“Computing isn’t about computers. It’s about people, solving puzzles, creativity, changing the future and, most of all, having fun.” Paul Curzon In the pursuit to make the menu board for the school, we found a story of Pete, a cat that was hungry and wanted to make a sandwich for lunch. The problem started when […]
GUIDING PETE TO HIS SANDWICH! Llegeix més »
“Effective speaking routine in language classrooms help scaffold learners’ talk, making oral language development more accessible and less intimidating” Andrew Wilkinson Greetings are one of the first things you learn to say in a foreign language. When you travel to another country and already know how to say “hello!”, “good morning”, or “good afternoon”, you
SAYING HELLO, NOT A SIMPLE ROUTINE! Llegeix més »
“Don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.” Roald Dahl Last week we had a lot of fun while practising English by going to Can Papasseit to watch a theatre play: Little Red Rocks. Because watching a theatre play in English can be
LET’S GO TO THE THEATRE! Llegeix més »
Studying about how to make the school menu accesible, we discovered that lunches in the school are not the same in all the countries. In the USA, for example, EVERYBODY has lunch in the school. Children DO NOT have lunch at home! In the USA you decide if you BRING your own food or take
“Recognizing that food is more than sustenance—it is an expression of culture, heritage, and creativity.” Chef Vikas Khanna We really liked cooking panellets in the school; we shared moments with other children and we got to meet new friends but our favourite part was eating them. There were 5 different panellets Talking about these flavours,
OUR FAVOURITE PANELLET Llegeix més »
“Languages aren’t just made of words. They’re modes of looking at the world.” R.F.Kuang Talking about teeth we also talked about what happens when a tooth falls… For most of us it is “Ratoncito Pérez” who comes and leaves a present under our pillows while in other houses it is “la fada de les dents”.
“Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.” — Fred Rogers As you know, we are the “20 Pack,” and we’ve been doing lots of fun activities related to this number. We discovered that half of 20 is 10, and we explored different ways to represent it. We had a great time playing
PLAYING WITH NUMBER 20 Llegeix més »