Happy birthday J. K. Rowling

 J.K.Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, was born on 31 July 1965. If you want to explore Harry Potter series, click on the picture at Scholastic site:

See J.K. Rowling read Peter Pan at the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics:

Opening ceremony of the London Olympics

Did you miss the Opening Ceremony? See it in pictures at the BBC:

Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter was born on the 28 July, 1866. Discover the life of this extraordinary woman:

Beatrix was best known for her books. Meet her characters and have fun with games and colouring pages:

Enjoy this video:

 

Happy birthday Peter Rabbit!

2012 marks the very special 110th  anniversary of The tale of Peter Rabbit, one of the world's most loved children's stories of all time. 
Read and listen to the story by Beatrix Potter at Mightybooks site:

Meet Peter Rabbit and his friends and have fun playing games:

Games to learn English this summer

Are you bored?
Have fun playing games and learning English at the same time:

Enjoy the beach!

Read this book about the beach at Mighty book site:

Listen to this simple song to learn the name of sea creatures:

Here you have another book at Starfall site:

Resources inspired by the London 2012 Games

Make a story and choose the pictures. See how Mia and Josh live the Olympic and Paralympic values:

Click on the picture to find interactive quizzes, games and challeges:

Inspiring songs for the Olympic values

It's a small world after all:

The Olympic flag, a flag of friends

The Olympic Flag has five interlocking colored rings (circles) on a white background.The rings represent the five major land areas of  the world and they are interlocked to show friendship among the nations.

Can you match the flag to the country?

Go for the Gold!

Different activities to practice different skills:

(Older students) Learn about the Greek influences on the English language:

Crafts for London

A printable model British Double-Decker bus:

A printable model London taxi:

A quiz for visitors to London

Omar is a tourist who has just arrived in London for the Olympic games. He doesn't know much about London, help him:

Buildings and landmarks of London

Here you have information of the most famous buildings and landmarks in London:

Can you identify them?

Women at the Olympics and much more facts

Learn a lot of interesting facts about the modern Olympic Games with this movie at BrainPop site:

Meet the London 2012 mascots

Wenlock is the mascot of the Olympic Games and Mandeville is the mascot of the Paralympics. Both mascots are customizable.

Dance with Wenlock and Mandeville:

Click on the picture and create your own Wenlock or Mandeville on their official website.

Lots of resources for the Olympics Games

The Olympics Games began in Olympia(Greece) over 2,700 years ago. Visit the Ancient Games:

 An animated version of Greek myths at Winged Sandals site:

You have lots of information about Ancient and Modern Olympic Games in the Activity village site... crafts, printables, puzzles:

Fourth of July celebrations

The most significant and uniquely American holiday is the Fourth of July, the day when the United States celebrates its independence from Britain. All across the country, on that day, towns and cities held celebrations with parades, barbecues, and fireworks displays.
Click  on the picture to learn about the USA:

 Have some fun with these activities:

Happy Canada day

Canada Day is observed on July 1st across Canada and  marks the anniversary of the unification of Upper and Lower Canada into the Dominion of Canada in 1867.  The day is celebrated throughout Canada by parades, fireworks, and the display of flags.
Listen to the song and have fun: