YEAR 4: PREZI and CONCEPTUAL MAP TO REVIEW ANIMALS

Hi bloggers,

At this very moment, we are studying the animal kingdom in fourth grade. We are learning that animals can be classified in many different ways:

- Backbone (vertebrates and invertebrates)
- Nutrition (carnivores, herbivores...)
- Respiration (with gills, lungs...)
- Reproduction (oviparous, viviparous...)

Last year we did also studied animals and, if you remember, we teachers made a Prezi and a conceptual map to help you studying. Today we upload this material here, on the blog, so that you can use it and access to it whenever you want.


PREZI ABOUT ANIMALS:

CONCEPTUAL MAP:

We hope you find it useful!

YEAR 4: BODY SYSTEMS

Hi students!

In year 4 we are learning about body systems.

Here you can find:

- A presentation we used to study the circulatory system.
- A game we played in the classroom: jeopardylabs.com/play/unit-1-body-systems3

Use these resources to pass your exam.



We hope you find it useful!

See you soon!

Year 4: Useful presentation to help you study

Hi everybody!!

In year 4 we are studying the universe. It is a complicated topic so teachers have prepared a presentation to help you study.  Have a look at it!

See you soon!

Year 3: the 3Rs Song and Change of State

The 3Rs

Jack Johnson is a famous artists who writes songs to teach kids how to protect our planet. Check out the 3Rs song to learn more about Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Change of State

Here you have an educational website to learn more about Change of States

TIME AND HISTORY IN YEAR 3

Time and History is the name of the new unit we are about to start in year 3.

It is the first time we learn about history at school so it might be a little more complicated for some students. That is why daily reviewing is essential if you wish to have a good mark.

Teachers in 3rd Grade have also prepared a Prezi to present the information and make the study easier. You can use the blog to review the presentation at home.




GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER: THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PAST, THE BETTER PREPARED YOU ARE FOR THE FUTURE (ROOSEVELT)

USEFUL VIDEOS TO STUDY PLANTS IN 3RD GRADE

Hi everybody!!

Did you know that we cannot live without plants? Plants are crucial for humans. Thanks to them we can breath and live on this beautiful planet because they produce oxygen and help forming the ozone layer that protects us from dangerous sunrays.  These are some of the reasons why we study plants in third grade.

However, this unit is complicated due to the range of new and diverse vocabulary and concepts we should embrace. In order to make the learning easier, teachers invite you to watch the following videos:

PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Do you know how plants and trees make food for themselves? Have you ever heard the word ``photosynthesis´´? Join Dr. Binocs and Mr. Tree as they tell you more about photosynthesis.

POLLINATION

Do you wonder how reproduction occurs in plants? Join Dr. Binocs to learn different parts of a flower and the process of pollination while he explains the structre of flower and function of each part in detail with the process of pollination. 

We hope you like it! ;)

This week in Second Grade

In English, the student have just begun a unit on the four seasons and different activities they can do during them.  Here´s a link to understand what happens during each season:
http://www.theschoolrun.com/what-are-seasons

In Natural Science, they have been learning about the human skeleton.

And here are some pictures from 2C

HOW TO FACE UNIT 4 IN 3RD GRADE

Hi everybody!

After studying our beautiful and diverse continent Europe, we are starting up a new unit in third grade called Spain. It is a difficult unit because theare are many geographical concepts and names we must learn. However, try not to stress out because we are going to give you the necessary tips you need to face unit 4 in the following lines.

1. REVIEW THE PRESENTATIONS.

2. DOWNLOAD SETERRA AND PRACTICE AT HOME

Seterra is a challenging educational geography game with more than 100 different exercises. We need to learn Comunidades Autónomas and its Capitales  Remember: you need to learn them in Spanish!! 

However, we cannot use this program to learn the physical map of Spain. But you can use it to review countries in Europe and continents. 

3. USEFUL WEB RESOURCES

In order to learn the physical maps of Spain, you can click on the following websites.

• RELIEVE DE ESPAÑA
• RELIEVE DE ESPAÑA II
• RIOS DE ESPAÑA (FÁCIL)
• RIOS DE ESPAÑA (DIFÍCIL) 

ANIMAL CLASSIFICATIONS IN 5TH GRADE AND USEFUL WEB RESOURCES

Here´s a photo from our last unit in Natural Science.  The students conducted an experiment on soil erosion.

In English class, the students are developing their skills by comparing different types of literature and media articles.  Here´s a online student run newspaper:  TIME FOR KIDS

In Natural Science, they´re learning about the animal kingdom.  Here´s a short video to help them study:

HOW DO WE STUDY ``UNIT 3:EUROPE´´ IN THIRD GRADE?

Hello bloggers!

When I first opened the social science book the other day, I realized it might be difficult for 8 year old children to study the topic about Europe. 

Unit 3 is very important but also very extensive. That is because we have to study some of the most relevant countries and capital cities in Europe as well as mountains and rivers. So, the question I should try to answer is: how do we study unit 3: Europe?

1. USE AN ATLAS

An Altas book is a very useful tool when studying geography. There you can find physical and political maps, information about all countries in the world and their corresponding flags.

If you are planning to buy an atlas, remember that it should be adapted to your children's age. Those from SM are always a good choice. 

2. SETERRA

If you are not in the mood of spending money on books, there is an alternative and it is called SETERRA. Seterra is a free and educative software full of games and maps.

All games consists of clicking the correct answer on a map while the time is running so you should be as fast as possible. This is a good way of learning by playing and you do not have to play alone. You can play with a family member like your brother and sister. You can spend a few minutes on studying the maps and then start playing. The one who gets all the answers correct by using less amount of time should win.   

There is also a website: http://online.seterra.com/es

3. WEB RESOURCES

Internet is a great place to find thousands of web resoruces related to education. And there are thousand of websites to study about geography that are very useful. Here I would recommend you some of them that I like the most:

- JUEGOS GEOGRÁFICOS is great when you want to study in different languages (English, Spanish and French available)

- TOPOROPA is my favourite website. It is all related to EUROPE!

- KIDS CORNER EUROPE is kind of a board game but online. You have to roll a dice and answer several questions about Europe. If you get them all right then you should win. 

These are some web resources but there are many more. Just write ``europe interactive games´´ or ``countries in europe interactive´´ on google and you shall find what you are looking for.

4. USE THE PUPILS BOOK AND ACTIVITY BOOK

My final and last advice is: do your homework, review the unit daily and study through the social science book. 

Why? Because you can use thousand of web resources but, in the end, the exam is all about what we have been studying in the book.

I hope you can find this entry useful. Now it is your turn to make an effort and start studying our great continent Europe!

Best regards!

ANIMALS CLASSIFICATION (3RD GRADE)

Hello everybody!

We are studying a difficult topic in 3rd grade: animals classification. There are so many ways to classify animals (reproduction, respiration, nutrition...) that sometimes we can go crazy with words, names or expressions.

Here it is a prezi that teachers have prepared to make the study easier.  I hope you can also find it useful!

Web Resources to practise the Latitude and Longitude

Hi everybody!

We are working a very difficult topic in 3EP: latitude and longitude.

We know it is difficult. That's why we suggest our students to play online games.
Here are some useful web resources to practise these concepts:

- https://www.educaplay.com/es/coleccion/4571/1/coordenadas_geograficas.htm

- http://www.abcya.com/latitude_and_longitude_practice.htm

- http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/archivosCMS/3/3/16/usuarios/103294/9/5EP_Cono_cas_ud9_paralelos_merid/frame_prim.swf

We hope these links will help them studying.

PREHISTORY AND HISTORY

Hi Bilinguals!

Have you ever heard about Prezi? Prezi is an educative tool to create presentations about topics. Sometimes some of the units can be difficult to study for kids: history for example.

Prezi makes everything simple.

Have a look and study history from another perspective!

Have you ever wondered?

Hello bilinguals!

You know what? Nature has always been so gentle with humans... Nature offers us a wide range of resources we can employ then to make new materials.

It is our responsability to use those resources with intelligence and never make a bad use of them. Glass and paper are examples of the generosity of Mother Nature

Have you ever wondered how to make glass from sand?

Have you ever wondered how to make paper from trees?

THANK YOU MOTHER NATURE!!

Let's learn about invertebrates!

Hello Kids!!

Now that Easter is coming, we recommend you to rest and enjoy your holiday! However and pretending not to forget what we have already learned about invertebrates, we also suggest you to learn and sing the ``ICKY INSECTS SONG´´!


There you have the lyrics and you can use them to impress your family. Insects are cool!

ICKY INSECTS SONG

An insects body is made up of three parts
The head, the thorax and the abdomen
An exoskeleton that's nice and hard
Protects the insect because it wont break or bend

Icky, icky insects have six legs
Icky, icky insects hatch from eggs
Icky, icky insects all around
In the air, and sea and on the ground

Icky, icky insects have a shell that covers up their head
It helps protect them, keeps them safe and strong
One pair of purple shoes for each pair of legs
Six in all, it helps them move along

Icky, icky insects have six legs
Icky, icky insects hatch from eggs
Icky, icky insects all around
In the air, and sea and on the ground

Insects are called arthropods
With distinctly divided body parts
An exoskeleton that's nice and hard
Because insects play an important part of our world 

Icky, icky insects have six legs
Icky, icky insects hatch from eggs
Icky, icky insects all around
In the air, and sea and on the ground

 

HAPPY EASTER!

Latitude and Longitude

Hola a tod@s!

En algunos cursos de tercero y quinto se están viendo conceptos de ciencias sociales bastante difíciles para los alumnos: la latitud y la longitud. 

Estos términos en inglés resultan todavía más complicados de entender. 

Es por tanto que los profesores os aconsejamos las siguientes páginas web  y el siguiente vídeo para que ellos puedan aprender jugando. 

WEB RESOURCES:
- Treasure hunt (In English)

•  http://www.abcya.com/latitude_and_longitude_practice.htm

- En español:

• http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/archivosCMS/3/3/16/usuarios/103294/9/5EP_Cono_cas_ud9_paralelos_merid/frame_prim.swf
• http://www.educaplay.com/es/recursoseducativos/1144068/paralelos_y_meridianos.htm
• http://www.educaplay.com/es/coleccion/4571/1/coordenadas_geograficas.htm

REMEMBER KIDS:

• LINES OF LATITUDE ARE CALLED PARALLELS.
• LINES OF LONGITUDE ARE CALLED MERIDIANS.

Web Resources- Seterra

Buenos días,

Hay veces que cuando estudiamos geografía, se nos hace demasiado duro porque se trata de memorizar, memorizar y volver a memorizar. Todas esas ciudades, ríos y países del mundo (que no son pocos) se nos hacen muy cuesta arriba recordarlos todos y nos cuesta mucho.

Sin embargo, todos estos conocimientos son necesarios pues es cultura general. Y en un mundo cada vez más internacional se vuelven imprescindibles. Es por ello que, desde el Mater Immaculata, os recomendamos a todos a descargar un programa llamado Seterra.

Desde la página oficial http://www.seterra.net/es/descargue-seterra/ se puede descargar Seterra  gratuitamente en el ordenador. O también se puede jugar online en http://online.seterra.net/es/

En esta página web podréis encontrar, tanto en ingles o en español, todos aquellos países, ciudades, comunidades autónomas, ríos.. etc. Y lo mejor es que... ¡podréis aprender jugando!

Pues de eso se trata, aprender jugando es la manera más efectiva de aprender. Así que niños y niñas del Mater...

¡Manos a la obra!

Living-things / Non-living things (1EP)

Hello children!

In the first stages of Primary, we are learning about what is a living thing and what is not. We are making some murals in the classroom for that.

Science and English teachers reccommend you to enter into this web page http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ and register for free. 

There you will find e-books for children of these ages with activities related to the concrete reading. These books are good strategies to learn and improve the English of our little ones.

Do not be afraid and read an English book with your children! =)

Best regards!

Continents and Oceans

Hola a todos,

aquí tenéis más recursos web para utilizar en el área de Ciencias Sociales.

- Contients:
http://world-geography-games.com/continents.html

- Oceans and Seas:
http://world-geography-games.com/oceans.html

¡Ánimo!

WEB RESOURCES: ANIMALS AND LANDSCAPES

Hello there!

Los niños y niñas de tercero de primaria están aprendiendo ``The surface of the Earth´´en Social Science y ``Mammals and Birds´´ en Natural Science.

Os recomendamos entrar en los enlaces que vienen en el blog en la parte de donde pone... para que los niños puedan jugar y aprender jugando con estos links desde el ordenador o una tablet.

NATURAL:

- Living things:

• http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/archivosCMS/3/3/16/usuarios/103294/9/cm3_u1_act2_ing/frame_prim.swf
• http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/archivosCMS/3/3/16/usuarios/103294/9/cm4_u5_act1_ing_1/frame_prim.swf

- Animals:

• http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/carambolo/WEB%20JCLIC2/Agrega/Ingles/Animals%20in%20our%20world/contenido/escenario.html

SOCIAL:

- The landscape:

• http://agrega2.red.es//repositorio/01022010/c2/es_2009063063_7240040/index.html

- Landscape changes caused by man and nature.

• http://agrega2.red.es//repositorio/01022010/d3/es_2009063062_7240044/index.html

- Natural Landscapes:

•  http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/archivosCMS/3/3/16/usuarios/103294/9/3EP_Science_ud10_landscape/frame_prim.swf

- Montainous relief:

• http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/archivosCMS/3/3/16/usuarios/103294/9/3EP_Science_ud10_mountains/frame_prim.swf

- Urban landscapes

• http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/archivosCMS/3/3/16/usuarios/103294/9/ud11_3EP_Science_urban/frame_prim.swf

- Self-evaluation

• http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/actividades/flashActividadesPrimariaPub/examen.swf?idejecucion=2926
• http://www.primaria.librosvivos.net/actividades/flashActividadesPrimariaPub/examen.swf?idejecucion=3108

Esperamos que sean suficientes.

¡ÁNIMO!