Hello everyone! How’s it going? How fast has gone the semester! It’s our last post on this blog … and as it cannot be otherwise this last post is dedicated to those little people who are…our future students!, and those who were for two hours last Tuesday at our university (thank the students of CP […]
Read MoreHello everyone! The other day we were in Literature class working on the issue of poetry. I was surprised to see that many of the videos gives great ideas for teaching poetry in some ways we are surely none accustomed. My experience with poetry (and I think most of my colleagues) has basically been the […]
Read MoreThe other day we were speaking about some of the original versions of fairytales. We were focused on “Cinderella” story and that make me think about the real stories that are behind our fairytales, and I decide to bring you one of my favorites: Peter Pan. But, who is Peter Pan? Peter Pan is a […]
Read MoreWhat books can be interesting for our future children or students? Which authors may be more suitable for them? Today I present to you one of those authors: Beatrix Potter. Beatrix Potter was born in London, UK in 1866 and died on 1943. She was a writer, a fabulist, an Illustrator (she made all the […]
Read MoreThis post is rather to thank all my mates for the post-it that they left me in the activity of “Reading Map”. I must say that at first, when our teacher Rachel, proposed us this activity the only thing that appeared in my mind was a question. How am I going to put all my […]
Read MoreDuring these weeks we have been working on the issue of “Storytelling” in our class “Exploring children’s literature in English” with Rachel. What is Storytelling? Storytelling is narrating a story in a different way (with gestures, sounds, songs, etc.) and always from a narrative point of view. It is a technique that we can use […]
Read MoreThe other day in class “Exploring children’s literature in English” we were working on Nursery Rhymes. An example for those who do not be sure about what a Nursery Rhyme is, I am going to put one that I know you sure know: “Sal Solecito” Sal solecito caliéntame un poquito. Por hoy, por mañana, […]
Read MoreHello everyone! I am María Sampedro, a 4th Year student of Primary Education (Bilingual option) studying at University Center Cardinal Cisneros. During this first semester of academic I will be commenting on this blog as part of the subject “Exploring Children’s literature in English” lectured by Prof. Dr.Raquel Fernandez. I am looking forward to start, […]
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