April fool's day

April fool's day is celebrated on the 1st of April.
Enjoy this card:

Earth Hour 2012, 31st March

This voluntary hour of “lights out” started the last Saturday of March in 2007 in Sydney Australia.

Dare the World to Save the Planet

We only have one planet. You can help protect it. Participate in the world’s largest single campaign for the planet: Earth Hour. It starts by turning off your lights for an hour at 8:30 pm on March 31:



Make a virtual lantern:

Dr Seuss' The Lorax

Send a card at Lorax Letter Factory:



The Lorax project:

Here you have different activities:


Learn to draw the Lorax at Activity village site:



You can watch “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,” in the cinema. It's a 3D-CG adaptation of the classic tale and follows the journey of 12-year-old Ted (Zac Efron) as he searches for a real Truffula Tree, the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of Audrey (Taylor Swift), the girl of his dreams.

Watch a trailer for The Lorax film:

Hot Cross Buns

Hot cross buns are a small, spicey fruit cake decorated with a white cross. Hot Cross Buns are served with a butter spread.
Click on the picture if you want the recipe:
"Hot Cross Buns" is an English language nursery rhyme, Easter song and street cry referring to the spiced English bun associated with Good Friday.

Happy Easter

Here you have a lovely Easter card.

Easter

When is Easter?
Easter Sunday will next be celebrated on 8th April 2012.

Learn the Easter vocabulary at Learning chocolate site:

Whether you call it Easter, Passover or Holy Week, here you have different activities to enjoy:

Read Edgar's Easter Eggs story. Edgar creates beautiful Easter Eggs but doesn't want to share:


Find the eggs and put them in the basket:


Do you like rap music?





Easter counting video:

Easter Eggs

The chocolate egg factory:

Why do we have eggs at Easter?

A great Easter story for kids:

From seed to plant

Keep the flower growing:




Help plants to grow well:





Listen to this song to learn the needs os a plant.



Click on the picture to learn about plants:

Here you have more interactive activities:

http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/2nd/ela/trophy/2nd/book3/seed_plant/seedplantinteractives.htm

Hickory dickory dock

Feed the mouse by reading the anologue clocks, If you get it wrong the cat will be after you!

Listen to this traditional song.

What time is it?

In this time telling activity you can choose the correct digital or analogue time from a series of clocks.

Learn the times at British Council site:

Liten to the time and move the hands on the clock.

Daylight saving time

In tne United States and Canada, Daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March.











Most countries in the European Union change their clocks on the last Sundays of March and October.
Learn why we change our clocks. Don't forget to set your clocks ahead!

Find out how much you know about reducing energy and greenhouse gases.
To start, chose a room in the house. Search for questions by clicking on things in the room. As you answer the questions you'll find out some cool facts about how you can save energy around the house.

The Alphabet

Learn the alphabet with Pepa:

Put the words in alphabetical order:

World Meteorological Day

Help Barnaby Bear with the weather report:


World Meteorological day is observed on 23rd March.

Weather instruments

Nursery Rhymes

Here you have 18 well known nursery rhymes, set up in 3 sets of 6 rhymes. The program allows you to read the rhymes yourself, have them read to you or sing along with a group.

Two little dickie birds

World Water day

The world is thirsty because we are hungry.






Statistics say that each of us drinks from 2 to 4 litres of water every day. Click on the picture to discover simple water conservation tips.




The United Nations' (UN) World Water Day is held on March 22 each year.

Seasons

You can create a scene by clicking the objects on the side.
Observe the differences between the seasons. When do flowers grow?