Halloween crafts and activities

"When witches go riding  

And black cats are seen, 

The moon laughs and whispers,  

'Tis near Halloween."

This year Halloween has been celebrated with great enthusiasm. Both teachers and children have turned this holiday into a great opportunity to learn about traditions and enjoy a wide range of activities.

Here's a list of different crafts and activities that have been used in class:

1. Find the ghost/spider/witch/bat.

• Select a series of Halloween characters and hide them in different places of your class.
• Make a list of sentences (clues) for each hidden character.
•  Students read the clues and try to find them. It works well with two students at a time.
• They love finding the characters, and they can hide them again for the next class. They will be more than happy to help the teacher hide them.

4º Taller de Albany en la Feria de la Educación "Sigo Creciendo"

Está siendo una mañana de domingo estupenda para los niños en la feria. Laura, Nesly y Connie como siempre geniales. 

#Albany30Aniversario

1er Taller de Albany en la Feria de la Educación "Sigo Creciendo"

"Spooky Halloween"

FERIA DE LA EDUCACIÓN, OCIO Y DEPORTE INFANTIL Y JUVENIL

Este fin de semana Albany participa con un stand en la Feria de la Educación que se va a celebrar en la carpa de la diputación de Córdoba.  Cada uno de los días participaremos en el programa de actividades de la feria, con talleres de inglés para los más pequeños impartido por profesores de Albany. Invitamos a todos los padres a que os paséis por allí para conocer esta ámplia oferta de educación, ocio y deporte que ofrece nuestra ciudad para vuestros hijos.  Podéis pasaros por nuestro stand para saludarnos y para inscribir a los niños  en las actividades que hemos preparado para ellos.

See you there!!

THIS WEEK IS HALLOWEEN!!

Enjoy it!!

Disfraces a partir del miércoles, no es necesario tener las pelucas puestas toda la semana...jeje.. a menos que alguien se vea muy favorecido.

Bringing Art inside and outside the class

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” 

Pablo Picasso

Art has various shapes and forms and can be interpreted in so many ways.
Sometimes we forget how near it is to us or how much we can learn from it.
Children have great imagination when dealing with art and this activity works well with various levels. It's never too late or too early to learn about Art and explore it.

The idea came to me one day as I was walking with my friend Lisa along one of the main boulevards in Cordoba. Our children were pointing to some statues that were being exhibited in the street, so we approached them and started a guessing game. We tried to say what each sculpture represented. Now, every time I pass by with my son, he points to the horse or to some other figure he likes.
So, here it is: an activity that can be used in class both with young learners and teenagers. And why not, give it a try with adults as well!
First, introduce the concept of Art and its different forms. After that, focus on sculptures. Show students this first photo and see how many have seen the exhibition already or know where it is placed.

Total Physical Response (TPR) and Memory coordination in class

"The main idea is that a second language can be learned in the same way as the first using the same natural processes."

TPR 

is a method that was developed by James Asher in the late 1960s to help students acquire a second language. It has been long seen that the TPR method is a valuable tool in teaching a language especially to very young learners. At the beginning, the teacher says a single word or command such as "jump" or "point to the window", demonstrates the action and then students will be able to follow the command. This can develop into more complex language while still keeping the instruction direct and visual. "Simon says"is a classical example of TPR or "Charades" using action verbs such as: "You are playing basketball."

All you need to play these fun games is some space and a masking tape (also known as sticky tape, an easy-to-tear paper that leaves no residue on the surface to which it is applied).