Social and Natural Sciences 6

Oxford Look & Think:
Social & Natural Sciences 6 (New Level)
The final level of a new six-level primary series with 100% coverage of the Spanish science curriculum, at a language level that is truly appropriate for bilingual and CLIL programmes.
Class Book, Activity Book, Teachers' Book, resources, audio and digital materials, class posters and flashcards

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CLIL Science links: The Human Body

Kids Health: How the body works - facts, videos & games.
Kids Health en español - la misma página web, en español
Teens Health - information about health, growth & emotions
Teens Health en español - la misma página web, en español

National Geographic: Explore the human body - facts & photos
National Health Service (UK): Body tour - interactive resources
Free Powerpoints: The human body - variety of body systems
Yucky Discovery: Your body - fun facts about yucky body functions
Science Kids (NZ): The human body for kids - facts, games, videos
Teacher Planet: The human body - lesson plans and worksheets

CLIL Links for the Key Stages / UK Curriculum

National Curriculum & Key Stages - UK Government site
Understanding the National Curriculum - Quick summary
Teacher-Net Lesson Plans - UK Government site

BBC Teachers - Resources for the Key Stages
Free Teaching Resources (UK) - Excellent collection
Top Marks Interactive Whiteboard Resources for Key Stages 1 & 2
CPG Books - Online revision and worksheets for Key Stages
Andy Darvill's Science Site for Key Stages 3 & 4
School History - For all levels of the UK curriculum
Crickweb - Primary Interactive Resources
Woodlands Junior School - Learning Web
School Science - Association for Science Education
Science.ie - Science in Ireland
Planet Science - Resources for Teachers

New Series for Primary Science in English

Oxford Look & Think:
Social & Natural Sciences 1-6
A new six-level series with 100% coverage of the Spanish science curriculum, at a language level that is truly appropriate for bilingual and CLIL programmes.
Class Book, Activity Book, Teachers' Book, resources, audio and digital materials, class posters and flashcards (levels 4 and 6 in 2011)

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My 10 web recommendations

Everyone seems to be recommending their favourite blogs and websites these days, so with encouragement from Pilar Torres, I've made a quick list of 10 links that I like, and that I think other people might like as well. Here they are in alphabetical order. Enjoy exploring!

- Chiew Pang - A CLIL to Climb
- IES Arboleda's bilingual school blog
- IPL2 (Internet Public Library)
- Isabel Perez - ESL site (a classic!)
- Judie Haynes - Everything ESL
- Nik Peachey learning technology blog
- Nina Lauder's ELT/CLIL training blog
- Patti Trimborn's bilingual education blog
- Pilar Torres' alinguistico teacher's blog
- Vanessa Reilly's teacher-training blog

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New publications: Non-fiction readers

Oxford Read and Discover Series:
Graded non-fiction readers (levels 3-6)
ideal for CLIL / bilingual programmes,
with natural and social science topics,
and 40 different titles available.

















Series information: click here

Titles by Robert Quinn:
- Your Five Senses (level 3)
- Animals in the Air (level 3)
- Machines Now and Then (level 4)
- Food Around the World (Level 6)
- Your Amazing Body (Level 6)
- Earth, Then and Now (Level 6)

See at amazon.co.uk (click here)

CLIL Science Publication for Primary

Oxford Science Content for Primary
Levels 3 & 4 by Robert Quinn

> Activity Books for Social/Natural Science in English
> For the LOE Conocimiento del Medio syllabus
> Designed for CLIL classes and bilingual programmes
> Also ideal for CBT and cross-curricular project work.

- Activity Book: seven thematic modules per level
- Teacher's Guide: teaching notes, tests and projects
- Colour Posters: seven posters per level
- Teacher's Multi-ROM:
> Activity Book audio tracks
> Interactive posters for electronic whiteboards

Science Content series: Levels 1-6 now available
For more information: click here

Interactive Whiteboard Resources

Excellent resources for interactive whiteboards.
Recursos excelentes para pizarras interactivas.

> IWB.ORG.UK
> TOPMARKS.CO.UK
> KENT ITC WEBSITE
> BIRMINGHAM GRID FOR LEARNING
> CRICKWEB.CO.UK

Links for Physical Education / Educación Física

Here are some great sites for PE and Health Education.
Also good for sports topics in general ELT classes.

> P.E. resources at www.primaryresources.co.uk
> P.E. games ideas at www.teachingideas.co.uk
> Sports images from Visual Merriam Webster
> Healthy kids from the American Heart Association
> Nutrition rules from the What's Inside Guide
> Health and the Body from National Geographic
> Health information and articles from the BBC
> Healthy Living from the Children's BBC

British Council: Manual for Language Assistants

Language Assistant by Clare Lavery

On the British Council website, there is an excellent resource book for native English-speaking language assistants. The manual can be downloaded (free!) in PDF format.

This manual provides clear, concise explanations of basic ELT methodology for assistants who may not have much initial training. It also gives examples of how assistants can collaborate more effectively with local teachers in the classroom. This book would be useful as a textbook-manual for newly-arrived assistants, as well as a starting point for discussion between assistants and local teachers when planning team-teaching activities for the classroom.

CLIL Science - More resource websites

> softschools.com/science:
Simple games and word puzzles
> softschools.com/socialscience:
For social science topics, such as history
> Science Netlinks:
Lots of interactive online activities
> Learningscience.org:
Information and links to online activities
> Goddard Space Flight Centre (NASA):
Educational resources for space and astronomy
> Community Science Action Guides:
Resources for science and environmental education
from the Franklin Institute.
> Energy Kids' Page:
Ideas and resources for teaching children about
energy and responsible consumption with lots
of classroom activities.
> Education World - Science lesson plans
A variety of lesson plans for science classes, with
lots of different topics and activity types.
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Recommended: Photocopiable Projects for CLIL

Projects Across the Curriculum
by Nina Lauder

A resource book of photocopiable materials for teachers - ideal for cross-curricular lessons, CLIL classes and bilingual programmes.

Publisher: Scholastic / Mary Glasgow Magazines
ISBN: 9781904720812

See: elfbooks.co.uk or amazon.co.uk

NEW SECTION: Andalucía...in English!

For teachers in bilingual schools developing the integrated curriculum, I've added a section with links to websites about Andalucía in English. Authentic content for English-speaking tourists and residents. Great for bilingual projects and the Natural / Social Science curriculum.

Para profesores en centros bilíngües que desarrollan un currículo integrado, he añadido una sección con enlaces a páginas sobre Andalucía en inglés. Material auténtico para turistas y residentes angloparlantes. Muy bien para bilingüismo y el currículo de Ciencias Naturales / Sociales.

> Andalucía.com - Mini-enciclopedia turística y cultural
> Andalucía.org - Página oficial de turismo de Andalucía
> Sur in English - Periódico en inglés, de la Costa del Sol
> Euroresidentes - Enlaces para residentes comunitarios

Robert Quinn: Publications and Collaborations

Please see the following link:

http://robert-quinn.blogspot.com/

Teacher-Training (2000 - 2010) Selected sessions

Please see the following link:

http://robert-quinn.blogspot.com/