I am an English teacher from Cantabria. I love Ireland, a friendly country where I had a great time as a student. That's why the name for my blog was taken from one of the most popular fairies in Irish folklore.
This blog is ment to be a source of useful activities and interesting tools for my students. I hope you enjoy it!
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on 17th June every year.
Click on the picture and learn about deserts:
Carlos Marchena, Spanish football player, designated as Drylands Ambassador of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in 2011.
European football championship, Euro 2012, will be hosted jointly by Poland and Ukraine between the 8th June and 1st July. Let's have an English lesson from our Spanish goalkeepers:
This is an image of Venus transiting the Sun seen from the International Space Station. Venus appears as a small dark dot and this special eclipse will happen again in December 2117.
Here you have a song "A home for every creature" where you can learn the names of animals. Let's take care of the land and the water because they depend on you and me:
Queen Elisabeth II came to the throne on
6 February 1952 and her coronation took place on 2 June 1953. Learn about it at BrainPop site:
Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee will
take over the country from 2nd to 5th June 2012. Find craft activities at Activity village site:
Older students can click on the picture to know about the events taking place this weekend and interesting facts of her reign: