Summer is one of my favourite times of the year. I love the time I have to spend with family and friends as well as the chances to explore the beautiful "backyard" of British Columbia. This summer while travel is restricted, exploring BC is a perfect alternative to more screen time! To help you explore, I will be posting some of my favourite places to adventure to as well as some that are on my own Wishlist. Some Categories to follow will be "Canada" "Hello BC" "Day Trips" A Key Website to Reference often Hello BC
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In 2012 this Polar Bear was the highlight of my day as I toured the city of Berlin. Her name is Tonja. Last year she had a baby cub named Hertha. What picture is your favourite? If you were this Polar Bear what would you be thinking or feeling? If you were a baby polar bear what would you like to play with?? For more facts about Polar bears you can visit: Kids National Geographic or the World Wildlife Foundation.
Writing about our joys and our frustrations can be a great way to process the many emotions we feel when our world is so different. These thoughts can be recorded personally or they can be shared.
One place kids can share their writing is The Kids Write. It's a website specifically for kids to share their of life under lockdown. It's open to all ages and any where in the world because this is global shared experience. Even if writing isn't going to be shared. Reading about the thoughts and experiences of others is a great way to know we are in this together. Pictures are really are worth 1000 words. Such amazing stories can come from just a single image. Images create emotions and remind us of our own stories. For beginning language learners pictures are an easy prompt towards discovering new vocabulary. In Picture Writing Prompts every month I upload some of my own pictures in hopes of inspiring your writing. But there is also a website called Once Upon a Picture. Read on for writing prompts associated with this picture from Once Upon a Picture.
This is going to be a summer for discovering what is in our own backyards. In British Columbia, there are so many hikes, trails, rivers, ponds, and lakes to discover. Right now is a great time to go and explore along the waters edge of local ponds & lakes because you might be able to spot a Tadpole! Check out the Video Below to learn more about a Frogs Life Cycle and what you might see if you go exploring. For more information about the Tadpoles/Frogs you might see in British Columbia visit this Frogs & Toads resource.
I can't believe it's been two months since I have seen any of my students in person. But here is a little message from Olaf that expresses how I feel.
Stay safe and I'll see you soon! Writing Prompts can come from anywhere and anything. Take this quarantine art challenge for example. The Getty Museum put a challenge out for people to try and recreate famous works of art while they can't come see the art in person. Some people take it seriously and try to look just like the original. Others like making it a joke and use toilet paper roles or cleaning supplies to recreate parts of the picture. If you could recreate any work of art, what would you choose and why? How would you do it? Would you do a serious copy or a silly one? Here is an article from Modern Met with more examples.
You can also Search #gettymuseumchallenge on Instagram or Twitter. Last week I provided a PDF to make a small book for Mom for Mother's day. But these books are huge compared to the mini books found in Queen Mary's Doll House. This Doll "house" is more of a Doll "Castle" and was made for our current Queen's grandmother in 1921. But this isn't an ordinary Dollhouse! It has electricity, running water and a real library with real books. Watch the video below for some more interesting facts about this unique Doll House. Pieces of History and Miniature items are great Writing Prompts
Looking to make your own mini book just like the one's in the dollhouse? Here is a special link from the Palace. (The instructions are on the bottom)
Here is another link for more information about the miniature books in the Doll House house. Baking something fun for Mom is a great little gift, plus reading or Listening and following directions is a great way to practice your English skills. One Simple Recipe you can try are Scones! This also happens to be a Corbett Family Favourite. Here is Jamie Oliver's recipe for Scones: Tip: Jamie Oliver may talk fast but his recipe is easy. Turn on the Captions and choose subtitles in English or your home language. You can also slow the speed in settings. To Read the Recipe here is Jamie Oliver's Website In the Corbett house we often use One Final Pro Tip: Don't forget to clean up your dishes so that Mom doesn't have to!
A Great and easy gift for your mom could be a Mother's Day Word Search. You could hide describing words and traits about your mom, names of people in your family or even all the different nicknames you have for your mom. Here is a website to help with your Word Search Creations. If you want a harder Challenge, you could give your mom a Mother's Day Crossword Puzzle. You have write clues about each word in your puzzle. This is a great way to test your vocabulary skills too.
Here is a Crossword Creator Website. |
I will be using this blog page to share what is on my mind. Some days I will post more writing prompts, or other learning examples and ideas. Other days I will have links to resources or other fun links to check out while at home.
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