Infonews n°223 du 17/09/2004
BobQuits.com ( from The Scout Report -- September 17)
Car Free Day
Paralympic Games
Hurricanes
Life in Workhouses
Oliver Twist
Virtual School day in an English Primary School
Kindergarten Month by Month Themes (from Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer,
Tuesday, September 14th)
Wacky Animals (from Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer, Monday, September 13th)
Online interactive activities with TV characters
Painting and Printing Ideas for teachers ( from Riverdeep's Classroom
Flyer, Monday, September 13th)
How Stuff Works Express
National Geographic for Kids
Weekly Reader
ChickaDEE Magazine
American Girl
Time For Kids
Maps
British life and customs
American Symbols and Celebration
Entrepreneur's Webquest : "get rich fast!"
Religion and Prayer in U.S. Public School, Libraries, Etc. (from [LII New
This Week] September 16)
Urban Mobility Study (from [LII New This Week] September 16)
Tous les programmes d'Anglais
"Turner, Whistler, Monet" exhibition
BobQuits.com ( from The Scout Report -- September 17)
http://www.bobquits.com/
In recent years, the efforts by various government agencies and
not-for-profit foundations to get people to quit smoking has increased
dramatically. Many organizations have turned to emerging forms of media,
such as Internet-based productions, to get the word out about the
individual experiences of those persons trying to quit the nicotine habit.
In this rather informative outreach program, visitors can explore the life
of one New York resident as he attempts to give up smoking. The program
highlights the affect his decision has on his family, particularly his
children. Visitors can browse through the video segments offered here, and
skip around at their leisure.
Overall, the site is an emotional and informative experience that may prove
to be a helpful educational resource as well as providing a first-hand
account of one individual's experience with giving up smoking. [KMG]
[ The introduction with a video looking like an advertisement is excellent,
and can be easily used with beginners or learners at any level. They will
all feel like saying something! The rest of the site is also very visual,
with video in Flash, and a journal to read. You go through Bob's life day
by day, and observe his fight to manage and quit smoking. The students will
like it because it has a reality TV side and shows the real life of a young
American.]
Car Free Day
Tomorrow is international car-free day : the opportunity to study
sustainable development and ways to protect our environment, especially
concerning transportation. See these sites:
In the UK:
http://www.metta.org.uk/car_free_day.asp
In Europe:
http://www.mobilityweek-europe.org/index_en.php
http://www.22september.org/
and you can study how CO² pollution works with this interactive page:
http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/games/yourscore/index.html
You can access these sites directly on Infonews:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/infonews/themes/carfreeday.html
Paralympic Games
http://www.athens2004.com/
This week started the paralympic games in Athens. You can find all the
information on the official site : the categories and sports (discover
boccia! ) , the participants (athletes biographies, teams, coaches, etc.),
the results and the organisation.
See also those links recommended by Peggy Laliouse on eTeachNet :
Athletes bios on :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/paralympics/
http://www.usparalympics.org
Creation, name and motto, events on :
http://www.factmonster.com/sport/paralympics.html
Summer and winter sports on :
http://www.paralympic.org/release/Summer_Sports/index.html
http://www.paralympic.org/release/Winter_Sports/index.html
Hurricanes
The fourth (or fifth?) hurricane is soon going to hit Florida. Read those
special reports:
2003 hurricanes : http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/hurricanes/ (lots
of
facts and figures)
BBC : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3669082.stm (
articles, links and
an excellent animation : "hurricane explained")
Hurricane explained :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,773980,00.html (
pictures and small
text. requires Flash)
News Scientist : http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994197
(long article and links. Free only for a week)
Tampa Bay Online : http://www.tbo.com/hurricanefrances/ (
all the events
for people living there. read the weblogs)
Life in Workhouses
In "première" (last but one class in upper secondary school) the
students
study the Industrial revolution in History. If you feel like also
studying the subject in English, you can find everything about workhouses at:
<http://www.judandk.force9.co.uk/workhouse.html>http://www.judandk.force9.co.uk/workhouse.html
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/
<http://history.powys.org.uk/school1/newtown/life.shtml>http://history.powys.org.uk/school1/newtown/life.shtml
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide19/part06.html
Oliver Twist
and, of course, you can then study Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens:
full searchable text
http://www.online-literature.com/dickens/olivertwist/
Full text with online dictionary
http://dickens.thefreelibrary.com/Oliver-Twist-Or-The-Parish-Boys-Progress
summary, characters and links
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/twist.html
Pictures from the film
http://w1.303.telia.com/~u30302957/OLIVER1.html
Virtual School day in an English Primary School
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/schday/Start.html
a very interesting site presenting the day of a child in a primary school.
With all the typical vocabulary : packed lunch, break, pictures of the
different lessons, etc.
Kindergarten Month by Month Themes (from Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer, Tuesday,
September 14th)
http://www.kinderhive.net/monthlythemes.html
Not only are the themes outlined for you to help you plan your own
kindergarten curriculum, but they are linked to classroom activities and
related literature suggestions.
[ lots of activities like handicrafts, murals, poems and ideas for circle
time. Teachers can find ideas for kindergarten, but also for primary school
or even lower secondary school.]
Wacky Animals (from Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer, Monday, September 13th)
http://www.greenwing.org/greenwings/fun/wackywildlife/wacky.html
What kind of animal can your preschoolers create? Try changing its head,
its tail, and its midsection to see what strange creatures you can come up
with.
Online interactive activities with TV characters
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/prek2/theme/index.shtm
On this page, find lots of short and simple flash activities (lots involve
simple counting) with Clifford the dog, Arthur, the Teletubbies or Barney
from Sesame Street.
Painting and Printing Ideas for teachers ( from Riverdeep's Classroom Flyer,
Monday, September 13th)
http://www.bigeyedowl.co.uk/painting-activities.htm
Painting is most likely a big part of your preschool curriculum, and you
may find yourself running out of fresh ideas.
Here are some great suggestions to keep the creativity flowing, all geared
to younger children.
Library Hot Five #241 from Classroom Connect suggest these "Online
Magazines for Kids" around several subjects:
science and technology:
- How Stuff Works Express
http://www.howstuffworks.com/express-description.htm
- Geopraphy
National Geographic for Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/
- Literature and poetry
Weekly Reader
http://www.weeklyreader.com/homepage.asp
- for children ages 5-9
ChickaDEE Magazine
http://www.owlkids.com/chickadee/
- for girls
American Girl
http://www.americangirl.com/agmg/index.html
To which we can add this excellent magazine ( three different levels)
featuring current news:
Time For Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/class/index.html
Maps
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/faq.html
[ Here is a site with loads of maps of all kind, most of them free of
rights. You can acess all type of geography maps, plus historical maps,
route planning and weather maps. ]
British life and customs
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/index.html
Claude Covo Farchi on eTeachNet has found this site for you. It features
lots of information about Britain ( weather, government, traditions, food,
etc.) presented in a simple way. You can use this page for students who
have been studying English for three years or more.
American Symbols and Celebration
http://www.usembassy.at/en/us/symbols.htm
You will find all the information you need about the US: the flag, the
anthem, the food, but also all the national holidays and celebrations and
much more.
Entrepreneur's Webquest : "get rich fast!"
http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqkocher/webqskocher.html
"The Task : You are going to develop a business plan. In the business
plan, you must decide if your business is going to sell a mega product or
provide a service. Other factors you must consider are your competitors,
financing your venture, and a competitive price. The business plan must be
well organized, be easy to read, and follow a logical format. The sample
format for a business plan has seven parts: Company Description, Products
and Services Plan, Marketing Plan, Legal Plan, Management Plan, Operating
Plan, Financial Plan.
The final product will be in the form of a portfolio (using a word
processor), Power Point presentation, or a Web page."
[This task was designed by an American teacher for his 9 to 12th grade
business students. You can use it for EFL students studying business and
economy with at least 6 years of English.]
Religion and Prayer in U.S. Public School, Libraries, Etc. (from [LII New This
Week] September 16)
An overview of the constitutional requirements relating to prayer in
U.S. public schools. Also discusses prayer at municipal government
meetings, teaching about religion and the Bible, prayer at special school
events, student free speech guarantees, and the "under God" language
in the
Pledge of Allegiance. Includes links to related information. From Ontario
Consultants on Religious Tolerance.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/ps_pray.htm
[ for teachers' information and advanced students]
Urban Mobility Study (from [LII New This Week] September 16)
An annual statistical report on the extent and performance of the
roadway systems in several dozen U.S. cities, presenting about
two decades'-worth of data. Measures include the amount of time an
average driver spends stuck in traffic, the difference in travel time
between trips made during peak vs. off-peak hours, and the economic cost of
congestion due to lost productivity and wasted fuel. From the Texas
Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University.
http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums
[ for students studying economics or transportation. Lots of charts and
figures.]
Tous les programmes d'Anglais
Collège : http://www.cndp.fr/archivage/valid/15390/15390-7053-7021.pdf
Seconde : http://www.education.gouv.fr/bo/2002/hs7/default.htm
Première : http://www.cndp.fr/archivage/valid/66881/66881-9485-11663.pdf
Terminale : ftp://trf.education.gouv.fr/pub/edutel/bo/2004/hs5/lv_terminale.pdf
CAP: ftp://trf.education.gouv.fr/pub/edutel/bo/2003/hs4/anglais.pdf
Vous retrouverez toutes ces informations sur le site du CNDP, en
choisissant "programmes et accompagnement"
http://www.cndp.fr/secondaire/anglais/
"Turner, Whistler, Monet" exhibition
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/label_france/55/fr/13.html
Claude Covo Farchi recommends this painting exhibition in Paris:
"Turner, Whistler, Monet", du 13 octobre au 17 janvier, aux Galeries
nationales du Grand Palais.
De l'influence de William Turner (1775-1851) et de James Whistler
(1834-1903) sur Claude Monet (1840-1926), lors de son séjour à Londres à la
fin de l'année 1870, avant qu'il ne devienne le père de l'impressionnisme,
notamment grâce à son tableau "Impression, soleil Levant"
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