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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. …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
So…how’s it going at home…with all your school work…? Ok? Or boring? Or the computer keeps crashing…or your sister needs it…or perhaps Mum and Dad? I know. Some days it can feel a bit too much. So… I’ve made you something totally different. (I’m sure you …
Did Covid 19 shut your school too????? Not nice, hey?!? Luckily we have the internet, so you can keep on learning from home. What’s also lucky, is that your teachers are very very good at using it!! But…did you know that if this happened before …
Do you pretend to be an animal sometimes? Perhaps roar like a lion or sing in the trees like a bird? Here are some very famous pieces of animal music written by people who probably wanted to put roaring lions or chirping birds on stage …
