Resources: St. Patrick's Day

ThanX Christine!

St Patrick in Chicago

See the video (too long, edit it to use it in class)
http://www.greenchicagoriver.com/pics.html
Read about the tradition
http://www.chicagostpatsparade.com/river-dye.html
Here is the full story
http://www.greenchicagoriver.com/story.html
See the parade and the whole tradition in Chicago
http://www.chicagostpatsparade.com/parade.html

Video and an interactive book

A mini-site from History Channel (with a video for advanced students, rather religious but usable)
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=1082
An interactive book of fact
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/spring/patricks/book.shtml

Traditions and parades

- see pictures of the parades in Dublin
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/spring/patricks/parade_gallery.shtml
- U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Irish-American Heritage Month and St. Patrick's Day
[LII New This Week recommended this site of facts and statistics related to St. Patrick's Day, including topics such as population distribution of Americans with Irish ancestry, immigration, places in the U.S. called Dublin and Shamrock, trade with Ireland, beer consumption, and "[the] number of U.S. residents who speak Irish Gaelic at home." From the U.S. Census Bureau.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/009465.html

St Patrick's story and legends, and several Irish legends

http://www.youthonline.ca/stpatricksday/history.shtml
http://blackdog4kids.com/holiday/pat/history.html
http://www.stpatricksday.com/history/stpatricksday/ (history of the day in Ireland and all over the world)
http://www.marvelicious.com/stpatrick.html
http://www.sparta.k12.il.us/SID/legends.htm
http://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/civilisation/patrick.html (history and links, ready to use in the computer lab)
http://members.tripod.com/~bgilley/INDEX.HTM ( short texts about the legends and traditions like "wearing green or getting pinched" and the Blarney Stone)

The Leprechaun's Pot of Gold

A short story about a leprechaun
http://www.beavers.westlancashirescouts.org.uk/Programme%20Ideas/The%20Lazy%20Leprechaun.doc
*** Leprechauns' story starters (to make students write stories, excellent for all levels)
http://www.teachersdesk.org/topics/leprechaun.html
Several activities and handicrafts around the theme
- for the youngest : make a rainbow bookmark
http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/printcraft.cfm?CraftID=823
- for beginners : color a picture, and write a poem, a few sentence or just some words underneath
http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/March/colorwrite.htm
- for kindergarten and primary school : the leprechaun's dance and other songs based on famous tunes
http://www.hummingbirded.com/st-pattys.html
- several activities around the theme, from games to math, including pictures to color
http://www.abcschoolhouse.com/seasonal_pdfs/march_ideas.pdf
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/St__Patrick_s_Day/
http://www.theideabox.com/ib.php?web=special&id=saint
- another page of activities : Color a pot of gold, a shamrock, read the story of St Patrick, answer trivias, etc.
http://www.youthonline.ca/stpatricksday/

Handicrafts and coloring pages

- coloring pages, cut out jigsaw puzzles
http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/stpatty/fun.htm
- rainbow mobiles
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/stpatrick/Rainbow.shtml
- Lucky stones
http://www.makingfriends.com/stones_magic.htm
- Rainbow and shamrocks
http://www.alphabet-soup.net/hol/stpart.html
- Paint a shamrock
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/shamrockfun.shtml
- Shamrock template
http://www.first-school.ws/t/pattern/clover.htm
- Hairy shamrocks (with growing seeds)
http://www.theideabox.com/Hairy_Shamrocks.html
- Coloring page
http://www.coloring.ws/patrick.htm

Ireland map coloring Printout

A map of Ireland to color, for geography and English classes
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/europe/ireland/activity.shtml

Treasure hunts/webquests/quizzes

http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/stpat/quiz.htm (easy, for lower intermediates)
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/patwqki.doc
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/patrickwq.htm

Ready to use lessons in .pdf

A quiz, a short history of Ireland, a text and a crossword
http://www.reward-english.com/warehouse/March/RW025C-stpatrickI.pdf
a warming up the text and the crossword
http://www.reward-english.com/warehouse/March/RW025C-stpatrickU.pdf
crossword, text and vocabulary
http://www.reward-english.com/warehouse/March/RW025C-stpatrickE.pdf

Recipes

Fun St Patrick's meal and desserts
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/holiday_pat_ideas.htm
Irish recipes (with cookies!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/spring/recipes/index.shtml

Other sites about Ireland and St Patrick's Day

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/stpatrick/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/spring/patricks/index.shtml
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/unitssubjhol/qt/mar17a7.htm
http://www.sdmf.k12.wi.us/bf/resources/stpatrick.htm
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/patrick.htm
http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/fetes03.php

X-MAS

History and Traditions :

• Christmas Traditions
  "10 posters which look at 8 common Christmas traditions."
  (instantdisplay.co.uk)

  The Christmas Story (Primary Resources)
  

• Click on TOPIC/THEME on the left, then on Christmas activities.
  

• Christmas Around the World
  (Primary Resources)
  
  Christmas Around the World (northpole.net)
  
  Christmas.com's WorldView - "to share how Christmas is celebrated around the world."
  - with Santa and other symbols of Christmas around the world

• CHRISTMAS FROM A-Z (geocities.com/abecedarius)
  
  
• CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS (claus.com)
  - "Learn the origin of some of our favorite symbols and traditions!" :
  Stockings - Sleigh & Reindeer - Ornaments - Mistletoe - Yule Log - Holly - Greenery - Gingerbread House - St. Bernard - Christmas Cards - Candles
  

• How Christmas Works - - (howstuffworks.com)
  
  

• Symbols and Traditions - (wilstar.net)
  
  

• Christmas Traditions around the world (santas.net)
  
  

• A Christmas journey across Europe
  (myeurope.eun.org)
  

• Christmas in Europe (paragraphes très courts) - (xtec.es)
  
  

• Aussie Christmas (herbertonss.qld.edu.au)
  

• Traditions at the White House (whitehouse.gov)
  
  
• Old Superstitions : Christmas (oldsuperstitions.com)
  
  

Advent calendars :

• "Here is a fun Advent Calendar
  for you to countdown to Christmas with fascinating questions about Christmas celebrations around the world."
  (Woodlands Junior School)
  
  

• Christmas Advent Calendar (jolies images et poèmes) - (smile-a-day.com)
  
  
  
• Cliparts and Flashcards :
  
  

• Christmas Flashcards
  (British Council)

• Christmas Flashcards
  (bogglesworldesl.com)
  
  
• FLASHCARDS
  (mes-english.com)
  
  
• Christmas Clip Art
  (uk.dk.com)
  
  
• Christmas Clipart
  (about.com)
  
  
• Nativity
  (gurney.co.uk)
  
  
• Christmas Images
  (esl-images)
  
  
• CLIPARTS
  "Scenes from the Nativity"
  (jsmagic.net)
  
  
• Christmas Resources for Teachers
  (Teacher Planet) :
  Lessons and Units - Worksheets - Clip Art...
  
  

• Vocabulary :

• Christmas Alphabet
  " A Christmas related item for each letter of the alphabet."
  (instantdisplay.co.uk)

• Merry Christmas in Over 350 Languages (flw.com)
  
  
• Merry Christmas from 18 different countries (instantdisplay.co.uk)
  
  
• Christmas ESL Vocabulary - with definitions and activities (canada-esl.com)
  
  
• Christmas Vocabulary : REVIEW (marks-english-school.com) - with GAMES
  
  

• Christmas and New Year Vocabulary : Language Point (BBC)
  "A lot of Christmas vocabulary can be used with or without the word ‘Christmas’ in front of it..."
  - with a QUIZ
  

• A new word : houseblinging (macmillandictionary.com)

• Christmas vocabulary with pictures (xtec.es)

• Learn words about Xmas - with activities (Renée Maufroid) :
  Matching / Concentration / Word Search
  
  
• A Christmas Alphabet Book - A is for Angels - B is for Bells.. (bry-backmanor.org)
  
  
• Christmas Vocabulary - une jolie fiche (beginner) (tefl.net)
  

• Christmas Vocabulary - words with definitions (intermediate) - (englishclub.com)

• Christmas Words - a list (iteslj.org) :
  General Words / Food / Flowers / Religious / Christmas Tree / Shopping / Santa Claus / Feelings / Reindeer Names
  
  

Idioms :

• Merry Christmas, Baby by Christina Aguilera :
  "I'm lit up like a Christmas tree"
  
  

Superstitions :

• Common superstitions (csicop.org) :
  
  • To refuse a kiss under mistletoe causes bad luck
    
  • Animals can talk at midnight on Christmas Eve
    

Listening :

• Christmas Vocabulary : REVIEW (marks-english-school.com)
  - with GAMES
  

• DOCUMENTS SONORES (Ac. Reims)
  My best Christmas (US, 1.66Mo)
  

• Christmas Activities (iteslj.org)
  Quizzes, Crossword Puzzles, Word Games & Listening Comprehension

• A Christmas Carol : Listen! (wiredforbooks.org)
  

• The Snowman - an animated story read to you (British Council)
  

• Christmas in Great Britain : Reading and listening text (kico4u.de)
  - with a quiz

• Christmas is coming (ac-orleans-tours)
  
  
• A Poem by ee cummings - Fill in the blanks - You can listen to the poem (absolutenglish-972)
  e.e. cummings (1894 - 1962) - American poet
  

• CLAUS.COM - a fun site! Explore the village!

• Christmas is coming! - a conversation (intermediate) with :
  I. Pre-Listening Exercises
  II. Listening Exercises
  III. Post-Listening Exercises
  Topic : Christmas gifts
  Speakers : a man and 2 children
  (esl-lab.com)

• The Christmas Gift - a narration (difficult) with :
  I. Pre-Listening Exercises
  II. Listening Exercises
  III. Post-Listening Exercises
  (esl-lab.com)
  
  
• Christmas Day - a lesson (dailyesl.com)

ThanX Michele

World AIDS Day, December 1st :

Vocabulary :

• HIV and AIDS
  "HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus.
  AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
  HIV is actually the virus that causes the disease AIDS."
  (hivaidssearch.com)

• Glossary of HIV/AIDS Terms
  (sfaf.org)

• AIDSinfo Glossary
  (aidsinfo.nih.gov)
  

Facts :

• What is AIDS ? - A guide
  - What is Aids?
  - What is HIV?
  - How do you get it?
  - How do you know if you've got it?
  - Aids myths
  - How common is it?
  - Can it be cured?
  (CBBC News)

• What is AIDS?
  (japanetwork.org)
  
  

• AIDS
  1 Infection by HIV 2 Diagnosis 3 Symptoms and complications 4 Transmission and prevention 5 Treatment
  6 Epidemiology 7 Economic impact 8 Stigma 9 Origin of HIV 10 Alternative hypotheses 11 HIV and AIDS misconceptions
  12 Notes and references 13 External links
  (Wikipedia)
  
  
  
• HIV and AIDS
  - HIV Hurts the Immune System
  - How Many People Have HIV and AIDS?
  - How Is HIV Spread?
  - What Are the Symptoms of HIV and AIDS?
  - How Are HIV and AIDS Diagnosed?
  - How Are HIV and AIDS Treated?
  - Can HIV and AIDS Be Prevented?
  - Living With HIV and AIDS
  - Hope for an HIV-Free Future
  (hivaidssearch.com)

• A Glance at the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
  (cdc.gov)

• HIV & AIDS Around the World
  (thebody.com)

• HIV/AIDS among Youth
  (cdc.gov)

• Numbers of young people living with HIV/AIDS
  (ucatlas.ucsc.edu)
  

• DOs and DON'Ts in the Family of an HIV + Person
  (japanetwork.org)

World AIDS Day, December 1st :

• World AIDS Day
  "The 2007 theme, “leadership”, highlights the need for innovation, vision and perseverance in the face of the AIDS challenge. The campaign calls on all sectors of society such as families, communities and civil society organisations - rather than just governments - to take the initiative and provide leadership on AIDS..."
  (avert.org)
  
  

• World AIDS Day
  (worldaidsday.org)
  
  

• UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
  + The 2007 AIDS epidemic update "reports on the latest developments in the global AIDS epidemic. The 2007 edition provides the most recent estimates of the AIDS epidemic and explores new findings and trends in the epidemic’s evolution."
  + International consultation on AIDS estimates: Recommendations
  (unaids.org/en)
  

• Americans Observe World AIDS Day With Songs, Stars and Prayers
  (thebody.com)

• World AIDS day Quiz
  (avert.org)
  

Pictures :

• HIV and AIDS promotion through Art
  (edsnet.na)
  

Listening :

• Learning English - Words in the News : AIDS conference
  - with the text
  (BBC)
  

INTERACTIVE activities :

• Is it Difficult to Catch HIV/AIDS? True or False
  (a4esl.org)

• HIV & AIDS: How much do you know? Quiz 1
  (japanetwork.org)

• HIV & AIDS: How much do you know? Quiz 2
  (japanetwork.org)

• HIV: How can I protect myself?
  "Fill the gaps with one word from the list."
  (isabelperez.com)
  
  

• People World Wide: HIV/AIDS
  "How does AIDS affect people all over the world? What kind of personal or family or world problems could AIDS cause? Read each sentence and choose an answer... The information on this quiz comes from UNAIDS."
  (a4esl.org)

• Quizzes
  PHYSIOLOGY - IMMUNE SYSTEM - HISTORY - MEDICINE - EPIDEMICS
  (library.thinkquest.org)
  

• Quizzes
  (avert.org)

• HIV / AIDS QUIZ for KIDS
  (hivaids.webcentral.com.au)
  
  

• World AIDS day Quiz
  (avert.org)

Activities TO PRINT :

• The AIDS Quiz
  (avert.org)

Webquests :

• AIDS - Treasure Hunt : Let's Talk about:Teens and STDs
  (Isabel Pérez)

• "It won't happen to me !" - a webquest
  "The final task will be double:
  1) To create a virtual AIDS magazine with interviews and articles that will include all the info everybody should know about AIDS.
  2) To organise an AIDS school campaign.
  To create this magazine you will collaborate in a 4 reporters group. Each one of you will choose a role and will research about an aspect of the disease and its social discrimination."
  Designed by Mercedes de la Casa and Isabel Pérez
  
  

INTERACTIVE games :

• Game: What would you do?
  "An interactive game that explores real life situations with regard to HIV/AIDS."
  (UNICEF - schoolfile.com)
  

Cartoons :

Aid. Yes! AIDS. No!
(indianink.org)

To promote AIDS awareness
(conservativecartoons.com)

Songs :

• Songs about AIDS + Page 2
  (queermusicheritage.us)

• The Aids Stigma song - Lyrics and VIDEO
  " There are viruses, illnesses, cancers, disease
  That can wrestle the strongest of men to his knees
  But of all the diseases that cut short one’s life
  Only AIDS has a stigma that cuts like a knife..."
  (hiv.co.il)

• Folk Songs About AIDS
  (nwfolk.com)

Videos :

• AIDS - Explanation + History
  (YouTube)
  

• A Brief Introduction to HIV and AIDS: What You Need to Know
  (YouTube)

• The Top Ten Myths About HIV/AIDS
  (YouTube)

Posters :

• Historical HIV and AIDS posters from around the world
  (avert.org)
  

• AIDS Posters from around the world
  (digital.library.ucla.edu)

ThanX Michele

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