Rabadeira in English

Sunday, February 19, 2017

CARNIVAL AND PANCAKES

It's Carnival time again. What do you prefer? English pancakes, American Pancakes or Filloas ?

VOCABULARY
Watch the video to learn some vocabulary about Carnival:

-Carnival in the World:

SONGS
This funny song "PANCAKE SONG" is from the British children's sitcom , retelling of the legend of Robin Hood, placing Maid Marian in the role of leader of the Merry Men, and reducing Robin to an incompetent ex-tailor.

-This is the song "HOT WINGS" by WILL.I.AM from the movie RIO

Pancake Song
Mix a pancake,
Stir a pancake,
Pop it in the pan;
Fry the pancake,
Toss the pancake,
Catch it if you can.

You can listen the song in the following video:

Five crispy pancakes
Five crispy pancakes in a frying pan,
Flip them and toss them and catch them if you can.
Along came Garrett for a pancake one day.
Mom sprinkled it with sugar and he took it away.
Four crispy pancakes in a frying pan,
Flip them and toss them and catch them if you can.
Along came 'Nessa for a pancake one day.
Mom sprinkled it with sugar and she took it away.
Three crispy pancakes in a frying pan,
Flip them and toss them and catch them if you can.
Along came Eleanor for a pancake one day.
Mom sprinkled it with sugar and she took it away.
Two crispy pancakes in a frying pan,
Flip them and toss them and catch them if you can.
Along came Lainey for a pancake one day.
Mom sprinkled it with sugar and she took it away.
One crispy pancake in a frying pan,
Flip it and toss it and catch it if you can.
Along came Murphy for a pancake one day.

Mom sprinkled it with sugar and she took it away.

STORIES

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/57731017/carnaval/Pancakes_US_SPA.swf

Read a story for Pancake Day
-"If you give a pig a pancake" story :

GAMES

watch this video to play the game "Who's behind the mask?"

-Next is a game to make pancakes :

-Would you like to see you dressing up as a hero, a rockstar.....? Click here , upload your photo and you'll see.

LIFE IN BRITAIN

-The following video is in READING on Pancake Day and you can watch a Pancake Race .

-"How to make English pancakes" video:

-How to make American pancakes video :

-A funny video about pancakes :

Thursday, January 19, 2017

PEACE DAY

Mahatma Gandhi

On January 30th , 1948 he was killed by a young radical.We remember him on this day because he was a peacemaker.He created the concept of a non-violent way of protesting against injustices.Many civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr., used Gandhi's concept of non-violent protest as a model for their own struggles.

ABOUT PEACE

-Symbols of Peace

-What is Peace?

This wonderful book is for the little children. It shows you what peace is .

PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT PEACE AND WAR

-These are famous Spanish people talking about peace .It's in Spanish with English subtitles.

-Some thoughts of the Dalai Lama and and the Chinese Philosopher Lao Tzu about peace.

-If you 're a kind person , kindness will be back to you.

Life Vest Inside is based on the philosophy that increasing kindness in society will lead to more connectedness and a better, happier world. In the stormy seas of life, we all could use a little support, perhaps a "life vest," to keep us afloat. That life vest is kindness.

-And this is the singer Matisyahu performing the song "ONE DAY" that is the song of the previous video.

A PEACE GAME