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Christmas lesson ideas!

Here are some links which people have shared on the facebook page in the lead-up to Christmas:

  • Thanks to Katie for this one from The Guardian
  • Ceri posted a great idea for festive homework here
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Guy Fawkes and San Juan

Nico has shared some resources for a lesson about Guy Fawkes and comparing Bonfire Night to San Juan.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

It’s that wonderfully romantic time of the year when  we show our love and appreciation of our nearest and dearest.  Amy has some wonderful cards on offer to show someone you care.

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Festive Fun (and homework)

Looking for ideas for the last days of term?  Giving your students the festive reward of self-study ideas for the holidays?  Here are some ideas…

Check out Festiveness, notes from a 2013 PDM on ideas for the classroom in the run-up to the holidays.

If you want to jazz up Christmas homework, why not disguise it as a Christmas card?

Check out Ceri’s post on the British Council site with ideas for teens, The Twelve Memes of Christmas.

Carmen produced a festive Find Someone Who… activity.

There are some fab ideas on the British Council site for activities with different age groups.

Any more ideas to add?

 

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Halloween

Looking for some ideas of things to do related to Halloween?

Carmen posted this great link from the History Channel which has short videos on topics relating to Halloween.

You might like to make a Halloween mini-book which has some vocabulary activities.

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