Easter Crafts

"Easter tells us that life is to be interpreted not simply in terms of things, but in terms of ideals."-Charles M. Crowe

With Easter around the corner, here's a list of crafts our little students have made in the class during this week.

1. Paper grass egg holder

We've used some green cardboard to make these egg holders for our chocolate eggs.

March crafts and activities

"Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. "-Rainer Maria Rilke

With spring around the corner, and exams and evaluations recently finished, there is a wide range of activities that enhance creativity and learning. This is one part of the term that most students enjoy. There is more time to dedicate to what they really like, enjoy nature and make the most of it.

Here is a series of activities that had been done during March. It can be an inspiration for this month's activities.

1. Spring bracelets 

Children love bracelets. It is a new fashion to wear all kinds and all materials. This one uses a paper roll cardboard and it recycles it into various bracelets that can be decorated as pleased.

Message on a T-shirt

"It's a new era in fashion-there are no rules. It's all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and coming designers all together. " Alexander McQueen

This activity came to my mind after seeing how much English is being used nowadays on clothes. Children's clothes are the most prolific at showing funny or positive messages. They are almost always colorful and in fashion.

San Valentine's Day

"Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love"

These are two of our crafts done in class both with  younger students and older ones. The result can be used as a bookmark and a reminder of this day.

 

Yoga for Kids

"Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are." 
Jason Crandell

When teaching young learners, one way of involving them in language recognition is also by making them aware of their bodies. I am using a sequence of animal and plant yoga postures, and I believe it is a wonderful resource to start the class or warm up, and it can be expanded further on. 

"The cards can support the development of focus and attention by encouraging the child's awareness of their body and helping them to regulate their emotions."-Dr. Jedda Graham.

 

Workshop for Teachers: Motivation, the Nature of the Beast

Workshop for Teachers

Motivation: The Nature of the Beast

“We know nothing about motivation. All we can do is write books about it.”

Peter Ferdinand Drucker (1909 –  2005)

How important is motivation for you in your life and in your work? Is your motivation how you would like it to be? How important is it for your students? What is our role as educators in empowering and maintaining their motivation?

Date: 13th February

Time: 11:30 to 13:00

Place: to be confirmed

How to sing in: Please send an email to HR (janina@albanyschool.com) before Monday 9th February

Limited places assigned in order of registration

Guess How Much I Love You

"I love you to the moon and back"

Guess How Much I Love You is a British children’s book written by Sam McBratney, illustrated by Anita Jeram and published in 1994.

More than 28 million copies have been sold worldwide and it has been translated into 53 languages.

Guess How Much I Love You has been published in several different formats, suitable for children from 1.5 to 8.

It has been adapted as a television cartoon in the US.

This is the story of two Nutbrown Hares, Big Nutbrown Hare and Little Nutbrown Hare. The two are never stated to be father and son in the original storybooks, though are reffered to as such in the narration for the animated television series. Little Nutbrown Hare asks Big Nutbrown Hare the titular question, “Guess how much I love you?", and the book continues as the two use larger and larger measures to quantify how much they love each other in answer to the question. The story is simple, but effectively shows the love the two share for each other.

This book helps young children express their feelings, share their care, and develop their own selfesteem. It also works with guessing structures, comparatives and sequence of actions.

You can find the book in our store: http://www.albanybookstore.com/tienda/

Enjoy!

Alexandra