Recording "Little Peter Rabbit" (Easter)

This is a nursery rhyme about Little Peter Rabbit who had a flew upon his nose. This rhyme is often used in Easter celebrations.

First, we will listen to 1st A group: 

Fantastic!. 

Now, let's listen to 1st B group: 



Great!. 
Well done!. 

"Baby Chick and Ostrich Hatching in Real-time" (Videos)

See in real-time the wonder of the life cycle of the chicken and the egg.

After an ostrich egg has been laid, it takes about 42 days to hatch. See what happens!. 

"Baby's shocked reaction to an Easter hen laying eggs" (Video)

This baby is shocked when he sees an Easter hen laying eggs!. Hilarious!!!. 

"Bet You Didn't Know: Easter Traditions" (History)

How did Easter traditions like the Easter bunny and egg hunts become part of the holiday celebration?. 

Here you can learn about this festival in the USA and in other countries. Enjoy it!. 

"The Easter Bunny Bop"-(Song of Kids! Children's Music)

Do the Easter Bunny Bop!. Have you seen the Easter Bunny?.Dance along and sing!.
In this children's Easter Bunny song, you'll see lots of surprises, and even some surprise eggs!.

"This is Britain: EASTER"

In the UK, schools close for two weeks at Easter time. 

What does it mean?

Easter is a spring festival of new life. As a pagan tradition it is the beginning of growth and new life after the cold, winter months. The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon goddess of the dawn and spring - Eostre. For Christians, Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and practising Christians attend special church services at Easter time. Easter celebrates life and rebirth, which is why we see lots of symbols of new life and fertility at Easter, like eggs, chicks and rabbits.

When is it?

Unlike Christmas, Easter isn’t on the same date each year. It takes place on the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring. Schoolchildren and students in the UK have a two-week holiday at Easter time which is almost as long as the Christmas holiday. It’s also the first public holiday after Christmas and everyone looks forward to their Easter break as a moment to relax, have a short holiday or visit family and friends.

Chocolate eggs

For most British children, Easter means chocolate Easter eggs. The shops are full of bright Easter displays decorated with chicks, rabbits and flowers, all with the objective of selling chocolate eggs in huge numbers. And it works! 90 million chocolate eggs are sold in the UK each year, and each child receives on average eight chocolate eggs. The eggs are sold in cardboard boxes and sometimes there’s more packaging than chocolate!.

Other 'egg-straordinary' traditions

In the UK, chocolate is definitely the most popular way to enjoy eggs at Easter. But there are some less sugary traditions, too. Chickens’ eggs are painted and decorated to give as presents, and eggs are also hidden for children to find as part of an "egg hunt". Some places hold competitions to see who can roll an egg down a hill without it breaking!. Hot cross buns are typical cakes that are made at Easter time. They are like spiced bread rolls with raisins and they always have a cross shape on top. They are delicious served hot with butter.

(Source: "British Council")

This is how people celebrate Easter in Britain. Is it similar to your country?. Watch and find out in this video!. 

"Easter Egg Hunt Song"

This is a very easy song to learn about the Easter Egg Hunt!. 

"Little Peter Rabbit" (Rhyme)

Learn and sing this rhyme about "Little Peter Rabbit". 

"Easter Egg Match Game"

This is a memory game. Easter eggs!.Pay attention!.

"Spot the Difference" (Easter Bunny Game)

Click anywhere on either image where you spot a difference. Find all 7 before time runs out!.

"The Way the Bunny Hops" (Easter Song for Children)

"This is the Way the Bunny Hops"!. An Easter song for children!. 

"Big Buck Bunny" (Short Pixar film)

Big Buck Bunny is a nice and big rabbit. He loves butterflies!. One day, he meets three bad rodents, Frank (the leader of the rodents), Rinky and Gamera. The rodents like throwing fruits, nuts and rocks to helpless creatures of the forest.

They hit two of Bunny's favorite butterflies and they attack Bunny too!. Bunny sets aside his gentle nature and carry out a complex plan to avenge the two butterflies. Watch what happens then!. 

"Easter" (Games)

Hi again!. Easter is coming!. Enjoy these fantastic games: 

• Hidden chicks: There are ten hidden chicks in the garden.Can you find them?.
• Catch the eggs: Catch as many decorated eggs as you can, but avoid the plain ones.Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the basket left or right.
• Easter eggs: Decorate your own Easter eggs!.Choose the decorations and colour for your eggs.
• Differences: There are six differences between picture A and picture B.Try to find them!.
• My riddles: Can you guess these riddles?.Read each question carefully. Choose the answer you think is correct by clicking on the picture.
• Mr Egg: Make your own Mr Egg!.Choose the eyes and mouth.

Click on the picture below to play!. 

Easter

Easter is an important Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. There are many different customs for celebrating Easter around the world, but the Friday before Easter Sunday (Good Friday) and the Monday after are given as a bank holiday in the UK.

Early celebrations included the painting of eggs. Now we give Easter eggs - often chocolate - to friends and family, and have Easter egg hunts for eggs hidden by the Easter bunny.

When is Easter?

Easter is not a fixed holiday and the date varies between 22nd March and 25th April. Easter Sunday will next be celebrated on 20th April 2014.

Click on the picture below to learn the main vocabulary about Easter!.