El Maga's Video Project Day #1

Hola Niños! 

I hope that all of you received the letter I sent you today! I'm soo excited to start working on our video project. Here is one idea to help us make our video! 

Check out this cool online tool where todos mis amiguitos can learn to write Diamante Diamond poems...  http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/

These are diamond-shaped poems that describe either one central topic or two opposing topics (for example, night/day or winter/summer). Diamante poems follow a specific format that uses nouns on the first and last lines, adjectives on the second and fourth lines, and gerunds in the third and fifth lines. This tool has numerous word-study applications that you can use to make your poems. 

Start by reading some examples of Diamante online by clicking on "See Answer". After you can go back to the main page to click "Get Started". You can write poems about anything you want!, but here are some ideas to help you get started...

Write about your familia, tu cultura, your favorite sports, your friends, or write about ME, el maga ;)

Amiguitos can ask the undergrads to print their finished Diamante Diamond poems and then send them to ME and I will start making our video!

Ok pues, Have fun!

El Maga

Outdoor aventura

Hola amiguitos de Orange Place!

It's been a long time! Los niños de Casa familiar y Solana Beach have been catching up with me, y pues, I’d like to hear what you've also been up to. :)

It's almost March, and that means la primavera is getting closer. Time to get active! Enjoy todas las frutas that are harvested in the spring, like fresas y sandía. mmm!

I just got back from rock climbing in El Potrero Chico which is in Hidalgo,Mexico. ¡Muy emocionante!

Check out all mis fotos in the links below =)

The welcome sign

Hermosa view in the morning

View from the top!

Cloudy morning

Took this where my camp was set up

***Challenge yourselves to think of an outdoor aventura you'd like to go on en el futuro. Use your imagination and share with me!***

Animal Search!!

Hola Ninos!!

Today we are going to Google image your favorite animals as well as looking at some youtube video about your favorite animals! Here is what you need to do:

1. choose one favorite animal

2. describe how it looks like

3. tell me what do you think it likes to do and finally...

4. would YOU buy that animal (will you parents let you buy it ;) )

Ok, vamanos, can't wait to see what you have!! oh, and if you don't like the image you find, draw your own.

And remember to HAVE FUN!!!

Internet Animals

Hola Niños!

I am very happy to see that so many of mis amiguitos

have been reading my Blog!

Richard and Carolina, I LOVE to read your comments!! Muchisimas Gracias!

I hope that todos mis amiguitos are reading

because I blog for yoU!

I've been thinking about all of the cool animals

that I find here in the Internet world!!!

I want to share some of them with you....

Tell me what you think about all of these coool sheep (there's a lot!)

..... And these funky Storm Drain Creatures

¡Espero que les gusten!

..... ohh, and click here if you want to draw your own picture of an Internet animal.

Be creative! Tell me what type of animals do you think exist in the Internet!!

Saludos,

El Maga :)

Happy Valentine's Day LCM Kids

This Maze/Laberinto is EZ, not complicated

I'm feelin kinda blue

Coz I haven't heard from you

When you're sending Valentines to a friend

Don't forget a very special friend--me

Send one Valentine my way

Enjoy that special day--

and don't eat too much candy!

A todos mis amiguitos y amiguitas en La Clase Mágica

Heartfelt greetings,

El Maga

Imagine the Internet!!

Hola amiguitos!

I am happy to hear that things are going soo well for everybody at La Clase Magica! And also, that we have a few new amiguito friends who have joined us! Tell me HELLO if you are new, I would love to hear about yoU! 

I've been thinking a lot about the Internet lately and how different it is from the real world! I want to find out what YOU think the Internet looks like??? 

Maybe it looks like outer space?? Click here to see what you think.

Or maybe you could draw me a picture?? Click here to draw online!!

Ok pues, Saludos!

El Magagagaga :)

Cool Stuff...

Hola Niños!

I'm still waiting for more responses from my last post!! I want to hear what all of my amiguitos are thinking, and that means YOU!

For today, check out this video I found about Chimpanzees.... It's amazing how well they work together with humans!! I wish everyone in the world could learn to be helpful like these chimps :) 

Also, check out this website if you want to find out how you big you REALLY are in comparison to the UNIVERSE (click the link and then press play)  :) :)

-El Maga

Hola Solana Beach!

Hola again!

I'm SOO glad to hear from all of you at La Clase Magica Solana Beach. Me gustan todas las respuestas. I'm amazed that all of you know so much about the Internet!

Lucila wanted to know how I got lost in the Internet. The story is really silly... When I went on vacation last summer, I went for an Internet surf all the way to the end of the digital universe (my family owns a nice little farm house in Wiki-sconsin).

When I was coming back home to La Clase Magica, I took a wrong turn on the Internet highway and ended up getting stuck in Junk Mail-aysia!!! Someone asked me to give them my email account and password, but it turned out to be a Scam!

That place was full of computer viruses, but I finally found my way back to my Homepage here at the El Maga Blog. So I warn you, be careful when opening your email, and always keep an eye out for Junk Mail or YOU too might get stuck in Junk Mail-aysia!!!

Remember that the Internet isn't always a safe place. Everybody who has the privilege of using the Internet should be responsible in everything that they do!

Also, I was so happy to hear from Joselin too! It's been soo long since we talked last! I'm sorry we can't do online chat anymore, but I still want to hear more about you and Judy!

Also, tell Jazmine that I took her advice and went to http://www.GirlsGoGames.com/ !!! It was soooo much fun! I wonder if she could tell me more about things she likes to do at La Clase Magica?

Espero que todo va Bien!

El Maga