MY TREASURE HUNT

The Christmas season is here once more  . And both children and adults are looking forward to this time of the year.  I´ve included  a webquest  about Christmas in the United Kingdom  to help  my students  learn about Christmas customs and traditions whilst having a funny good time.

ACTIVITIES
SECTION A
1.-On  what  date is Christmas celebrated in  England?
2.-What is the the start of the Christmas season called?
3.-What takes place in most primary schools in England at Christmas time?
4.-What is a traditional British Christmas play called?
5.-Which two colours are the traditional colours of Christmas decorations?
6.-When did Christmas trees first become popular  in England?
7.-What did people use to decorate their trees with during the Victorian times?
8.-When was the first Christmas card sent and who printed it?
9.-What are the songs sung at Christmas time called?
10.-Why is Christmas Eve an exciting time for children in England?
11.-How did children  used  to send their letters to father Christmas?
12.-What traditionally  happens at three o´clock  on Christmas Day?
13.-What is the traditional bird eaten  on Christmas Day?
14.-Who was the first person to eat turkey  on Christmas Day?
15.-Who invented Christmas Crackers?
16.-What is another name for Boxing Day?
The answers can be found  www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/xmas

SECTION B
When  you finish  answering the questions  above,  I  want you to  find at least  four differences and four similarities beween Christmas customs  in Great Britain  and Spain and jot them down here.

SECTION C
 It´s Christmas time: VIDEOS FOR CHRISTMAS: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
1.-Watch the video, read the lyrics, look up the words you don't understand and write them in your folder (5 or more).
2.-Go to YOUTUBE and find another version of this song. Download the video into your folder and say why you like it (write more than one sentence, pleas



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"My alter ego"

When I am writing this  it comes to my mind the famous film  "the Sound of Music"  starred by Julie Andrews.
She is just a nanny who manages to educate successfully  the seven children of Captain von Trapp and she eventually marries the captain.
I liked the film a lot. You might think I am a very traditional person  because the story has got a happy ending. She marries the captain.  But it´s not the reason why I have chosen Julie Andrews ( Maria) in the film as my alter ego. I liked the way she enjoyed teaching her lovely songs to the children.  Her English was also perfect . And she was very enthusiastic about her job. She really loved what she did and  in the end she got her reward when marrying the captain

Me as a teacher

 I´ve always loved the subject  that I teach and in fact I come from a family of teachers ( both my father and my mother were teachers). However, as years go by ,my teaching experience with teenagers is becoming more and more frustrating and unrewarding. Sometimes I think I am getting old too soon and I need to motivate myself. That´s why  in order to motivate my students and at the same time my job, I want to use these new technologies ( like blogs and wikis) as often as possible. I know it takes longer to prepare our lessons with the new resources, but I must be determined and persevering in my tasks.

I haven´t got a clear  metaphorical image to illustrate my philosophy of teaching  so I have chosen  a funny image.
And ,above all,  I would say for every  job : Love what you do.