LearnEnglish Kids website - Halloween

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here

October2009 Welcome to the latest LearnEnglish Kids newsletter.   In this newsletter you can find out about: * a story for Diwali, festival of lights * activities for Halloween * tips for teachers and parents for Halloween activities * a poetry competition - closing Monday October 19th * new LearnEnglish Kids coming soon! story - diwali Diwali, or Deepavali, is also called the Festival of lights. It is one of the most famous festivals from South Asia, and it is celebrated on October 17th this year. Children can listen to a boy talking about Diwali - his favourite day - and can also make their own firework display. What is your child's favourite day?  Halloween activities October 31st is another festival - Halloween! Many people celebrate this day of ghosts, witches and all things spooky. You can find lots of activities for Halloween, and also activities about witches and wizards including a fun song about a magic spell. tips for teachers and parents Parents can find tips for using the Halloween activities at home, including ideas for a special English Halloween party on the LearnEnglish Parents website. You will find some great Halloween flashcards. Teachers can find lots of ideas for using the activities in class on the British Council/BBC website Teaching English. poetry competition closes october 19th We are running the Old Possum's Children's poetry competition again this year, with the Children's Poetry Bookshelf. The competition will close on October 19th, so hurry if your child or students would like to enter. The topic this year will be Heroes and Heroines. Find details of the competition. new learnenglish kids coming soon LearnEnglish Kids is changing. We will soon be launching the new-look LearnEnglish Kids website with a more attractive design for children. You will find all the usual content on the new site, but you will also find more content for children, and children will be able to become site members. It's coming soon! more from the british council Would you like to find online materials for adult learners? Have a look at LearnEnglish Central and find lots of resources to help you practise English. Are you a teacher of English? Find articles, lesson plans and more on Teaching English, the website for teachers brought to you by the British Council with the BBC. Let the British Council help you find the right English course whatever your level, wherever you are. The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland) Our privacy and copyright statements. Our Freedom of Information Publications Scheme. You have received this e-mail because you registered on our website or have previously indicated an interest in British Council events. If you wish to opt out of this British Council e-mail list unsubscribe here.

Forward email This email was sent to evolve.school@gmail.com by learnenglish.kids@britishcouncil.org. Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. Email Marketing by British Council | 10 Spring Gardens | London | SW1A 2BN | United Kingdom