Τρίτη 12 Ιουνίου 2012

William Shakespeare's Birthday Party

 On April 23rd in the Primary School of Thermi we celebrated the would-be 448th birthday of the most prominent figure in English Literature, William Shakespeare. We did a number of activities to learn more about this special person and to celebrate his memory.

Shakespeare's Birthday Party on PhotoPeach

The students recited quotes from his plays and sonnets






Useful links in case you want to have such a special party!
http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/shakespeare-facts/
http://www.william-shakespeare.org.uk/facts-about-william-shakespeare.htm
http://absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/facts/facts.htm
http://www.squidoo.com/hands-on-shakespeare
How to make Stretch books :
 http://teachingyoungsters.blogspot.gr/2012/05/how-to-make-stretch-books-for-your.html

Coloring pages :
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/shakespeare-printables.htm
http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/shakespeare-coloring-page/?cid=50.300&utm_source=Worksheet+of+the+Week&utm_campaign=df9f430e2a-worksheet&utm_medium=email
http://www.hellokids.com/c_27056/coloring-page/famous-people-coloring-pages/famous-british-people-colouring-pages/british-authors-colouring-pages/william-shakespeare-coloring-page

A lesson plan on Shakespeare
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/language-assistant/essential-uk/shakespeare?utm_source=facebook-teachingenglish&utm_mediu%C2%ADm=wallpost&utm_campaign=bc-teachingenglish-facebook

Shakespeare for teens
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/shakespeare-teens?utm_source=facebook-teachingenglish&utm_mediu%C2%ADm=wallpost&utm_campaign=bc-teachingenglish-facebook

A modern Hamlet comic book created as an e-Twinning project by students from Spain and Greece :
http://issuu.com/evibelogia/docs/comic_hamlet?mode=window&printButtonEnabled=false&backgroundColor#222222

Shakespeare extracts
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/shakespeare-extracts?utm_source=facebook-teachingenglish&utm_mediu%C2%ADm=wallpost&utm_campaign=bc-teachingenglish-facebook

Elizabethan music and dancing lessons at :
http://youtu.be/q_RcMug23po
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_6nVRITxbY&feature=related




Learn more about his birthplace at :












Σάββατο 9 Ιουνίου 2012

Κυριακή 3 Ιουνίου 2012

Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee is celebrated in England from 2nd to 5th June on the occasion of her  60 years on the British throne.

The official website : http://www.thediamondjubilee.org/   

 
Born 21 April 1926 , the elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. At the time it was not expected that her father would become King, or that she would become Queen







The queen took the throne in 1952 on the death of her father, King George VI, and most Britons have known no other monarch.
                                                                           
                                           
A royal wedding  
In 1947, she married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with whom she has four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward. Her coronation service took place in 1953, and was the first to be televised.

On her Coronation Day
 On the balcony of Buckingham Palace with her family.

Celebrations in English schools



Shopping for souvenirs in London
                                                    Limited edition Diamond Jubilee teapot