Friday, January 27, 2012

Holocaust Remembrance

"The United Nations  designated  27 January -- the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp -- as an annual International Day of Commemoration to honour the victims of the Holocaust, and urged Member States to develop educational programmes to instill the memory of the tragedy in future generations to prevent genocide from occurring again."

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Create your Lantern Festival

"Chinese New Year celebrations end on the 15th day with the Lantern Festival. On the evening of that day, people carry lanterns into the streets to take part in a great parade. Choose lantern types from the right-hand panel.Choose lantern types from the right-hand panel. Use the tools on the left to change the lanterns' characteristics."

Monday, January 23, 2012

Happy New Year!

Wonderful Year of the dragon printables, bookmarks, colouring pages, posters, writing paper, crafts...
Enjoy these fabulous resources!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

The effects of nuclear war


When the Wind Blows depicts a nuclear attack. A retired couple, the Bloggs, live in rural Sussex and are confused regarding the nature and seriousness of their situation.
“An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”  Mahatma Gandhi

Friday, January 20, 2012

Peace word cloud

"Tagxedo turns words  into a visually stunning word cloud. Learn  here about the 101 Ways to Use Tagxedo."

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

What's the weather?

"Clicking the map and weather icons along the bottom of the screen will change both the script and the weather reporter's map, depending on the icons selected."