Slavery in North America in the 1800s

A slave must work very hard for someone for no money. Today there are very few countries in the world where slavery is still allowed, but in the past it was very common in many countries in the world.…

Summer Adventures

During the hot summer months, the girls in Avonlea have parties in their gardens. One day Diana has a big party. She invites all the girls in her class. Diana’s mother makes a lot of good things to…

Before you read Ch 6 01 - The Five Kings

Listen to Chapter Six. For each question choose the correct answer. Five kings joined together because King Arthur asked Guinevere The five kings attacked King Arthur, Guinevere and the knights In the…

Topic - celebrations (T: Grade 5)

‘There was a big wedding celebration in the forest.’ Bring in some pictures and information about weddings in your country AND from another country or culture. Describe the pictures to the class…

Before You Read - King of the Island

King of the Island

Let’s visit the Sherlock Holmes Museum - Project on the web (I)

Connect to the Internet and go to www.blackcat.vicensvives.net. Insert the title or part of the title of the book into our search engine. Open the page for Sherlock Holmes and the Red Circle. Click on…

Council Rock

About the Author

Name: Frances Hodgson Burnett Born: 24 November 1849, in Manchester, England Most famous book: The Secret Garden (1909) Other books: Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), A Little Princess (1905) Countries:…

Montego High School

Montego Bay is a beautiful tourist town on the east coast of Florida, near Miami Beach. The town was founded in the seventeenth century by the pirates of the Caribbean Sea, who were called…

A diary entry (PET)

Imagine that you live in a rich Victorian family. Here is a page from your diary. Read the entry for 15 July 1841 and choose the correct word. Thursday 15 July 1841 I got at seven o’clock. A butler me…