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Welcome to December 2020’s newsletter where we will outline the
latest news and events relevant to Global education and
International Links. As a special Yuletide treat we will also
provide links to festive themed resources and activities that you
might find interesting or useful.
As we come to the end of 2020 and its associated difficulties we
would like to extend a special message of thanks and appreciation
to all our partners for their continued support, hard work and
achievements. Despite unprecedented challenges you have continued
to show professionalism and commitment enabling us to forge ahead
with our mission.
Thank you! Diolch!
International Links Global Team
Dziękuję!
Gracias!
Mulţumesc!
Takk! Teşekkür
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Ευχαριστώ!
Děkuji! Danke!
Ďakujem!
Hvala!
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December 2020
In this issue:
• News from our current projects
-Case Study - Crwys Primary
- Case Study—Ysgol Hendrefelin
•Christmas with our Partners
•Global Teaching insight - OECD Report •Resources
International Links Newsletter—A festive edition of our
newsletter to
Nadolig Llawen!
CASE STUDY- CRWYS PRIMARY SCHOOL
OUTDOOR LEARNING & INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Background & Context Crwys primary school joined our
International Links in autumn term 2016. The initial meeting with
headteacher, Dylan Saer, identified that the school wanted to
develop and share the its Outdoor Learning provision with a wid-er
audience outside Wales. The school was already working with 2 other
local schools to develop this outdoor learning. What we offered the
school was the possibility to take the excellent practice to a
wider audience at Euro-pean level and work with schools across
Europe. In March 2018 Internation-al Links supported the school to
put in an application to Erasmus+ under the new KA229 funding
(school partnerships). The school was successful and the 2 year
project ‘Happy Pupils Make Happy Learners’ gained funding and is
just reaching its conclusion. Throughout the project the project
coordina-tor Melissa Howells has received support from her local
ILG officer – in-cluding how to complete the mobility tool, how to
prepare for writing the
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The school has applied to for a second KA229 Outdoor Learning
project with support from the ILG local officer and heard in
September 2020 that this has been successful and will run until
August 2022.
The school was inspected by Estyn in June 2019 and received an
excellent grade for its Wellbeing and attitudes to learning.
“Nearly all pupils enjoy the strong international links with
schools in Gambia, Finland, Sweden, Italy and Ireland. This enables
pupils to com-pare their school experiences with pupils in another
country. Older pupils share their experiences regularly with other
pupils. As a result, many pu-pils develop a remarkable standard of
global awareness.”
As a result of this excellent practice the school was asked to
write a good practice case study on its Outdoor Learning
provision.
Click on this link to see a video clip of the project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w_HOTlvsPg
ETWINNING SUCCESS STORY – NEATH PORT TALBOT SCHOOL ETWINNING
PROJECT IS AWARDED PROJECT
OF THE YEAR 2020
Ysgol Hendrefelin special school in Neath has been part of the
International Links Global membership since 2016. The school’s work
on eTwinning is outstanding and in the recent eTwinning National
Conference (November 2020) Ysgol Hendrefelin school was awarded the
2020 Project of the year, together with partners across the UK.
Please see the link to it below and also a short article about the
project from Ruth Sanders, the school’s lead for eTwinning and
International Dimension.
International Links Global congratulates the school on its
fantastic effort on its Hands of the World project and the school’s
contribution to internationalising educa-tion for pupils and staff
in the school and its local community.
https://www.britishcouncil.org/etwinning/awards-recognition
Hands of the World: Can You See What We Say?
Staff and pupils at Ysgol Hendrefelin Special School in Neath
Port Talbot are so proud to announce that they were co-founders
with Dundee University in the above project which won the top prize
from The British Council for being the most out-standing eTwinning
project across the UK during the academic year 2019-2020.
The project brought young people from around the world together
through the use of music and Makaton sign language to preserve
their linguistic identities and to devel-op an understanding and
awareness of other languages and cultures. HOTW is a fully
inclusive project for learners of all ages, abilities and
nationalities. Learners engaged in a range of activities each month
and worked independently and collaboratively with others around the
world to create individual and collaborative music and Makaton
videos, engage in collaborative global communication challeng-es,
use traditional and modern methods of communication, and most
importantly, to learn from one another.
This project was created to break down the barriers of
communication through the use of Makaton sign language. Pupils
learnt basic skills of sign language so that they could converse
with others, no matter what their language, culture, learning
ability etc. They learnt how they could come together to be one
through the use of music. The project continued to flourish
throughout lockdown when teachers and pupils learnt new
technological ways to communicate and join together to become one
class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w_HOTlvsPghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w_HOTlvsPghttps://www.britishcouncil.org/etwinning/awards-recognition
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News from North Wales
NEWLY GRANTED PROJECTS (Since Sept 2020) Erasmus+ KA229 Our
Culture and Heritage between 2 schools in north Wales and 2 schools
in Spain. The project will be coordinated by Ysgol Rhos Helyg, the
other school in Wales in Ysgol Bryn Gwalia. Erasmus+ KA229 Modern
Europe (a project linked to the Digital Competency Framework in
Wales). between 1 secondary school in Wales and 3 other sec-ondary
schools: 1 x Finland, 1 x Belgium, 1 x Spain. Coordinating school
is Ysgol Emrys ap Iwan. Erasmus+ KA201 Using Games as a Focus (a
project linked to the new curric-
ulum for Wales, to gamification and tackling the climate
crisis).between 5
schools in the Rhyl area (Christchurch, Emmanuel, Bryn Hedydd, Y
Castell,
Llywelyn), Denmark, Norway and Portugal. Coordinated by ILG.
LLONGYFARCHIADAU ! CONGRATULATIONS!
Congratulations to 2 member schools. Click for external
links
Ysgol Ty Coch’s Headteacher David Jen-
kins on becoming Headteacher of the
Year:
Ruth Sanders from Ysgol Hendrefelin for
winning the Best Project at the eTwinning
Awards.
https://gov.wales/professional-teaching-awards-cymru/2020-awards/david-jenkinshttps://gov.wales/professional-teaching-awards-cymru/2020-awards/david-jenkinshttps://gov.wales/professional-teaching-awards-cymru/2020-awards/david-jenkinshttps://twitter.com/eTwinningUK/status/1332404669612744704https://twitter.com/eTwinningUK/status/1332404669612744704
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Christmas with our Partners
To share goodwill at this special time we have asked some of our
partners to explain how they celebrate aspects of the holiday
season in their country…
Nuremberg, GERMANY
...There's a special tradition all over Germany on December 6th.
O the evening of December 5th you put your cleaned (big) boots
outside the house in front of the door (or inside). Some people
also put a plate there or on the windowsill. The bread on the plate
is for the white horse of Santa Claus . In the morning you see that
Santa Claus really was at your house and put nice things into the
boots or plates, e.g., all kinds of nuts, oranges, apples, sweets,
chocolate, small presents … But if you [weren't] well behaved the
whole year you only get a switch so that your parents can punish
you, but they don't!
Kristine and Wiebke, Germany
MALTA
Czechia We bake sweets and decorate Christmas tree during
morning and afternoon. We sit at the table and have Christmas diner
in the evening. We eat carp and potato sal-ad for diner usually.
Then we wait for the bell ringing and we go to look under the
tree and look for gifts. We sing carols after unpacking
gifts.
Premek
Christmas in Malta is a time for bringing families and friends
together and helping those in need. This year with the pandemic we
are not expecting the normal festivities - but hopefully it will
bring out the true meaning of Christmas rather than the commercial
aspect of the festivity. I wish you Maria and everyone at ILG a
very Merry Christmas - in Mal-tese : Il Milied it-Tajjeb - which
means literally - A good Christmas!
Joyce Gretch
In Romania there are a lot of beautiful and authentic songs,
carols and dra-ma (stories played) full of rhymes, lyrics and
sometimes jokes wishing all the best to the listeners.
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Murcia, SPAIN
On January 5, the eve of Three Kings' Day, Spanish children
leave their empty shoes near the front door or window, hoping to
find them filled with treats and presents the following morning.
Many also leave out three glasses of warm milk and sweets for each
of the kings, plus some hay or grass for their hungry camels. The
next morning, the previously empty shoe is hopefully filled with
and surrounded by gifts, although naughty kids in Spain may be left
a lump of coal!
Each city and town hosts its own parade on the eve of Three
Kings' Day, called the cabalgata, to celebrate the arrival of the
Three Kings into Spain from their long journey. The Kings sit on
floats and as they ride through the town they throw sweets for the
excited spectators to pick up before they head home to the presents
the Kings have left.
A Roscón de Reyes is a traditional Spanish ring-shaped
brioche-like sweet bread eaten the night before or morning of Reyes
or King's Day (6 th January) which celebrates Epiphany when the
Three Kings came to visit the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. Tradition
has the Roscón served, garnished with the 'jewels' of dried fruit
and nuts. The most important thing about the cake are the different
little figures or objects that are baked inside as each one has
significance to the family/region. Normally, at least two different
objects can be found in the cake—a black bean (or an haba) and
something that represents the king. The person who eats the slice
of cake with the king is the ‘king for the day’ whereas the person
who gets the haba has to pay for the cake the following year. In
addi-tion, in some places or families, additional objects such as
coins can also be
Happy Christmas everyone, with the wish for a better world, full
of peace, health and hope.
Feliz Navidad a todos, con el deseo de un mundo mejor, lleno de
paz, salud y esperanza.
May the magic of Christmas fill our hearts and brighten our
lives. Merry Christ-mas and Happy New Year!
Que la magia de la Navidad llene nuestros corazones e ilumine
nuestras vidas. ¡Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo!
María Belén García González
Konya, TURKEY The birth of Christ was a very momentous occasion
in the religious history of the world, and it makes us, as Muslim
people as happy as our Christian brothers and sisters. As Konya
Provincial Directorate of National Education for this Christmas
time, we wish a very Merry Christmas from the bottom of our hearts.
We send a message of health, peace, love, brotherhood, and
sisterhood to all our friends no matter what their religion or
nationality is. Also as an early new year wish we hope that 2021
will bring us a lot more oppor-tunities to cooperate physically
together in new projects. Emrah Koçak
https://www.tripsavvy.com/spanish-language-basics-3150603
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Mersin, TURKEY We celebrate the New Year in Türkiye.
Preparations are made in many homes for 31st December. Gifts are
received. There is even a New Year's lottery in schools. It is for
students to re-ceive a gift from their friend whose name they have
chosen in the draw-ing, and to experience the excitement of a new
year interactively. New Year celebrations keep some rituals alive
in our country. Bingo played as a family, turkey at dinner,
chestnuts cooked in embers, New Year's cake are some of them. Apart
from this, gifts are prepared especially for children or pocket
money is given during religious holidays. Gülcan Taner
Pupils singing carols in Dambovita, Romania.
Targoviste, Romania Christmas season in Romania kicks off right
after St. Andrew’s Day (November 30), when according to local
legends, vampires and evil spirits come to light. The period
leading up to Christmas is filled with wonderful celebrations,
including Romania’s Na-tional Day (December 1st) and Saint Nicholas
(Mos Nicolae), when all children receive gifts. Especially popular
among the little ones, Saint Nicholas is celebrated on December 6th
with great fanfare and lots of gifts. On Saint Nicholas’ Eve, all
Romanian children clean their boots, place them at the door (or
window), and go to sleep waiting for Mos Nico-lae to fill them with
presents. In the morning, the most obedient of them will discover
lots of little surprises, mostly sweets, tucked into their shoes or
under their pillow, while the naughty ones will only find the
symbolic rod. In Romania, Christmas has always been a great
opportunity for family members to get together in order to spend
some time in the warm, loving, and cozy atmosphere of their home.
During Christmas, most Romanian houses are filled with neighbours,
friends, rela-tives, and goodwill – a pleasant, comfortable
jamboree where everyone giggles, dances, cooks, and tells stories.
Carol singers constantly knocking at the door and colorful
deco-rations throughout add a cheerful festive touch to the scene.
On Christmas Eve, women make sarmale (delicious meat-and-rice rolls
wrapped in cab-bage, served with polenta, hot pepper, and sour
cream) and bake cozonaci, a sort of sponge cake with nuts, cocoa or
other fruits. Christmas dinner is a rich, multi-course meal, with
highlights including roasted pork, pickled vegetables, the
delicious boeuf sal-ad, and lots of homemade wine.
Probably the most beautiful part of a Romanian Christmas is the
laborious, magical suite of carols that can be heard all over the
country during this wonderful time of year, from the cobbled paths
of the most remote villages to the classiest venues in the capital.
Often accompanied by wishes for health, prosperity, and fulfilment,
Romanian carols are far from being just simple Christmas songs.
They usually come together with rituals, special costumes and
tools, as well as peculiar theatrical performances, generating a
genuine spectacle. Some of the most popular are Steaua (the Star
boys’ singing procession). Further Christmas traditions and customs
in Romania include the decorating of Christ-mas Tree, which is
usually performed by the whole family a couple of days before
Christmas; the arrival of Santa Claus with his bag full of gifts, a
practice that takes place on Christmas Eve. Crăciun fericit! (Merry
Christmas!) Valetin Stancu
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Salovci, Slovenia About Christmas in Slovenia. We celebrate
Christmas like most Western coun-tries on the 25th. No matter where
you go, though, Slovenia is sure to put you in the Christmas
spirit, complete with visits from Saint Nicholas (or Grandfather
Frost, as he's often called in Slovenian) and getting Christmas
presents on Saint Nicholas Day (December 6). Obviously this year’s
Christmas will be different because of the Pandemic. I wish
Slovenia, UK, Europe and the World all the best in this current
situation, anything is manageable if we work together, and keep a
cool head. Gašper Pongrac
Brussels, Belgium A normal Christmas in Belgium means lights
everywhere in the house and the town, a Christmas tree, decoration
all over the place, good food on a table with flowers and candles,
presents and, most important... the whole family together to
celebrate this special evening. Christmas 2020 in Belgium means
Covid and the commitment to celebrate it only with people living
together in one house, maxi-mum added with one person and an
evening clock at midnight... This won't be the Christmas we are
used to but we must accept that it might be the only way to avoid a
third huge Covid-wave. Let my Christmas Wish be health and
connected-ness all through Europe and let's hope we might meet live
and healthy in 2021. Koen Bouve - POV Belgium
Global Teaching In-sights - An OECD Report
What does teaching look like? What practices are most impactful?
By directly observing teaching in the classroom, this study
trialled new research methods to shed light on these key questions
for raising student outcomes around the world. This report provides
a de-tailed account of classroom management, social and emotional
support, and instructional practices in the classrooms of eight
countries and economies, drawing upon the observa-tion of lesson
videos and instructional materials, the analysis of teacher and
student ques-tionnaires, and the measurement of students’ cognitive
and non-cognitive outcomes. The reporter can be found here:
http://www.oecd.org/education/school/global-teaching-insights.htm
Worldwide Christmas Traditions
Do you know how Christmas is celebrated around the world? Quiz:
Christmas traditions around the world - CBBC
Free Christmas Resources from TES Christmas resources,
worksheets and activities
http://www.oecd.org/education/school/global-teaching-insights.htmhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/quizzes/bp-worldwide-christmas-traditions-quizhttps://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/christmas
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Resources It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (With
thanks to Global Learning Schools Northern Ireland)
Christmas is just around the corner now and is something most
chil-
dren (and adults!) will have near the very front of their minds.
The holiday can be viewed as bringing out some very negative
qualities in our society. It could be argued that modern day
Christmas encourages consumerism which damages the environment and
puts poorer families under stress. Or that it promotes the kind
greed and gluttony which drives inequality in our world. But there
is also a very positive side to the Christmas season! To
Christians, it is one of the most important festival dates of the
year, marking the birth of Christianity’s saviour, Jesus Christ.
For lots of children, it is a magical occasion, during which Santa
might pay them a special visit. Christmas is also embraced by many
- regardless of their religious faith - as a time to celebrate
friendship, generosity, joy and kindness; to prioritise spend-ing
time with our loved ones; and to do nice things for others. Global
learning is about caring for the world around us and promoting
fairness and equality so that everyone everywhere can live a happy
and healthy life. We can choose to celebrate Christmas from a
global learning perspective so that our children can still embrace
all the wonderful things that come with the festive season, while
also using Christmas as a time to make the world a better place.
We’ve pulled together some glob-al learning resources to help you
celebrate a fair, sustainable Christmas in your class-room. Santa
Claus around the world (All Ages) Global Dimension Who is Santa? A
jolly man in a red suit who delivers presents to UK children at
Christ-mas? A 3rd Century Turkish bishop? Learn about the history
of Santa Claus and the different traditions around the world
through this web article, which is packed full of useful links.
View resource
Festivals of Light (Adaptable for all Ages) Global Dimension A
look at winter festivals all around the world, which help brighten
up the dreary winter days. View Resource
Eco Friendly Christmas (Adaptable for all Ages) Friends of the
Earth Loads of ideas about how we can celebrate Christmas more
sustainably. Why not try out a few with your class or create a
take-home eco-Christmas guide? View resource
Gift of Kindness (KS1/2) Fun in First Learn how to make some
special holiday crafts with your pupils, all of which focus on
spreading kindness at Christmas. View Resource
Crisis at Christmas (Primary) assemblies.org.uk Homelessness is
a problem all year round, but Christmas can be a particularly sad
time for those in housing need. This whole school assembly looks at
what the charity Crisis does to tackle homelessness. View
Resource
Christmas Around the World (Primary) whychristmas.com Explore
how Christmas is celebrated in countries around the world. Discover
traditions from nearby European countries like Denmark as well as
from places much further afield like Trinidad and Tobago. View
Resource
Christmas Celebrations in Different Countries (7-14 years old)
Mocomi Kids A bright, simple animation, which shows how Christmas
is greeted in a variety of coun-tries. Watch Video
http://theday.co.uk/opinion/why-i-believe-modern-christmas-is-grotesquehttps://globaldimension.org.uk/santa-claus/https://globaldimension.org.uk/festivals-of-light/https://www.foe.co.uk/living/articles/25-eco-friendly-christmas-tipshttp://funinfirst.com/teaching-kindness-christmas/http://www.assemblies.org.uk/pri/2726/crisis-at-christmashttp://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da2Q2wQBiCA
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60 Christmas traditions around the world (Age 7+) Green Global
Travel 60 lesser known facts about Christmas around the world. Why
not use these to create a festive quiz for your class? View
Resource
Write for Rights (Age 11+) Amnesty International Find out how
your pupils can get involved in the Write for Rights campaign and
send a Christmas message that really makes a difference. Every
December, Amnesty In-ternational encourages people to send letters
of goodwill to those whose basic human rights are being attacked.
View Resource
What are the food miles in my Christmas dinner? (Age 11+) Global
Dimension This case study can help you design a lesson to get your
class thinking about how far their Christmas dinner has travelled
to get to their plate. View Resource
The Secret Code hidden in a Christmas Card (KS3+) The Day Are
Christmas cards important or are they a waste of paper? Get your
class thinking about sustainability and the way we communicate all
while completing a code-breaking puzzle. View Resource
Bonus resource for looking at how we mark the start of a new
year
New Year’s Resolutions (Ages 7-14) Oxfam Set personal and whole
class New Year’s Resolutions with the help of this resource.
Learners can think critically about ideal futures and come up with
ideas for making the world better. View Resource
Not Christain? December is a joyful time for many people—and not
just those who celebrate Christmas as a sacred holiday or cultural
event. Jews celebrate Hanukkah, Buddhists celebrate Bo-dhi Day,
many African Americans celebrate Kwanzaa, and cultures across the
world celebrate the Winter Solstice. Ramadan too sometimes occurs
in December. Here's a blog suggesting approaches to multicultural
holiday teaching:
Teaching the Holidays: The December Dilemma
Oxfam This Home Learning Resource Hub, for use by parents,
carers and teachers with children aged 7-14, contains simple,
child-led activity ideas, engaging videos from around the world,
and downloadable worksheets. Each week focuses on a need we all
share. Oxfam are also posting regular activity ideas on the Oxfam
Education Facebook account.
http://greenglobaltravel.com/2013/11/29/christmas-traditions-around-the-world/https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/https://globaldimension.org.uk/casestudy/what-are-the-food-miles-in-my-christmas-dinnerhttps://theday.co.uk/arts/the-secret-code-hidden-in-a-christmas-cardhttp://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/new-years-resolutions-with-a-differencehttp://tanenbaum.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Christmas-Tip-Sheet.pdfhttp://judaism.about.com/od/holidays/a/hanukkah.htmhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/lewis-richmond/celebrating-bodhi-day-for-the-21st-century_b_2254289.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/lewis-richmond/celebrating-bodhi-day-for-the-21st-century_b_2254289.htmlhttp://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/index.shtmlhttp://paganwiccan.about.com/od/yulethelongestnight/p/Yule_History.htmhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2015/11/teaching_the_holidays_the_december_dilemma.htmlhttps://www.oxfamapps.org.uk/coronavirus/education/https://www.facebook.com/oxfameducation/
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Christmas Book Suggestions
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein - Famous poems, famous
poets.
"Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy."
So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully
written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel
Silverstein.
Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples,
swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was
happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the
tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.
This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with
consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for
readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpreta-tion of the
gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to
love in re-turn.
A Child's Christmas In Wales by Dylan Thomas, Edward
Ardizzone
‘A Child's Christmas in Wales addresses the Welsh cultural side
of the new curricu-lum. Dylan Thomas's lyrical account of his
childhood Christmases in a small Welsh town, featuring wolves,
bears, hippos and Mrs Prothero's cat, has become deservedly famous.
Beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Edward Ardizzone,
this clas-sic edition is beloved by fans of Thomas's work and a
perfect Christmas gift for young readers building their own
childhood Christmas memories.
http://www.gwales.com/ecat/?sf_ecat_id=1357&interest=0&available=0&tsid=1
Explore the delights and hidden treasures of Wales on a voyage
of discovery through this fascinating country. Wales on the Map is
a lavishly illustrated picture atlas that showcases the best Wales
has to offer No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta
Thunberg
This book brings you Greta in her own words, for the first time.
Collecting her speeches that have made history across Europe, from
the UN to mass street protests, No One Is Too Small to Make A
Difference is a rallying cry for why we must all wake up and fight
to protect the living planet, no matter how powerless we feel. Our
future depends upon it. How You Can Save the Planet by Hendrikus
van Hensbergen Can pre-order
YOU have the power to help change the world! Climate breakdown,
species extinction, environmental disasters - we know the planet is
heating up and running out of time; but what can we do about
it?This book will break down exactly what you need to do to make a
difference. With easy step-by-step actions and inspiring stories of
other children who stood up and said 'no more', this is the
definitive guide to creating a better world wherever you live. What
We'll Build, a gorgeous new picture book from Oliver Jeffers
What shall we build, you and I? I'll build your future and
you'll build mine. We'll build a watch to keep our time.
Award-winning Oliver Jeffers will capture the hearts and minds of
children and adults alike with this story of a father and daughter
making plans to build a world that will keep them safe in the
future.
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8538991-The-Giving-Tree-by-Shel-Silversteinhttps://www.waterstones.com/book/a-childs-christmas-in-wales/dylan-thomas/edward-ardizzone/9781858810119http://www.gwales.com/ecat/?sf_ecat_id=1357&interest=0&available=0&tsid=1http://www.gwales.com/ecat/?sf_ecat_id=1357&interest=0&available=0&tsid=1https://www.waterstones.com/book/no-one-is-too-small-to-make-a-difference/greta-thunberg/9780141992716https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-you-can-save-the-planet/hendrikus-van-hensbergen/9780241453049https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/kids-zone/videos/what-well-build-a-gorgeous-new-picture-book-from-oliver-jeffers