It is National Libraries Day tomorrow, which is a great day for all you literacy lovers out there! This day is devoted to all different kinds of libraries, from public ones to school ones and is a nationwide celebration of all the great work which libraries and the librarians that work in them do.
Hey fan club buddies! Are you all enjoying National Storytelling Week? We have been reading lots of books this week by lots of different authors! Below we have our favourite authors: vote in our poll and let us know which author is your favourite also! Or if your favourite author is not mentioned then let us know by commenting below.
Its National Storytelling Week 2012 fan club buddies! A week which celebrates the art of traditional storytelling!
As we love stories so much, we would love to hear your own stories. If you think you are a budding author, using 200 words, we would love you to create your own story and post it below!
Hey Fan Club Buddies,
Today is a very special day in Scotland as they are celebrating the life of the very famous and talented Scottish poet, Robert Burns! Born on this day in 1759 in Ayr, Scotland, Burns became famous for writing poetry in the Scots language. His most famous poem is called “Auld Lang Syne” and later became a very popular traditional folk song sung at Hogmanay in Scotland and New Year’s Eve in English speaking countries around the world. Do you usually sing this on New Years Eve?
Today in China they are celebrating Chinese New Year, which is the most important day in the traditional Chinese calendar! This year in China they are celebrating the Year of the Dragon!
The Chinese New Year, is also known as the Spring festival as it celebrates the start of new life and the season of sowing and ploughing. The festivities of the New Year start on the first day of the lunar month and continue until the 15th day of the lunar month. This is why it is known across Asia as the Lunar New Year.
The festival ends with a spectacular Lantern Festival which includes the famous “Dragon dance” where a dragon made of traditional Chinese materials such as paper, silk and bamboo performs a traditional dance.
Long time - no blog! Too long in fact.
We have been really busy at the start of the year getting ready for lots of fun and games during 2012.
In the summer we are very excited to see the Olympics coming to London. Were any of you buddies lucky enough to get tickets?
Here's a fun maze to complete to see what our favourite Olympic event is - draw from the starting point and find your way out of the maze.
Hey buddies,
Wishing you all a very merry and peaceful Christmas. We hope that you have had a great day!
Hey fan club buddies,
It's very nearly Christmas day and we have a fabulous activity to keep you busy while you are all off school.
Download your pop up Christmas card here
Hey buddies,
We have been busy getting ready for Christmas here at EducationCity.com
Check out our Christmas tree with all its lights on!
Greetings festive friends,
It's nearly time for the holidays and an opportunity to spend time with family and friends!
We love a good joke when we are not busy creating EducationCity.com games, and here's one of our favourite (and terrible) jokes for you...(click on the question mark to reveal the punchline)
Our challenge to you is to post your best seasonal joke. It can have a winter, Christmas, or school holiday theme. It's up to you.
Our favourites get a very special fan club blog mention!
Hi there buddies...
We all know you use your computer or laptop to login to EducationCity.com
We would like to learn about what kind of other digital devices you use to play games on at home.
Here's a quick poll to see what the post popular device is. We will publish the results in the blog in a couple of weeks.
It's December fan clubbers! And December can only mean one thing!
That's right - it's International Mountain Day on Sunday 11th December.
We love to climb a mountain or two at EducationCity.com, there’s nothing like getting above the clouds and breathing the fresh mountain air.
Can you solve our mountain puzzle? Put the correct mountain next to the right country in the UK
Can you find out how tall the mountains are? A special blog mention to those with the correct heights in metres.
Hi there buddies,
December is nearly here and what an exciting time that is for everyone. With schools plays and parties, as well as the holidays to look forward to we are getting ready for fun fun fun at EducationCity.com!
Here's a tricky spot the difference puzzle for you.
As December is the 12th month of the year there are 12 differences to spot.
See how many you can find. A special mention to everyone who can spot them all correctly.
You have certainly been busy testing your maths skills at the all new Play Live stadium!
We have seen some huge scores appearing on the leader board. In each year group level from 1 to 7 there have been scores right up to 1,000, 2000 and even very nearly 6,000.
That's a huge amount of maths practice you are getting through especially as the leader board is reset to zero every Sunday evening!
To celebrate we have 2 new colouring in activities in our draw and colour section. Download your favourite, print it off, and colour it in. Be sure to post it to the draw and colour gallery.
Download the Play Live Maths stopwatch colour-in here
Download the Play Maths trophy colour-in here
(You will need a computer that can view .pdf files to view these)
If you are feeling really adventurous why not design your own Play Live Stadium scene and post that to our gallery too.
We are delighted to be able to announce that Play Live Maths is now available to all home subscribers in the UK.
You can enter the Play Live Stadium through a whole new world when you login to your EducationCity.com account.
Test and practice your arithmetic skills against the clock and against other people across the UK. Challenge yourself to get the highest weekly score on the leaderboard!
We'd love to hear how you get on with Play Live Maths!
Hi EducationCity.com fan clubbers,
Bullying can happen to anybody at anytime. It can happen at school, home or even online and in any situation is not acceptable.
If you ever find yourself being picked on do talk to someone you can trust. Perhaps there's a teacher, a favourite aunty or uncle, your mum or dad, or a friend you can speak with?
If you don't feel happy talking to someone look at organisations such as Childline who are expert at helping young people in difficult situations.
Is your school doing anything special for national anti-bullying week? We'd love to hear about the different activities that are happening.
Over the next week we will be launching:
for all our home subscribers.
Test your mathematical skills against other Play Live users around the country and try to get the highest score of the week*.
Keep checking the fan club blog for news about Play Live Maths.
* Your EducationCity.com buddy name will be displayed on the leaderboard and your parents/carers can adjust your user settings so that it is never displayed if necessary.
We are all getting ready for Bonfire night at EducationCity.com, looking out for local organised displays. It's an exciting time of the year, but can also be very dangerous. If you are attending an event, or having your own, do keep safe by making sure you and your family follow the fireworks code:
Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is the most important religious festival celebrated by Hindus.
The timing of Diwali is based on the Hindu lunar calendar and is usually in October or November. Diwali is followed by the new year, when within the family (and sometimes very close friends) the younger generation receive blessings for the new year from the older generation.
