Today is ShroveTuesday (Martes de Carnaval) and in the UK (Reino Unido) it is traditional to eat pancakes (filloas), because of this it is also called Pancake Day. 

 On this day it is also popular to take part in Pancake Races. This tradition began in an English town called Olney in 1445. A woman was making [...]

Wordle is a programme that creates word clouds from text.The more times a word appears in the text, the bigger it will be. You can change the font, design and colours. Try it here, it’s great fun! 

Wordle es un programa que crea “nubes de palabras” de texto. Las palabras que aparecen más veces en el [...]

The next session of THE BLOG will be at 7.00p.m. on Thursday 19th February at the Castrillón Library and on Thursday 26th February at the Monte Alto Library. You can get your invitation from the library, but be quick, as places are limited.
This session will be about the solar system and we will use the [...]

Valentine’s Day is near and we talk about love, but love isn’t always romantic love. We love our family, our pets and  we can also love foods, hobbies etc.  We use the word LOVE when we talk about things we like a lot, for example: I love chocolate!  I love music! Write a comment to say [...]

Schools in Galicia are closed today because of the very strong winds. So keep safe! Why not send a comment to tell us what you are going to do today?
Hoxe as clases nos colexios de Galicia están suspendidas polo temporal. Ten coidado! Porque non nos mandas un comentario e nos dis o que vas facer hoxe?

This is a beautiful short film about imagination. Watch it and open your imagination…

This is The Blog’s bookshelf. If you want to recommend a book, send a comment with the name of the book and author if possible, and tell us what you liked about the book.
Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog
 
Esta é a librería do BLOG. Se queres recomendar un libro, mándanos un comentario co nome do [...]

We love this Miley cyrus song and video!
Click on The Blog Videos list to see it.
What are your favourite 7 things? Write a comment to tell us.

Many schools were closed in England today because of heavy snow. Roads, public transport and airports were severely affected by the weather.
Do you like the snow?
Muchos colegios estaban cerrados en Inglaterra hoy a causa de la nieve intensa. Carreteras, transporte público y aeropuertos se vieron muy afectados por el tiempo.
¿Te gusta la nieve?