Cubism

Cubism is a form of art. The artists change the shape of things in the picture to make it more interesting or abstract.
Make your own cubist face:

María Blanchard, a great painter from Santander

María Blanchard was a great  painter born in Santander known for her paintings in the Cubist style.

You can visit an exhibition of her Cubist period at the Botín Foundation in Santander until 16th September.

See some of her paintings:

London 2012 Paralympic Games

London 2012 Paralympics Games will be held from 29th August to 9th September.The Paralympic Games(for athletes with disabilities) first took place in Rome 1960.
Learn about some of the sports competing at Timeforkids site:

Discover new sports at the London official site:

Meet Tanny Grey-Thompson,a famous Paralympian from Wales at the BBC site:

Martin Luther King's speech

Martin Luther King, Jr was one of the most important leaders of the Civil Rights movement. Click on the picture to learn about him at BrainPop site:

 
He gave his famous speech "I have a dream" on 28th August 1963 about how he wanted to have equal rights as white people.

Watch this video based on the children's book "Martin's big words" by Doreen Rappapor:

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

  

Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a nun who dedicated her life to the poor, the sick and the hungry in India. She was born in Macedonia on 27th August in 1910. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

This is a cartoon made for children of Mother Teresa's life:

Galileo Galilei, father of the Modern Science

The Italian astronomer Galileo Galiei demonstrated one of his inventions, the telescope, on the 25th August 1609:

Galileo was also considered the father of Modern Science. Why is Galileo wearing a space suit? Click on the picture to find out:

Try some of his experiments on falling bodies at pbs site:

Teresa Perales, Spanish Flag Bearer at London Paralympic Games

The swimmer Teresa Perales will be the Spanish paralympian bearing the flag at the London Paralympic Games. Meet her through her webpage:

 

See some interesting facts about Swimming at the London 2012 Paralympic Games:

The elephant and the bad baby

 Read The elephant and the bad baby:

Read more stories at Signed stories site, a free website for children's stories narrated with British sign language and subtitles:

Incredible animation of a surfing bookmark

"Much better now" is an incredible animation of a surfing bookmark enjoying the ride of his life

World Humanitarian Day 19th August 2012

World Humanitarian Day is celebrated on 19 the August each year since 2008 and honours the aid workers who risk their lives to help others during times of disater.

This year’s campaign  is about making your mark by doing something good, somewhere, for someone else.

Here you have Beyoncé performing "I was here" at the United Nations:

How to be a good listener

Watch the film at BrainPop site and find out some tips to be a good listener:

More on this topic(for parents) at Calgary's child site:
Raising a good listener

Explore India

 Click on an object to find out more about India at the BBC radio:

At the same site you can also learn about Ireland, Brazil, Turkey and Nigeria.

India Independence Day

India celebrates Independence Day on 15th August each year. Read more and find out interesting facts about this large and populous country:

Find more facts clicking on the picture at the National Geographic kids site:

Art Coffee

I am a coffee fan so I'd like to share this video. See how people create pieces of art from usual things as coffee:

Art coffe is also known Latte Art.The artists draw with the coffee on the whipped cream using a toothpick.

Around in the library

Go around in the library and read the book Where watermelons grow:

 Distinguish between a book's front cover and the back cover:

Remember a front cover has the author's name, the book's title and usually a picture. Click on the front cover:

The hard life of Victorian children at work

In Victorian times children  often did jobs that required small size and nimble fingers. Click on the picture to learn about children at work:

Click here to play a game:

On 7th August 1840 the employment of children under 16 as chimney sweeps was prohibited.

Enjoy this video 

 

Brave, the new film starts 10th August in Spain

Brave tells the story of Merida, a young Scottish highlander who fights a terrifying giant bear...

Play  some games:

See the trailer: