Bobbing for apples

When the Romans conquered Britain they brought with them the apple tree. The apple was representative of the goddess Pomona, the goddess of fruit trees. She was known for her great beauty and fertility. Although conquerors, Romans soon accepted Celtic beliefs and the Samhain festival. The two were blended together and the apple became part of the harvest celebration that would become Halloween. This traditional game has to do with divining the future and getting good or bad luck.

Would you like to try it? Here are some instructions. Good luck!

Halloween songs

Five little pumpkins Song

Halloween Vocabulary

This is Halloween

Halloween is coming up again... just some days to celebrate it. That's why it's good for you to revise some of the key concepts about this festival. Here are two different and funny ways of knowing more about Halloween.  

Try this test

Welcome Autumn!

Autumn or Fall is one of the four seasons and it is here since last 23rd September. Autumn marks the transition from warm to cold weather, from summer to winter. In autumn, leaves fall from trees, skies turn grey and we celebrate some festivals you like and enjoy: Halloween, Thanksgiving Day... As a way to say hello to Fall and to welcome it, here are two autumn games with good vocabulary revision.

Have fun!

My classroom

Hi kids! How is it going? Here is a site with many activities for you to practise about some of the objects we have in our classrooms. 

Welcome back with Language Guide

Well children, summer break is over: the beach, the pool, swimming, barbecues, picnics, summer sports, life outdoors, no work, lots of sleep... Anyway, I know you fancy going to school and you miss your mates, friends and teachers, so WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL EVERYONE!!!

To start with, today I want to offer you a new and very useful tool to learn English this year: Language Guide, a great visual dictionary with many aspects of everyday life: the body, food, nature, clothing, animals... and a lot more!

Click on a category and place the cursor over a picture to see the spelling of the word on the screen and to hear how the word is pronounced. Then, test yourself about the vocabulary displayed by clicking on options and choosing the quiz mode.

HAPPY SCHOOL YEAR 2011-2012

Playing time

Summer break is coming to an end and next school year is just around the corner, so it is the right moment to revise some of the key vocabulary points while having lots of fun and preparing our back to school at the same time.

Here are three funny online games with good vocabulary revision that will help you consolidate your English, get ready for school and enjoy your last summer days.

Get started by clicking on the pictures and remember to use a dictionary to look up words you do not know.

Opposites

Today's post consists of a series of activities dealing with opposites: words that mean the opposite of other words, that is to say, antonyms. Have a go at it and get the best.

a. Adjectives 1.
b. Drag and match.
c. Adjectives 2.
d. English-Spanish.
e. Concentration Pairs.
f. Elementary.
g. Matching exercise.
h. Click and match.
i. A game of opposites.
j. Opposite song ( by Debbie and Friends).
k. Opposites table.
l. Opposite words.
m. Listening memory game.

The Alphabet

Hi children! How are you doing? :) Here is a new site to practise a well-known issue: the alphabet. By clicking on the image, you will find really nice alphabet activities quite suitable for lower levels. These activities and games have to do with english vowels and consonants identification through listening work, matching, completing, classifying activities... Just click on the alphabet to be directed to the exercises and start to play!

 ABC song.