ALL HALLOW'S EVE MAGAZINE

The project that has been planned for this Halloween is the edition of a magazine about "All-Hallow's Eve", which is the original Irish tradition that now is called "Halloween".

Each grade will prepare thier own magazine and these editions will be presented to the primary section on Wednesday, October 29th. There will also be an exhibition for the parents on Thursday, October 30th.

All of the project will be prepared in the classroom with the Spanish and English teachers. The materials we will be using are: color paper, old magazines that we can cut out, markers, card board for the covers, glue, scissors, and the content material that is assigned to your team. Remember that the objective is to investigate and share the historical origins of this tradition. Forget about horror presented in Hollywood films!!

There will be several sections: We will need a front and a back cover pages. A table of contents, an introductory article or presentation. An article comparing All-Hallow's Eve with Hanal-Pixan, legends and stories that tell about All-Hallow's Eve, word games, illustrations, cartoons, amazing facts, poems, coloring pages, crafts, receipes, etc. It is very important that every body participates!

We will start investigating about this on Thursday, October 23 in Computer Lab class. Here are some links we can check:

VIDEO ON HALLOWEEN VOCABULARY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7jzCKJCeEI&feature=related 

AN ARTICLE ON THE ORIGIN OF HALLOWEEN:
 http://www.gty.org/resources/articles/A123/Christians-and-Halloween

HALLOWEEN ILLUSTRATIONS:
https://www.google.com.mx/search?q=HALLOWEEN+CARTOONS+FOR+KIDS&biw=1024&bih=615&noj=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=amxIVNmhAuut8gG4hYCgBg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ 

FUN HALLOWEEN PARTY GAMES. 
 http://fun.familyeducation.com/slideshow/halloween/33288.html

HALLOWEEN URBAN LEGENDS AND STORIES:
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/26193-top-5-halloween-urban-legends

http://www.guy-sports.com/humor/halloween/halloween_stories_for_kids.htm

http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2008/09/kids_halloween_stories.html

JACK O'LANTERN STORY:
 http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2008/09/kids_halloween_stories.html

HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN FOR KIDS: 
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/holidays/halloweenhistory.htm

http://www.timeforkids.com/photos-video/slideshow/halloween-history/17296 

http://fun.familyeducation.com/history-of-halloween/72770.html

VIDEO ON THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbK_iyC0FXM

HANAL-PIXAN
http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/menu/?id=hanal_pixan 

HALLOWEEN VOCABULARY QUIZ
http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/halloweenVQk.pdf

HALLOWEEN CROSSWORD PUZZLE
http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/halloweenC1k.pdf  

VARIOUS HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES AND WORD GAMES.
READING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES
http://bogglesworldesl.com/halloween_worksheets.htm 

HALLOWEEN RIDDLES AND JOKES FOR CHILDREN:
http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/JokesAndRiddles/Halloween.php

http://www.funenglishgames.com/funstuff/jokes/halloween.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/jokes/topics/halloween.shtml

Challenge: Copy and illustrate some of these jokes:
http://www.kidspot.com.au/kids-activities-and-games/Kids-jokes+34/Jokes-for-kids-Witches+12167.htm

FILL IN STORY: "A SCARY HALLOWEEN"
https://www.teachervision.com/tv/printables/tv00012S3.pdf

HALLOWEEN SPOT THE DIFFERENCE ACTIVITIES:
http://www.hellokids.com/r_1829/free-kids-games/find-the-differences/halloween-spot-the-difference-games

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/halloween-find-the-differences-puzzle

HALLOWEEN AROUND THE WORLD:
http://www.novareinna.com/festive/world.html

http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/halloweenglobal.php

AUTUMN RECEIPES
http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/pumpkinrecipes.php

http://www.babble.com/best-recipes/halloween-recipes-kids-treats-party-food/#fizzy-jack-o-lantern-milkshakes

http://www.bhg.com/halloween/recipes/halloween-treats-kids-can-make/

HALLOWEEN COMIC STRIPS
http://twentytwowords.com/every-calvin-and-hobbes-halloween-comic-strip-10-pictures/

HALLOWEEN TRIVIA AND FUN FACTS
http://www.halloween-website.com/trivia.htm

http://facts.randomhistory.com/halloween-facts.html

HALLOWEEN COLORING PAGES
http://www.coloring.ws/halloween.html

http://www.coloring.ws/halloween-pumpkins.htm 

uuffff! I have found there are thousands of ideas and activities that can help us prepare a very interesting and entertaining magazine!

Enjoy the project!

The Circulatory System

We are learning now about the circulatory system. It is responsible for the distribution of the nutrients provided by the digestive system and the oxygen we get through the respiratory system. All of our body systems work together to keep us alive!!! Our body is just amazing!

Watch a video which shows how our heart works. Everything starts on the right side of the heart, blood coming from all the body gets into the right chambers of the heart. This blood has CARBON DIOXIDE, a waste product.

The job of your heart is to pump blood through your body. Even in your sleep, your heart keeps beating, or pumping blood. If it stopped, you would quickly die. Your heart is divided into two sides separated by a septum. The left side of your heart is filled with oxygen-rich blood, while the right side of your heart is filled with oxygen-poor blood. Each side of your heart is further broken into two chambers known as the atrium and the ventricle. Each side of the heart has an atrium and a ventricle for a total of four chambers.

Watch the video and observe how your heart works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA0Wb3gc4mE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s5iCoCaofc

Do you want to take a trip through the circulatory system? 
Click on the link below.
You have to read and follow the instructions so you can do it!

http://www.toxrap.org/36_kids_game1.html 


Try this quiz to learn the parts of the heart:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2iVqTckmPQ

A variety of activities at:

http://www.wartgames.com/themes/humanbody/heart.html

TAKE A QUIZ!!

http://kidshealth.org/kid/quizzes/CSquiz.html 

Project: Make a Model of a Lung

The objective of this project is to have a clearer idea of what is the role of the diaphragm (dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of the lungs) as we inhale and exhale.

 

As we inhale, this muscle contracts, it is pushed down as the air fills in our lungs. As we exhale, the muscle relaxes, it moves upwards as air gets out of our lungs.

Watch this video, make your model and observe what happens as you pull down the balloon.

In your Science notebook, make a drawing of your observation and explain what happened.

 

The Respiratory System - Quiz

The respiratory system is a group of organs that helps us breathe, inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. Oxygen is needed to transform the nutrients in food into energy. We need energy to move, think, talk, and carry out all of our daily activities.

Click on the link below and answer the questions. Don't copy the questions on your paper. Write only the number or letter and the correct answer.

http://hes.ucfsd.org/gclaypo/repiratorysys.html

1. What is the respiratory system?

2. What are the most important parts of the respiratory system?

3. Write the part of the respiratory system that matches the definitions below:
a) The dome-shaped muscle at the bottom of the lungs: _______________.

b)  Main organs of the respiratory system. They take oxygen in the body and carbon dioxide out of the body_______________.

c) The two tubes that take air directly into the lungs: ______________.

d) The  main tube that takes air into two smaller tubes that get in the lungs:______________.

 

4. Read the "Frequently asked questions" section. Choose the correct answer:

"These are sudden, involuntary movements of the diaphragm, you don't have control over it, it may be caused because  the diaphragm may get irritated or  because you may have eaten too fast, "

a)   yawn                               b) hiccups                         c) sneeze 

5. What is the result of the combination of nutrients and oxygen? __________

When you finish, you may visit each part of the respiratory system by clicking on the following link:

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/health/lesson/respiratory-system/

Click, one by one, to each part of the respiratory system. You go back to the beginning by clicking on "replay".

 At home, you may read and listen the following article:

http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/lungs.html 

Here you can watch a video and do a quiz!

http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/RSmovie.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle