Jr. Stories)

- ARTHUR´S CHRISTMAS by Marc Brown (KOL Jr. Stories)
- THE GINGERBREAD MAN (Topmarks)
- THE NATIVITY STORY (Topmarks)
- SANTA´S WORKSHOP (Northpole)
- MRS CLAUS´ KITCHEN (Northpole)
- RAYMOND REINDEER (Northpole)

CHRISTMAS STORIES TO READ ONLINE

INTERACTIVE ADVENT CALENDAR

What goes on in Santa's Home in the 24 days up to Christmas? Behind every window or door is a picture so you can find out all Santa's secrets (click on each day from 1st December until Christmas Eve to listen a funny story)
In each picture you have to look for a little mouse hiding and when you click on his ears he will jump out!

INTERACTIVE ADVENT CALENDAR

MY STORY MAKER

My Story Maker lets you create your own story book by dragging and dropping characters, objects and backgrounds into your story. The characters can do actions, have emotions or interact with each other (listen to the instructions first)

When you drag different elements to the story book, a story is written for you based on what is happening in the pictures.

When you are finished, you have created an interactive book that you can read and share with your friends. It´s very easy!
Have fun with this fantastic interactive tool, kids!

MY STORY MAKER

THE OPERA HOUSE MOUSE

This animated story is about a mouse who lives in a opera house and the ruckus he caused one night during a performance of the opera "Aida" by Giussepe Verdi.

Don´t worry if you don´t understand all the vocabulary. Try to read alone and listen carefully.

THE OPERA HOUSE MOUSE

THE TALE OF THE GUNPOWDER PLOT

This great video is a tale about the Gunpowder Plot. You can learn more about Guy Fawles and his conspirators and how the plot was discovered.

Watch more interesting videos on the Tales of Curiosity website. Enjoy reading!

THE TALE OF THE GUNPOWDER PLOT

STORY COVE: A WORLD OF STORIES

Story Cove is a collection of stories from all around the world: Africa, Asia, Americas, Europe and Australia.
You can listen to each story with audio only or watch the movie.
Have fun learning about other cultures and countries!

STORY COVE: A WORLD OF STORIES

SING WITH THE PIRATES

Listen to this catchy song "I sail the sea" and travel around the world with these intrepid pirates!

You can read more animated books, listen to musical stories and play games at Silly Books. So much to do on this website, children. Click on any picture and enjoy!

SING WITH THE PIRATES

CREATE YOUR OWN STORY PODCAST

Choose from five different story categories (Silly Story, Fairy Tale, Mystery, Scary Story and Outer Space Story) and create your own story podcast on the Pinky Dinky Doo website. You can choose from several images to customize your story and the site will read the story aloud for you.

Then, click on the images to watch videos, listen to story podcasts and play games.

Have fun with the Pinky Dinky Doo activities!

CREATE YOUR OWN STORY PODCAST

WELCOME TO ANIMALIA

Go into Animalia, a unique world of talking animals!

Meet the main characters Zoe and Alex and their friends: G´Bubu the gorilla, Iggy the iguana, Livingstone the lion, Allegra the alligator, Reenie the rhino, Tyrannicus the tiger, Fushia the fox and Elni & Erno the elephants.

All together use their wits and imagination to help solve the mysteries and bring harmony back to the land.

Enjoy watching video clips, reading and playing games!

WELCOME TO ANIMALIA

CREATE A STORYBOOK ADVENTURE

The Tale of Despereaux lets you create your own tale in the Kingdom of Dor. You become a part of the story if you create a character version of yourself by answering some questions. You can choose to have interactive games and puzzles included in your story, too. Finally, send your storybook adventure to a friend.

See if you can be as brave as Despereaux! Enjoy your adventure!

CREATE A STORYBOOK ADVENTURE