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Oct 18

Preparing a Halloween shop without spending too.

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I know that long since I wrote on the blog, but as you know, We are trying to grow iKidz both franchise format as own centers, and this is taking much longer than I thought management ... I know, there are no excuses, therefore, I'm back with many ideas and new items blog.

This time I bring an article with some ideas to celebrate Halloween, and step, your kids learn while having fun and making lots of activities.

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04
Sea 18

The best series to learn English.

One of the things I always insist my students, It is to see everything in English. In addition to going to class, if we make learning more effective and fast it is essential to read and listen to English.

In Spain bends absolutely everything, but see the original version series offers a crucial advantage and makes learning much faster.

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17
Dec 17

Yes technologies, but be careful.

First, I want to apologize because a few weeks ago that I write on the blog. There have been a few weeks of hard work, But I'm back here, and an article by a topic that fascinates me: technologies in education.

When people ask me for iKidz methodology and tell them about our digital space and use of the Tablet in class, Some believe that our system ignores the role of the teacher, the activities we use can be used by children independently without any guidance, but it's not like that.

In iKidz we believe that technologies offer us endless possibilities, above all, in order to customize the learning process. But the teacher's role in guiding this process is essential if we are to occur truly effective learning.

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30
Oct 17

All the resources you need for your Halloween shop.

As you know, Friday in iKidz we usually hold workshops with different themes. Usually, we take a particular party or concept to work with children vocabulary related, and then do crafts adapted to the maturation level of the kids.

Friday we did a Halloween workshop in which we would have had a great. How you can organize your Halloween a workshop in class or at home with your kids?

In today's post I leave all ideas and resources so that tomorrow is the most "terrifying" 😉

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10
Sep 17

How to Learn English short vowels.

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Phonics learning English is essential. If the basis for this are not well established, the process of literacy not develop properly.

Most children do not read English properly because they have not followed a proper method of learning phonics.

There are countless phonetic learning methods, but as you know, one iKidz, We develop our own materials according to the needs of our students. iPhonics is the method through which our kids learn. Through this, children learn starting with the simplest units, up to the most complex.

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30
Jul 17

The 50 Hayao Miyazaki's favorite books

When a child 11 Ask years one of the most famous illustrators in the world what kind of books did you read when you were their age, You know that is exposed to an endless list of treasures.

This has happened with Hayao Miyazaki. Perhaps many do not may know him, but those interested in manga and illustration know that is one of the most revered illustrators.

I leave a piece of one of his interviews and a list of their 50 Favorite books. I'm sure that among these, You find great gems to make your summer and your children, more bearable. Of course the books are in English 😉 Let's practice!

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16
Jul 17

10 English tricks to review this summer. Infographic.

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photo credit: Shawn Harquail Catch me if you can! via photopin (license)

Many have asked me what I recommend you to go over your kids this summer, If you must buy a book for a particular subject, a book for a specific ... Whenever I say that every child is different, each child has different needs and can not generalize.

My recommendation is that, If your child has gone well during the course, Refresher seek a book they like summer, it is pleasant, but to continue doing things and not lose the routine. If you have been lax in a particular subject, then you can look for a book specifically for this.
Last summer I left a post with you 6 Book review. Here you can get some ideas for your kids do not lose routines and go over a little.

If you only want to work on a specific issue like the spelling, you can download These booklets totally free.

Decidáis what decidáis, I leave you 10 English repaséis tips for summer, both a book and own resources.

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06
Jun 17

8 Booklets FREE to review this summer.

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photo credit: Gwenaël Piaser * via photopin (license)

Last week I wrote an article with some tricks and tips, from my point of view, I could very well come to review the script with the kids.

We are all aware that one of the great difficulties is that English spelling and phonetics are different.

If we have not worked with a method of phonetic learning from kids, the only thing left is to read a lot with them and work through phonetic dictation, interactive activities focused especially for chips and spelling.

In this article a few weeks ago, I left some chips to work with kids, especially child, basic concepts such as colors, months of the year, etc.

This week we have prepared 8 booklets focused especially children of 1st cycle primary.

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24
May 17

How to improve English literacy.

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photo credit: woodleywonderworks extra credit via photopin (license)

What happens when you have not worked since childhood education literacy as it should? How can we make our students write correctly in English?

These are questions that many parents and teachers make me. Most schools use methods such as Jolly Phonics phonics to teach their students, but there are schools that completely forget this competition and, logically, When students arrive at primary encounter a serious problem: students do not know the English phonetics and literally write what they hear.

The problem is that once you are immersed in the maelstrom of contents, exams, duties, etc., representing primary, it is almost impossible to spend time working phonetics as we should. What can we do, then, to get our kids write and read correctly in English?

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03
Apr 17

10 Topics for writing your students.

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As English teacher, one of the main problems I sometimes encounter, It is the lack of ideas or resources in class.

As you know, in iKidz We do not use books, and we generate materials according to the needs of our students. That makes the head is constantly working, generating materials, new ways of teaching, to motivate and capture the attention of our kids. But, obviously, often just ideas, and sure as profe, You will pass you need inspiration for certain aspects of your class.

This happens to me when my students ask for their writing topics. Therefore, I decided to investigate a little and make a list of issues that I think they are coming great. Most of these issues I have taken a series of articles that The New York Times, periodically publishes, encouraging teens to write on your page.

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