LearnEnglish Kids Newsletter

LearnEnglish Kids Newsletter October 2015 Welcome to the latest LearnEnglish Kids newsletter. NEW VIDEO TIPS FOR PARENTS! Are you looking for tips on how to help your child practise English at home? We have added six new videos to our parents video tips section! These short videos show you how to practise English with your child in different ways, such as playing a board game, packing a bag, or with picture books.  Find the videos in our Helping your child section - click on the video tips tab. You'll also find articles and top tips for parents there too!   NEW FLASHCARDS! October 5 is World Teachers' Day, and to celebrate we have created seven brand new sets of flashcards to add to our flashcards section! Flashcards are great for teaching and reinforcing new language in class. Try our new Classroom language flashcards, School subjects flashcards, Colours flashcards, Daily routines flashcards, Free time activities flashcards, Farm animals flashcards and Birds flashcards.   Parents can also use flashcards at home - watch our new video tip Card safari to see how to use them in a game! HALLOWEEN ON LEARNENGLISH KIDS: PLAYTIME! Our top kids app is ready for Halloween! Download LearnEnglish Kids: Playtime in October to explore a spooky monster village and watch videos to learn about spells, mummies and magicians! LearnEnglish Kids: Playtime is designed to help 6- to 11-year-olds enjoy learning and improve their English listening, speaking and spelling skills. Download it for free for your iPad and iPhone!  We also have lots of fun Halloween activities on LearnEnglish Kids, including games, songs, stories, crafts and flashcards. Happy Halloween! MORE CELEBRATIONS It's now autumn for many people, and children can play our Nut hunt game, make a fun leaf decoration, or write on our Seasons Your turn. On October 8, it's National Poetry Day in the UK, and this year the theme is 'light'. To celebrate, kids can write on our Poem - festivals Your turn, using the free downloadable worksheet to help them create a simple poem. Then watch out for an exciting new poetry section on our site - coming soon!  SOCIAL MEDIA Subscribe to our YouTube channel and check out our videos in high definition.   To be amongst the first to find out what's new, join our Facebook page!   Go to our Twitter page and follow us there for even more up-to-date information about new content on the site.         Are you aged 13-17? Are you learning English? Go to our LearnEnglish Teens website to find lots of free resources to help you pass exams and have fun while you learn English online.       Are you learning English? Have a look at LearnEnglish to find lots of resources to help you practise your English.       Do you teach English? Find lesson plans, articles and more on TeachingEnglish, the website for teachers brought to you by the British Council with the BBC.   Visit our Premier Skills website to learn two of the world's global languages - English and football.         We'd love to know what you think about our site. Send us your comments at: learnenglish.kids@britishcouncil.org      The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland)    www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids    You have received this email because you subscribed to our electronic newsletter. If you wish to opt out of this British Council mailing list, please unsubscribe here. Our privacy and terms of use statements. Our commitment to freedom of information.

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