April in Review & Jour des Pères (France & Quebec) !

 

illustration: Mathou, crayon d'humour

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Et la fête des pères arrive en France et au Québec! Le 18 juin. Le 3e dimance du mois de juin, les enfants français et québéquois fêtent leurs pères. 

 

C'est une journée particulière pour témoigner l'amour que l'on porte à son père. En fait, le jour de la fête des pères est un jour pour honorer la figure paternelle dans la famille.

Sonora Smart Dodd

via BBC/ World

C'est une fête importée des États-Unis. Sonora Smart Dodd décida d'oeuvrer pour que soit instauré un jour d'hommage pour tous les pères aux Etat-Unis. 

À chacun sa manière de célébrer les papas. Si vous êtes en manque d'inspiration, pourquoi pas leur offrir un livre...

 

Si mon père était encore là...

Yann Walcker

illustrations Robin

https://www.gallimard-jeunesse.fr/

Un album plein de tendresse et de nostalgie sur l'absence et le manque. Un petit garçon qui a perdu son papa tisse les liens du souvenir au cours d'une journée inventée et idéale. Il est heureux de faire avec lui tout ce qu'ils aimaient, de se dire des secrets et des mots tendres, de se taquiner, de parler de maman, de ses amis, en somme de passer cette journée particulière avec son père. 

Si mon père était encore là...

Yann Walcker

illustrations Robin

https://www.gallimard-jeunesse.fr/

Poétique sensible et drôle, ce livre peut aider des enfants dans cette situation à affronter cette épreuve et se veut, au-delà de l'idée même du deuil, un témoignage d'amour et de confiance en l'avenir.

Avec des si, comme autant de jolis cailloux semés sur le chemin d'une vie, un petit garçon passe avec son papa une journée idéale, faite de rires, de mots tendres et de secrets partagés...

Âge: 7 à 10 ans

I Wish I was as Brave as my Dad

Stu Shannon

illustrated by Cristina Dan

 ©CricoArt, 2020

https://www.cricoart.com/brave-as-dad/

How important it is for children to have a role model in their life?

When speaking about bravery many will say that their dad is a key figure.

I Wish I was as Brave as my Dad

Stu Shannon

illustrated by Cristina Dan

 ©CricoArt, 2020

https://www.cricoart.com/brave-as-dad/

When illustrating this book, I tried to put the accent on the dad and son relationship and also on the self-compassion when it comes to our fears. From this story children will learn that it’s ok to be afraid and how to overcome it.

Cristina Dan

Here are the most popular posts of April :

Children's Book Day ! Reading my pleasure ! 

March in Review & Earth Day 2023 ! Get Inspired !

Happy April Fool's Day ! Some ideas to prank your students !

Maria Sibylla Merian, remarkable 17th-century scientist & botanical artist !

Lectures & approches pédagogiques : Joyeux 80e Anniversaire, Petit Prince !

Happy Easter ! Let's celebrate Peace !

Escolas : Ler para saber ! Dia 25 de Abril !

As my usual readers know I write in English, French and Portuguese (my mother language). 

Some of you are already on holiday... but you can have some new ideas to prepare your back-to-school in August or September. That depends from the country you are teaching!

Have a wonderful time!

G-Souto

18.06.2023

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Schools : April in Review & Journée Internationale Petit Prince

Le Petit Prince

https://www.lepetitprince.com/

La Journée Internationale du Petit Prince, ce 29 juin 2022 est l'occasion de fédérer plusieurs initiatives autour de messages d'espoir, de paix et de respect. 

Cette année, Le Petit Prince en a appelé à l'imagination et à la créativité en lançant un grand Concours artistique pour petits et grands du monde entier. 

Comme chaque année, la Journée Internationale du Petit Prince, ou Petit Prince Day, aura lieu le 29 juin 2022, date d'anniversaire d'Antoine de St Exupéry.

https://www.lepetitprince.com/

Avec plus de 200 millions d'exemplaires vendus dans le monde, Le Petit Prince est devenu un symbole d'optimisme et d'espoir pour des générations de lecteurs. 

Cette journée hommage a pour vocation de promouvoir les valeurs du Petit Prince et, cette année, l'imagination et la création seront mises à l'honneur à l'occasion d'un grand concours artistique autour du thème :

"On ne voit bien qu'avec le coeur" 

(une phrase que le renard confia au Petit Prince). 

Le Petit Prince et la Lecture

Collection Le Petit Prince Ecole & Nature

 https://www.aedis-editions.fr/

Le Petit Prince et la Nature

Collection Le Petit Prince Ecole & Nature

 https://www.lepetitprince.com/

D'autres actions et évènements sont initiés pour célébrer cette Journée Internationale :

 

• un don de 5000 livres à des écoles et des associations : favoriser l'accès à la lecture et transmettre les valeurs d'humanisme, de bienveillance et de sauvegarde de notre planète grâce à la collection Le Petit Prince École et Nature.

 

• des webisodes sur les backstages de la nouvelle série d'animation : grâce aux réseaux sociaux, créer un dialogue autour des passions via les mini-témoignages de l'équipe créative travaillant sur le projet d'animation "Le Petit Prince et ses amis", dont la diffusion est prévue en 2023 sur France TV. 

 

• des produits dédiés en série limitée : la marque Les Mots Doux s'associe au Petit Prince le temps d'une collection de bracelets homemade. Des bijoux "magiques", comme des porte-bonheur, qui dévoilent un message codé en morse.

https://www.lepetitprince.com/

And now here the posts of April 2022: 

International Jazz Day : let's play jazz to honor the great names

À la rencontre du Petit Prince : manuscrit en France pour la 1ere fois

International Children's Book Day : "Stories are wings that help your soar every day."

Schools : Earth Day : Invest in our Planet ! Resources

Education : Best of 2021 : Semester #2

@Le_PetitPrince

Don't forget to celebrate tomorrow, 29 June, the Petit Prince Day, reading the lovely book, Le Petit Prince, wishing Happy Birthday to its author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. If some pf your students participated on the great and international Concours Journée du Petit Prince, that's wonderful! Tomorrow they will know the winners! Pay attention!

 

Wherever you are, on holiday summer, or still in school to the exams of school students, I hope that you're having a wonderful and safe time. 

I'll be back posting the normal roundup next week.

G-Souto

28.06.2022
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April in Review & Narrative : Marvel sequel Avengers Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

Anthony Russo & Joe Russo, 2019

https://www.imdb.com/

Yesterday, Labor Day, I went to the theaters to watch the film Avengers: Endgame. Wow! Crowded room! It's now the most tweeted about movie ever. Over 50 million tweets have been sent about the climactic conclusion to the Infinity Saga. Indeed. So emotional!

It's the 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 

It' s the sequel to 2012's The Avengers, 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron and 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). 

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe.

So it starts where Infinity War ended with Thanos snapping his fingers. That turned 50 per cent of the cosmic population, a plethora of Avengers included, to dust.

Iron Man

Avengers Endgame

credits: Marvel Studios

https://www.marvel.com/

Unfortunately, one of our most beloved heroes died. Iron Man. We were so sad! All of us went out in silence. No words, no conversation. Some tears in eyes. Intense finale!

"Make no mistake about it, Endgame is a tragedy. A number of beloved superheroes do rematerialise in the sequel, as has been widely speculated, but the MCU has undergone an irrevocable shift. Things are never going to be the same again."

Vicky Roach

The film received praise for its direction, acting, entertainment value, and emotional weight, with critics lauding its culmination of the 22-film story.

Avengers Endgame

credits: Marvel Studios

https://www.imdb.com/

"What marks Endgame apart from your average superhero movie — apart from sheer scale — is the degree to which the main protagonists have been ravaged by grief, time, and above all, failure."

Narrative. Here another sequel to teach and learn about narrative. Go to the theater with your students if you are teaching comics in Narrative. 

I think it's a splendid introduction to my review of the most read posts of April.

Here are the most read posts of the last month:


Intl Day of Sport 4 Peace & Development : resources & activities

Teaching Great Women in Humanities & Science 

Game of Thrones : Here's again the Narrative Text ! 

International Children's Book Day : books & resources

EU Sustainability Award : Green Steps, Portugal

Women in STEM : Katie Bouman & the Black Hole ! 

Earth Day 2019 & NASA #PictureEarth : Activities 

World Book Day & Copyright : resources 

My usual readers know that blogging is my free contribution to inspire new and young teachers, sharing some resources and activities no matter the subject, when I have the time between work.

Hope you enjoyed my pedagogical proposals published last April. May be you included some of them in your lessons? I'm happy!

Hope you  have a great week! 

G-Souto 

02.05.2019

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Schools : April in review : What a lovely month !

crédits : Roxy Lapassade

https://www.facebook.com/roxylapassade/

Yes! April is a lovely month! Dance Day, Earth Day, Children's Book Day and more.

But May has a beautiful festivity. La fête du Muguet! Wow! I love the flower and its symbols.

As well, at the end of every month I put together a list of the most popular posts. You will find posts written on in English . My usual readers know I write also in French and Portuguese.

And now, it's time to the review of the most popular posts of April:

Here are the most popular posts of the last month:

International Children's Book Day ! Let's read ! 

Earth Day : Be the change ! End Plastic Pollution ! 

Harry Potter 20 years in th U.S, new paper books by Brian Selznick 

Celebrating Maya Angelou : Resources 

Girls in Sports : Fanny Blankers-Koen ! 

HCA2018 Winners : Eiko Kadono & Igor Oleynikov : resources 

Intl Dance Day : Time to dance ! 

Wherever you are, I hope you are happy teaching in your country.  Spring is awesome! We take some breath air walking or cycling before to go to the school.

Thanks all the educators from around the world who kindly continue to read my blog every day. 

The classroom must be an open window to the world. Students must feel free to talk and share ideas about all the subjects they care about, in and around every curriculum.

Have a nice time wherever you are! Here, Spring time!

G-Souto

10.05.2018

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Education : April in review & World Press Freedom Day for Peace

http://en.unesco.org/

Yesterday 3 May, Unesco celebrated the World Press Freedom Day. It serves as an occasion to inform citizens of violations of press freedom - a reminder that in dozens of countries around the world, publications are censored, fined, suspended and closed down, while journalists, editors and publishers are harassed, attacked, detained and even murdered.

• Theme 2017

Under the theme, "Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media's role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies", World Press Freedom Day 2017 calls to stay critical and defend free, independent and quality journalism in order to have better societies.

cartoonist : Cristina Sampaio

https://www.facebook.com/CartooningforPeace/

Every year since 1993 which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.

It is a date to encourage and develop initiatives in favour of press freedom, and to assess the state of press freedom worldwide.

cartoonist: Plantu

https://www.facebook.com/CartooningforPeace/

"The cartoonist is a rope-walker trying to stand still on " 

Regis Debray


Education: resources for teachers

To mark World Press Freedom Day 2017, UNESCO and Cartooning for Peace, an international organization founded by Kofi Annan, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former United Nations Secretary-General, and editorial cartoonist Plantu, have curated a selection of press cartoons.

Designed by committed press cartoonists from around the world, fifteen cartoons combine "humor, satire and tragedy to express their views on the state of press freedom and the many challenges that media and journalists face for informing citizens and carrying out critical reporting on issues of public interest."

Together with Cartooning for Peace/Dessins pour la Paix, Unescowe is publishing Cartoons for Freedom of Expression as part of the celebrations of World Press Freedom Day (3 May 2017).

Ask your students to visit the exposure Cartoons for Freedom of Expression and explore the cartoons before a debate about freedom of expression in the classroom.


I think I could not have a better introduction to my review of the most read posts of April.

Here are the most popular posts of the last month:

Schools : International Children's Book Day 2017 : young people with disabilities

Schools & apps : Let your students use Google AutoDraw

Happy Easter : Reading children's books

Schools : World Book & Copyright Day : Blind & visually impaired

Education : Earth Day 2017 : Environmental & Climate Literacy

Schools : Science : Cassini The Grand Finale + Resources

Schools : International Girls in ICT Day : Expand Horizons, Change Attitudes

Éducation : Concours 'Faites voyager vos histoires dans l'espace' : Et les 

lauréats sont ?

Schools ! Celebrate the International Jazz Day playing ! 

My usual readers know that blogging is a free contribution to inspire new and young teachers, sharing some resources and activities no matter the subject, when I have the time between work.

Hope you enjoyed my pedagocical proposals published in April. May be you included some in your lessons? I'm happy!

Easter has gone. Now it's time to pick the time and the inspiration to final months of the school year. You feel stressed. I know. But everything will be all right. 

Hope that you will have a great week! 

G-Souto 

04.05.2017

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