A Spooky Sound Story for 2nd Grade This week, our 2nd grade pupils listened to the spooky story “What’s in the Witch’s House?”, inspired by Nick Sharratt’s book “What’s in the Witch’s Kitchen?” It is a sound story full of Halloween surprises and funny noises: creak! whoooosh! bubble, bubble! Through this story, pupils practise: Vocabulary... Seguir lendo →
Pete the Cat and Five Little Pumpkins
Teamwork, colours and pumpkins everywhere! This week in our English class, our youngest students enjoyed reading Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins. It’s a fun and colorful story that helped us learn and review Halloween vocabulary (like pumpkin, witch, ghost…), numbers from 1 to 5, and colours through songs, rhythm, and movement. https://youtu.be/ZGnXklGW3_8?si=CKlFEp3dSiDx_r31 After the... Seguir lendo →
Pete’s Big Lunch: learning English with stories, games… and a big appetite!
Over the past few weeks, our Preschool and 1st Grade students have been enjoying a tasty learning adventure with the story Pete’s Big Lunch. Through this fun and simple book, we have been discovering new English words about food and learning how to talk about what we like and don’t like. Nas últimas semanas, o... Seguir lendo →
Let’s Play with Pete the Cat!
Fun Interactive Games for Colours & Numbers Are you ready to bring Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons to life in a fun, engaging way? This beloved story is a fantastic way to introduce colours and numbers (1-4) to young learners. To make learning even more interactive, we’ve created two exciting Wordwall games!... Seguir lendo →
Learning Math and Colours with Pete the Cat
In our preschool classroom, learning English is fun and interactive! We used Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons to practice subtraction and colours through hands-on activities. Na nosa aula de educación infantil, aprender inglés é divertido e interactivo! Usamos Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons para practicar a resta e as... Seguir lendo →
Fun with Pete the Cat and His Groovy Buttons
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons: A Fun Learning Experience! This week, our preschool students had a fantastic time learning English with the story Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons! This fun and colorful book helped us explore colors, numbers, and even subtraction in an exciting way. Esta semana, os nosos... Seguir lendo →
Discovering Pete the Cat: Fun Stories and Catchy Songs!
During a training course I am attending in Santiago, organized by CAFI and led by teachers Lara González and Melania Baltasar, I had the chance to discover two fantastic books: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons and Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes. Durante un curso de formación ao que estou... Seguir lendo →
WASHING LINE
This week we've been reading "Washing Line" by Jez Alborough. The elephant and his friends guess who each of the pieces of washing on the line belong to because of their shape or size, and then there's a surprise at the end. https://youtu.be/1FY5mdF57s8?si=YkpMGDvYVIb2qUJO The children joined in the conversation about the pictures, guessing who the... Seguir lendo →
Animals at the zoo
It is time for a new story about wild animals. Today we read a funny story called Animals at the zoo by Bronwyn Tainui. In this story the little boy goes to the Zoo with Grandad and he spots some coloured animals. But Grandad doesn't see them. Can you spot them? https://youtu.be/DGruxLOkxPQ This story is... Seguir lendo →
Walking Through the Jungle
Do you want to be an explorer? Let's walk through the jungle. What animals can you see? What can you hear? Walk and creep and wade... but be careful who you might find out there! Walking Through a Jungle a story by Julie Lacome, is one of my students' favourite book about animals. It is... Seguir lendo →
Dear Zoo
If you could write to the zoo to send you a pet. What kind of pet would you like from the zoo? In this lift-the-flap book written by Rod Campbell, you'll discover many zoo animals! Some are HEAVY, some are SCARY, some are JUMPY, some are DANGEROUS! Which one is your favorite? https://youtu.be/6_woMd8P-mM After reading... Seguir lendo →
Must-Read Books About Winter for Kids
It's winter! Winter is here packed with terrific surprises-snow days, building snowmen, having snow fights and drinking hot chocolate by the fireplace. It's time to snuggle on the sofa and read a great book on chilly winter days. Chegou o inverno cheo de fantásticas sorpresas-días de neve, construcción de monecos de neve, loita de bolas... Seguir lendo →

















