SEVEN EASY HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES TO BE DONE WITH YOUR KIDS!!!

Hello everybody! October is almost finished and one of our favorite festivals is coming: HALLOWEEN.

Have you planned what to do with your kids? if you haven't decided yet what to do, do not worry, because today I'm giving to you some great and easy ideas...

ONE: MUSICAL GAMES: 

Normally, kids love movement, action, and fun; for this reason I have chosen three musical games you can teach them in the class, before doing some crafts. Are you ready?

1.- Halloween Stomp from the famous "The Singing Walrus".

2.- Who took the candy from the trick or treat bag?: An adaptation from "Who took the cookie?" from the "Supersimple Songs".

3.-The Skeleton Dance from " Supersimple Songs"

TWO: KINDERGARDEN CRAFTS

Moreover, children need to manipulate and create, and this is what we will do with some crafts found on the website parents.com .

THREE :MONSTER RINGS

For those kids who are older, I've found a beautiful idea: Monster rings!!! Have a look at "Easy Peasy and Fun" and check all the ideas they've got HERE.

FOUR: MATCHING GAME

I'm lucky, 'cause I've found the cutest Halloween cards!! There is a matching game that you will love, and it's free! Here is the link to Simpleeverydaymom.

FIVE: HALLOWEEN PUPPETS

But of course, I have to give a special mention to The Glitter Teacher. She is amazing and she is always creating the best materials for our English lessons, and I'm sure you will choose some of her printables for this Halloween.

These Halloween puppets are gorgeous !! , don't you think so?

SIX: CLIL HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES

Then, if you want to practice maths or science, I've got a special for you.

These counting cards are really good, it's a pity it's not easy for Spanish teachers and parents to find these counters, as they're expensive and not common, but we can try with clay balls or other cardboard objects, right?These ones are from The Kindergarden Connection.

After this, I may say science is always considered on Halloween units :-D. Just have a look at this worksheet from Supplyme!!

SEVEN:  TIME FOR A HALLOWEEN RHYME!

To sum up, its well appreciated to sing and play with rhymes and Halloween is a good day to do so.

Using this free printable resource, you will let the kids create their song and rhyme and they will have lots of fun sticking the pumpkins on their place. It'll be great if you laminate it and use velcro dots for the pumpkins. 

This activity is from Totschooling, a website with loads of resources and ideas that ca be printed freely. I normally use it in my lessons and with my little child Manuel.

So, well, thats all for this Halloween, but I'm sure you will share these ideas and give me yours!!

Be good or bad but enjoy a lot!

Kisses and hugs,

Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.

Autumn is here!!! Many different songs to teach kids this nice season ;)

Hello everybody! 

Today I'd like to share with you all a list of different videos that are interesting to be used when teaching Autumn to our students.

Songs and movement will create a different atmosphere in our lessons, so our students will be involved on it in a more natural way.

I'm sure they will all have fun with them!
Lots of kisses,
teacher Daniela Ayala.

Here it is!! Saint Patrick's Day 2015!!! Art and Crafts ideas :-D

Hello everybody! Today I'm in a very happy mood, because one of my favourite festivals is coming up!!
Next tuesday, the seventeeth, Saint Patrick's Day is going to be celebrated everywhere, specially in Ireland! .

Will you celebrate it in your English class?

If you still don't have any idea of what this festival is, please, use this button. It's on the right side of my blog. Write there "Saint Patrick's Day" and you will see all the resources and ideas I've been posting in the last years. Don't forget to share them on the net!! ;_)

There are also different ideas I did, wrote and shared on this LINK.

You will also understand the story listening to this beautiful song:

As I know you love English and festivals, I'm sure you'll enjoy these ideas I've found on Pinterest.
You can also follow my PIN BOARD here.


We as teachers, should always motivate our students in the English teaching-learning process. We can do it using different strategies. Why not using art and crafts?
These photos are just a simple example of what you can do with kids in your English class or at home ;).
Enjoy them all!! 
Happy Saint Patricks Day!!! 
Kisses and hugs,
Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.

Snoopy and Teacher Daniela wish you Happy Saint Patrick's Day! ;) 

Jingle bells!! Sing this nice song with me!!

Hello!! Today I'd like you all sing this beautiful and easy song. Kids will do it very well!!
I'm singing this song with my 8 year old students at school and they're doing it great!

This is the video from youtube.It's got the lyrics!!:

There is also the lyrics on this link. You can make photocopies for all your students and sing the song together in the English class!!

I wish you all Merry Christmas!!! ho,ho,ho.

Kisses,
Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.

Comin' down the tree: A cowboy style Christmas song :)

Hello! I'm sure you're thinking about Christmas at school and that you are ready to sing with your students a great and modern Christmas song.
I've found this one.
I think it would work with children from the second cycle of Primary Education.
You can prepare a choreography and ask them to sing and dance this modern Christmas song :).
It includes the lyrics so you all can sing it in the class :D

Enjoy!!!
Kisses,
Daniela A. Ayala M.

Halloween Activities to be done in your English class!!

Hello friends!!,

I can't believe Halloween is here again!! Have you planned anything for this great festival?

I'm thinking about these three activities to be done in the  first and second course of Primary Education. Of course they can be put on practice in other levels too.

I believe my students will love them. I'd like them to participate in the lessons, so we will also sing a scary song, hahahahaha!!!

1.- Colour different scary Halloween pictures using the Whiteboard.

2.- Download the game "I Spy" and make your students guess what Halloween character you are talking about...

3.- Sing a learn a Halloween song.

I hope you all love these ideas ;). Remember to share the link, please!!

Have a scary and special Halloween Party!!

Love,

Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.

Dora the explorer!! Let's play and colour in our digital board!

Dora the explorer is one of my favourite cartoons ;). Young children love it too.
It's interesting to choose activities with characters that children know and love.
We can teach the colours and revise the basic knowledge of this topic through this great activity.
Please, use the digital board and you will understand the reasons of using it as a feauture in the class as well as the result you get on your students!!

Clic on this LINK and colour Dora!!
Kisses and hugs,
Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.

14th of February!: Happy Valentine's Day! :)

Today, many people will be wearing red clothes, or maybe some of them will be feeling better than yesterday, because they're in love, and because they're happy :D

Valentine's Day is celebrated all around the world. For many people it's just a normal day and for others it's the most romantic day of the year...

For me it's something which is in the middle of both things... it's not a normal day but it's not the most romantic day... :)

I mean,everyday is important when you're in love of someone. So you have to demonstrate your love and take care of it every day...

Today it's a good day to say "I LOVE YOU" to all the people you love: friends, family...
So, prepare something special and say it with a big smile :).

Happy Valentine's Day!!
Love,
Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.

Valentine's Day printable: CARDS

My favourite Valentine's songs for kids

It's Pankace Day! :D

I'm happy today, hahaha, it's Pancake day! that means you and me can cook a delicious pancake  and then eat it!! :D

I have found some great suggestions  from Usborne.com. It's a nice PDF that explains how to do a pancake, and of course you can download it . Let's see it!!

Moreover, there's a funny video. It's something different as you will cook and eat turtle pancakes!

Do you want to practice? I will try!

Lots of kisses,

Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.

Face Painting for our Carnival Party: Let's be the best clown

Wowww!! I'm sure you'll be the best!! :D

Have a look at more ideas to be the best clown here

Are you ready for Christmas?: Ideas to decorate your school

To be sincere, I must say that I'm not ready for Christmas yet... but anyway, it's a good time to think about WHAT we want to do in our lessons before Christmas time.

I have found some brilliant ideas on the net that will make us happy.
Thanks God there're still some  people who think and invent. Thanks God there're still some people who create and think positively about this season...

I have to say THANK YOU to all of them, for giving us these clues and ideas. Without them, nothing would be the same, don't you think so?

Let's discover the ideas I'm talking about!!
Enjoy the week as it would be your last one!!
Love,
Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.

Lets sing and celebrate Thanksgiving Day! Part 3

Hello everybody! I have looked for some great and funny songs, will you sing with me?

Click on the videos and listen :) They're nice and easy song to be sang with children at school.

Have a nice Thanksgiving Day and don't forget to say THANK YOU :)!!

Love,

Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.

 

 

   

   

 

Thanksgiving Day!!! Part 2

 Hi again!! Children love printables. So I was looking for some worksheets about the topic. Do you want to see them? I promise you'll love them too.

Writing exercises for very young learners : Turkey Turkey2
Word Search
Puzzles
Word Scramble
How to draw a turkey  Example1 Example2
Thanksgiving jokes: Jokes 1  Jokes2



You can also apply thanksgiving activities in your art and craft lessons. Here there're some interesting links to make your students enjoy the class:
Coloring pages  Coloring pages2
Thanksgiving crafts

Of course games are also important for kids. They love learning while they're having fun.
How about these links? ;)

Games 1 
Find the differences
Dress up the turkey

Have a nice Thanksgiving Day!
Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.
PS: Please, remember to share the post if you like it ;) Thank youu!

Halloween Coloring Pages :) Dibujos de colorear para Halloween

I'm a little happy witch!! Happy Halloween!

Hello everybody! I really love coloring pictures and as I know my students love it too, I have prepared a list with my favourite coloring pages.

Teachers and parents can print them and make children have an incredible Halloween Day!

Have a nice weekend!

Love,

Daniela A. Ayala M.

Así pues, os dejo unos enlaces para colorear dibujos estupendos de Halloween. Espero que os encanten y los disfrutéis mucho. ¡Mil besitos!

ACTIVITY VILLAGE

PRINTABLES

HALLOWEEN WITH DORA AND BOOTS

DLTK-HOLIDAYS

SPOONFUL

MY HALLOWEEN WORD CLOUD!!!

 31st of October comes in some weeks, so we should be ready for Halloween.

As I love Halloween, I've decided to use a Word Cloud in my class.

It's one of the best ways of teaching Vocabulary and new words to my students.

Have a look at the  Halloween Cloud and start thinking about what you are going to do on your Halloween lessons.

Be happy and be careful with the ghosts and vampires!!!

HA, HA, HA....

HALLOWEEN!!!!

kissses,
Daniela A. Ayala M.

With all our love, Happy Mother's Day!

On the 6th of May, it's celebrated Mother's Day ;) A special day for kids and moms :P
I would like you listen to this great song and also have a look at these resources.
Remember to kiss and hug your mom, and make this day special and beautiful  ;-D
Enjoy your day,moms!!
Kisses,
Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.
Coloring pages
Dot to dot activity
More resources

Our St. Patrick's Day at school!!!

I love St. Patrick's Day and my students love it too!!!

Last 15th of March, we celebrated St. Patrick's Day at school. I told my students the story of St. Patrick and also we did a role play.
We also colour some pictures and play great games.
We all had fun!!


Kisses and hugs,
Daniela A. Ayala Molinari.