Chritsmas snowflakes for the gymkhana Christmas tree

SNOWFLAKES

Rotational symmetry
6-pointed Paper Snowflakes instructions. This task will be a good example of polygons and rotational symmetry.

English video:


Spanish version:

Discovering Kirigami. Geometry for Christmas

CHRISTMAS TREES
Axial symmetry
We are going to construct a pop-up Christmas Tree using another Japanese technique named Kirigami. It will be a good example of POSITIVE SPACE and NEGATIVE SPACE.

Here you will find the template to be downloaded:

Instructions. By Robert Sabuda.

We are going to use color paper and we will use them as hanging trees.

HUGE TREE and  SMALL STARS

Triangles

Christmas Cards. The students vote.

Go to the corridor next to the cafeteria with your mobile phone and VOTE!!!

If you already know your favorite Christmas Card, you can vote using this form:

Christmas Cards. The bilingual staff vote.

Finalists:
Congratulations! Click on them to get a bigger size.

1st prize: Congratulations Teresa!!!!!

Illustration by Teresa S. 3rd A ESO

The text which has been illustrated is:
"Christmas day has come and the best present is the family. Happy Christmas",  by Karima S., 3rd B ESO.
This Christmas card will be used for everyone in our highschool.

IT activities for Christmas

CHRISTMAS VOCABULARY on PhotoPeach

• Doble click on the wall and write your New Year's Resolutions.

Created with Padlet

• Snowflakes Creation. Multiple line symmetry. 2D and 3D snowflakes.

• Make a flake. Use a digital pair of scissors and create your own snowflake. It's exactly what are going to do to decorate the assembly hall!.

• Snowman. Create your own Christmas landscape.

• Text snowflake Creator. You have to think of 3 words about Christmas and...

• Christmas tree Light Up!. Light up the Christmas tree by connecting all the wires and light bulbs to the electrical source.

• .Christmas Word Search. To practice Christmas vocabulary.

• Old-Fashioned Christmas. Create your Christmas cookies.

• Jib-Jab videos: Elf yourself. Create your own videos for Christmas and more events. You will see an example here.
• Talking photo. A terrific Avatar!. I'm sure yours will be much better.
  
  
  
• Picmonkey. Do you remember those jpg files for Halloween? Now you have some wonderful effects for Christmas.

• Pixlr. You can use this easy drawing software online to create your own Christmas landscape (or whatever you want).
• Sumopaint. You can use this drawing software online to create your own Christmas Scene.
• Printable Party Decor. To print your cards and labels.

• More games here.

Discovering KIRIGAMI. Geometry in CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS TREES
Axial symmetry
We are going to construct a pop-up Christmas Tree using another Japanese technique named Kirigami. It will be a good example of POSITIVE SPACE and NEGATIVE SPACE.

Here you will find the template to be downloaded:

Instructions. By Robert Sabuda.

We are going to use color paper and we will use them as hanging trees.

SNOWFLAKES

Rotational symmetry
6-pointed Paper Snowflakes instructions. This task will be a good example of polygons and rotational symmetry.

HUGE TREE or  SMALL TREES

Triangles

Christmas Card Contest

WINNERS OF THE CONTEST OF CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

1º ESO:

All we want for Christmas is your great smile…..but if you have cookies….Merry Christmas. María G. T.

2º ESO:

Christmasis like eating an ice cream, you enjoy it, but it’s too short. Begoña M. G.

3º ESO:

Christmas day has come and the best present is the family. Happy Christmas.    Karima S.

4º ESO:

Christmas is not only opening presents but also opening your heart. Carla R. F.

Christmas Card Contest

• Choose one of these winner sentences to illustrate your Christmas Card.
• Make minimum 4 sketches. They can be portrait or landscape format.
• A5 format (a folded A4) and free technique.

Deadline: Thursday 11th December.
(a mark will be given not only for the final task but for the sketches too).

Happy Christmas!!!

This is the Christmas Digital Card used by our IES for everybody. You have made the tasks!!!!!

FELIZ NAVIDAD Y PRÓSPERO AÑO 2014 os deseamos desde el IES Isaac Newton, on PhotoPeach

Your tasks: Snowflakes - Rotational symmetry

SMALL SNOWFLAKES on PhotoPeach

 HUGE SNOWFLAKES on PhotoPeach

Everything was used in our Christmas carols contest at Assembly Hall's walls.

Discovering KIRIGAMI. Space with paper for CHRISTMAS

CHRISTMAS TREES
We are going to construct a pop-up Christmas Tree using another Japanese technique named Kirigami. It will be a good example of POSITIVE SPACE and NEGATIVE SPACE.

Here you will find the template to be downloaded:

Instructions. By Robert Sabuda.

We are going to use color paper and we will use them as hanging trees.

SNOWFLAKES

6-pointed Paper Snowflakes instructions. This task will be a good example of polygons and rotational symmetry.

Christmas in Gredos

I'm in Gredos, in a small village with no wifi. So, now that I am in Barco de Ávila, I can post this article to show you how I have decorated my window helped by my small nephew and the grandmothers.
Do you recognize it?

And my son (16 years old) has created a video for a contest: Sekio Claus. Take a look to it, hope you like it.

New Year's Resolutions

A New Year's resolution is a commitment that a person makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. I invite you to make yours here:

Created with Wallwisher

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas from Miguel F., 1st A: http://www.theoworlds.com/christmas/index.php?CardID=59987

Merry Christmas from 1st B: