"All I want for Christmas is you" Cute Cartoon Version

Hi guys!
It's Christmas Eve and Lil Bow doesn't want to go to bed. He sits with his dad in the living room waiting for Santa. It's very late so they decided to call Mariah for help.

What does the fox say?

Hi kids! 

My dearest student Lucy Aurora sent this funny catchy video by mail and I decided to share it with all of you. 

 This Norwegian video was supposed to be a joke but people started loving it so it became viral! It's so hilarious!

I think it can be useful to revise animals, the sounds they make and adjectives to describe them.

Sing, dance, learn and enjoy!

10 animated songs for a happy Valentine's Day

And this is the list of songs, lyrics and singers of my video playlist. 
Enjoy!

 "A thousand years" by  Christina Perry.

 "Lucky" by  Jason Mraz  &  Colbie Caillat.

 "L.O.V.E." by  Nat King Cole.

 "Love is a losing game" by  Amy Winehouse.

 "Can't smile without you" by  Barry Manilow.

 "Good day sunshine" by  The Beatles.

 "Friday I'm in love" by  The Cure.

 "I'm me, once more" by  Zee Avi.

 "You belong with me" by  Taylor Swift.

 "The Happy Song" by  Kate Miccuci

You might also like:
Web Tools 4 Kids/ eCards/Valentine's day
or
Topics 4 kids/Festivals/Valentine's

Happy Valentine's day, guys!

Singing and dancing in the rain

 "Singing in the rain" by The Learning Station is a progressive song, adding on actions. 

LYRICS: 

Singing in the rain. We're singing in the rain. What a wonderful feeling!
We're thumbs up ... 

Ceecha cha cha cheecha cha cha cheecha cha cha. 

Now sway ...

 ACTIONS: 

Thumbs up. Shoulders back. Knees together. Bottoms out. Tongues out. Eyes closed. 

And now let's start singing and dancing in the rain. 

It's a perfect song for a rainy day and it's raining cats and dogs outside, kids!


And here you are the original version by the great Gene Kelly. Just amazing!

Welcome back to school

Hi kids! 

School days are back once again. 

New lessons, new games, some new mates and a new school year with new challenges.

I know you will be nervous but excited at the same time. 

Don't worry and start this new grade with confidence because everything is going to be all right.

Lyrics

  "Don't worry about a thing
'cause every little thing gonna be all right"

"The Calendar Song" by Boney M.

Hi kids! 

Revise the months of the year with "The calendar song", performed by Boney M., the famous Disco group of the 80's. 

Sing, dance and enjoy!
:-)))


* More resources on Months of the Year at Topics for Kids/Months

Virtual Chopin

Hi music lovers!

Do you want to have an interactive virtual chat with one of the greatest musicians of all time, Frederick Chopin?

Virtual Chopin is a web portal for children and young adults where you can "Talk to Chopin" about his life, adventures, the most important compositions, his journeys, friends and many more.

I hope you enjoy chatting and listening to Chopin's music!

* If you like music, visit Topics for Kids/Music.

Play and Make Music with Noisegames

Hi music lovers! 

Noisegames is a fantastic collection of  awesome interactive soundgames that allows you to be creative, play and make music.

 Be sure to try out "The Shower Song".  It's great fun!!

* Remember you have much more about music
at  "Topics for kids/Music"

Learn Vocabulary through Hip Hop

"Little Minnie"

Hi there!

Hip Hop is hot and now it can be used as a tool to learn vocabulary. 

Are you ready to learn English through Rap music? 

*  Let's start with the story of   "Little Minnie"

*  Visit  "The Week in Rap" at  Flocabulary's profile on Vimeo.

"The Week in Rap"


Enjoy it, guys!

Compose a song and build a town in an island

Aurora's island.

Hi everyone,

Isle of Tune is an awesome site that lets you create a song by building a village or a town in an island.
You can use streetlights, houses, plants and trees to make different sounds and these objects generate sounds as a car passes by.

Click on an object to see the object panel and change things if you like it.

There are several pre-built LOOPS or sequences to give you some ideas and help you.

You can change the tone of the instruments according to the season of the year: Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter.

Don't forget to click on SHARE: Copy the link and post it on your blogs.

* Jaw-dropping islands!!: "Beat it" (Michael Jackson) and "kids".

Interactive colouring Book Music Video

Click on the picture 
(Use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome)

Hi dear pupils,

Here's a new interactive video from "Au Revoir Simone". It's a coluring book that can be transformed in a beautiful painting and be part of the video.

Press play and you can see the three girls in a haunted house where there is a black cat, an owl, a funny ghost...

Colour the scene, give it your touch and customize your version of  "Knight of Wands"  video.

Enjoy it!


Au Revoir Simone - "Knight of Wands"
from Eli Stonberg on Vimeo.

* "Knight of Wands" Lyrics.

It's my life Animoto video contest

Hi Rock fans,

Bon Jovi is using Animoto to celebrate their new Greatest Hits album so you can make videos with some of their tracks! Awesome, isn't it?

Here's the deal: every two weeks starting today, a different Bon Jovi song will be unlocked for you to use in an Animoto video. Make the best video using that song, and win two tickets to a concert.

Start now!! "Livin' on a Prayer" is the first song!!!

* "It's my Life" Animoto Video Contest

* Well, if you don't want to participate, you can do it just for fun!

"Yesterday": Song and Quiz (for Room 6E)

Hi guys,
This is the famous song "Yesterday" by The Beatles.
I want you to listen carefully and then do the multiple choice quiz.
There are nine questions. Choose the right answer and see how you did.
Enjoy it!
* Roll the scroll bar to see all the questions and do the quiz.

"The man who sold the World" by Nirvana (For classroom 6E)

Lyrics | Nirvana Lyrics | The Man Who Sold the World Lyrics

Hi dear Little Bloggers from room 6E,
Here you are this wonderful song: "The man who sold the World" (El hombre que vendió el Mundo) performed by Kurt Cobain, The lead singer and guitarist of the Rock band Nirvana.
* TASK:
1.- Can you write a list with the regular and irregular past verbs?
2.- Do you know any song to practise the simple past tense?
3.- Post your favourite song on your personal blogs. You can embed the video, the audio and the lyrics.


http://www.radioblogclub.com/

An interactive book on Vincent Van Gogh , a video and a song.

Hi there,
Read and listen to " One Starry Night", the beautiful story written by Melody Keyes and learn about one of the greatest and most famous painters of all time: Vincent Van Gogh.



You can enjoy the video and song: "Starry starry nights", performed by Don McLean.

"Hansel and Gretel": An interactive Opera for kids

Hi kids,
Today you can design your own Opera with this online interactive classical music game for kids like you!
1.- Click on the image to start.
2.- Turn up your sound and click to play.
3.- Type your name and...
become the general director, the costume designer, the coreographer, the set designer to control the backgrounds and scenary, the lighting technician...

Come on, kids! Opera can be a lot of fun!

Play all styles, all music

1.- I'm an Animal Rocker. I like Rock.

2.- I'm an Electro Blipper. I like Electronic music.

3.- I'm a Pink Popper. I like Pop.

4.- I'm a Table Tumin' Hopper. I like Hip Hop.


5.- I'm a Philharmaniac. I like classical music.

Hi there,
Are you a Pink Popper, an animal Rocker, an Electro Blipper, a Table Tumin' Hopper or a Philharmaniac?
Plug in, try on and find out! - Nokia.com -

* If you are a music crazy, follow the instructions:
1.- Click here to start
2.- Choose your music style: colour grey is Classical, pink for Pop, black is for animal Rockers, Electronic music is blue and choose brown if you like Hip Hop and you want to become a Hopper.
3.- Plug in.
4.- Move up.
5.- Browse your computer and upload a photo.
6.- Adjust your photo and your style
7- Click on time to share: save the image as Jpeg or email the result .
8.- Post it on your blogs or send the email to me, to your family or to your friends.

Enjoy yourselves!

School Day of Non-violence and Peace

Dear pupils,
January 30 is School Day of Non-violence and Peace.
Let's remember  Gandhi's  words:
"Love is better than egoism, Non-violence is better than violence, and Peace is better than war".

"Let the sun shine in"  is a famous song from the movie "Hair" directed by Miloš Forman  in 1979.
It's a very sad song, guys, but a very beautiful one, too.

*... and here you are the lyrics.

156 Countries Singing Together: A campaign against AIDS in Africa

On December 7th, 2009 at 1:30 GMT, people in 156 countries

joined together to sing at exactly the same time The Beatles' song "All you need is love".

It's a Starbucks campaign against AIDS in Africa.

A beautiful campaign, isn't it, kids?

The days of the week with The Cure

 Click Full screem if you want to read the lyrics and sing the song.

The Cure official site

Karaoke lyrics