Let’s get Christmassy!
The Faith Song Jingle Bells All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah Carey All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah Carey I just can’t wait …
Recent Posts
Wat een winterslaap!
Turtle want’s to hibernate, but his friends don’t like him missing out on all the fun of winter. Here’s an online English lesson for Dutch children aged between 4 and 6 years old, based on the picture book A Loud Winter’s Nap by Kary Hudson. …
Cuddle Bubble Christmas
2o2o will forever be defined by Covid 19 and it’s effect on individuals and communities around the world. So…how do we celebrate Christmas and New Year when in lockdown or suffering the trauma of loss? Hopefully as people have done for years when in the …
Good Morning
Every time I walk into a class, no matter how old my Dutch students are, we say Good Morning or Good Afternoon, just as they do in English speaking schools. Here’s a fantastic clip about just that: saying Good Morning. It’s from Singing in the …
Stick it in the Bin!
We have too many disposable face masks littering our environment. That’s ridiculous! Stick It In The Bin! Kylie van Dam 2020 It’s on your face Or it’s in your hand. It’s in your pocket, Or it’s in your bag. If it’s cloth, it’s in …
Pardon Me For Being So Rude
I’ve no idea where this little poem came from. But it’s a goodie… even though it’s a badie! Pardon Me For Being So Rude Pardon me for being so rude! It wasn’t me, It was my food. It came up from a place below And …
Humpty Dumpty
Why is an egg on a wall? And why does he always have to fall? I’ve no idea. But what I do know is that children allllllll over the world sing this song. Poor old egg! So…what have ‘all the King’s horses’ and …
Happy Birthday
You do this really well kids…except for one tiny thing! Let’s get that bit right too… then when you sing Happy Birthday to English speakers you’ll get all the right bits in the right places.
Mozzie Bite
Oh that’s soooooo annoying!!!! Sun’s out, nights are warm, late to bed and late to rise… And then… the mozzies come. Welcome to the summer! Try not to scratch… (though Trev and I totally understand why you might want to). Mozzie Bite Kylie …
The Can’t be Bothered Song
You know, sometimes, when you’re in the classroom and the teacher is talking…and you find yourself staring out of the window wondering what it would be like to walk away into the windy world and leave all your work behind? Well…we all have those days …