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A Little Story with a Big Heart 🦊✨

One of the most touching moments of our Unit 6 project came through this beautiful story, “The Lost Little Fox.”

Created by one of my fourth-grade students, this short story combines imagination with the use of Present Simple and Present Continuous, bringing grammar to life in a natural and meaningful way. Through the journey of a small fox, we see how language can express feelings, actions, and storytelling all at once.

As with the rest of our project, the story was transformed into a short video using Canva, giving the student the opportunity to see their ideas come alive visually. This step not only enhanced engagement but also strengthened their confidence and sense of achievement.

What makes this project special is not just the final result, but the process: students learning by creating, experimenting, and expressing themselves.

Because sometimes, a simple story about a little fox can say so much more. 🎬💛

A Living Project: Our Virtual Music Museum 🎶

This term, our 6th grade students took a creative journey into the world of museums through Unit 5, transforming their learning into something truly special: a virtual music museum.

Inspired by the idea that museums tell stories, students became curators of their own digital spaces. Each one selected a music artist, band, or genre they love and built a small “exhibit” around it. Using the Emaze platform, they combined language, creativity, and digital skills to present their ideas in an engaging and meaningful way.

But this is not just a finished project — it is an evolving experience.

Our virtual museum is designed as a living project. As we move forward, students will continue to:

• enrich their exhibits with new information
• add images, videos, and personal reflections
• improve their language using the right tenses
• explore connections between music and culture

In this way, learning does not stop when the unit ends. Instead, it grows — just like a real museum that updates its collections over time.

What makes this project especially meaningful is that it reflects their world. The music they chose represents their interests, identities, and voices. Through this process, they are not only practising English, but also expressing who they are.

You can explore our virtual museum here:
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We hope you enjoy walking through our students’ musical stories as much as we enjoyed creating them!

Stay tuned… our museum is still growing! 🎧

Bringing Grammar to Life Through Storytelling 🎥🐾

In Unit 6, our focus was on animals but we didn’t just learn vocabulary. My fourth-grade students took it a step further by becoming young storytellers!

Working creatively, the students wrote their own short stories using the Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses. Their stories featured animal characters, each with its own little adventure, blending everyday habits with actions happening in the moment.

To make the experience even more engaging, we transformed their written work into short videos with the help of Canva. This process allowed students to see their ideas come to life, combining language learning with digital creativity.

The results were truly delightful! Not only did the students practice important grammar structures in a meaningful way, but they also developed confidence, imagination, and a sense of pride in their work.

This project reminded us that when learning is connected to creativity and storytelling, language becomes something alive—not just something we study, but something we use to express who we are.

CLICK ON THE PICTURE  to watch their stories come to life and stay tuned to watch their next video! 🎬✨

 

Helping Developing Countries

In this project, students share ideas about how people around the world can help developing countries. Many communities face challenges such as poverty, limited education, and lack of healthcare.

Students suggest simple ways to help, such as supporting education, protecting the environment, volunteering, and raising awareness. The aim of this project is to show that even small actions can help create a better and more fair world.

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This Christmas, I wanted to capture a moment that truly touched my heart. The collage I’m sharing brings together photos of the thoughtful gifts I received, framed by a Certificate from Santa Claus for being “nice” this year, a light-hearted symbol of a season filled with kindness.

These gifts came from my wonderful students and colleagues, and each one carries thought, care, and generosity. They are far more than presents. They are a quiet thank you, a smile, a sign of connection, and a reminder of why teaching and working alongside such people is a privilege.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
You made my Christmas brighter ✨🎄

This eBook was created as part of the task “My Favourite Book and Comic Hero”, where students were invited to present characters they love from books and comics. Using Book Creator, they combined writing, images, and personal voice to introduce heroes who inspire, entertain, or stay with them long after the story ends.

The activity aimed not only to practise writing and descriptive skills in English, but also to nurture a genuine love for reading by giving students the freedom to choose stories that matter to them. Through this task, reading became personal, meaningful, and connected to each student’s interests and imagination.

This video brings together the poems my students created as part of Unit 3 of the 6th Grade English Coursebook, which focuses on mythical creatures. As a creative writing task, students were invited to imagine, describe, and give voice to their own creatures through poetry, combining language learning with imagination and personal expression.

The activity aimed to strengthen descriptive skills, enrich vocabulary, and encourage confidence in written English, while also allowing space for originality and playfulness. This video is a small celebration of their ideas, their effort, and the unique worlds they created through words.

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🎉 Honoured to be an #MIEExpert for the 6th consecutive year!

I’m truly proud to be recognised once again as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE) — for the sixth year in a row.

Being part of this inspiring global community of educators continues to motivate me to explore creativity, collaboration, and meaningful technology integration in the classroom. Each year brings new ideas, new learning, and renewed passion for helping students thrive in a digital world.

Here’s to another year of innovation, sharing, and growth! 💫
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