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Inspirational English
- Jun 7, 2019
Madeleine, Maddy and Midge- a lesson plan on how to combat negative thinking- Part 1
This post may contain affiliate links. About a month ago I was looking for a book for young learners when I came across The Magic Is Inside You: Powerful & Positive Thinking For Confident Kids by Cathy Domoney. After reading the positive reviews, I decided to buy it and read it myself. I got easily hooked into this short book about a six-year-old girl called Madeleine who learns how to “take control” of the negative chit-chat in her mind. I was happy to see that the author ha
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Inspirational English
- Oct 9, 2018
Let's talk MINDFULNESS
Have you ever started to read something and then realised that you can't remember what you'd read? Or maybe you were watching your favourite TV series and found out that you missed what the main character said because you were buried in your thoughts. Yes, I know we have all been there and sadly it happens to our students too. It seems that everyday tasks and pressure deprive us from "being in the moment" or as it is also known "being MINDFUL". I often see how much my student
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Inspirational English
- Nov 28, 2016
Kindness Advent Calendar
Now when the countdown to Christmas has started and the festive lights are on, more and more children are getting ready to open their Advent Calendar, which is a special calendar used to count down the days in anticipation of Christmas. Image Credit: https://morguefile.com/ But did you know that the origin of the Advent Calendar can be traced back to the 19th century, when religious families would make a chalk line for every day in December until Christmas Eve? Throughout the
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Inspirational English
- Aug 30, 2016
Rainbow
#sharing #Kindness #positivity #Mindfulness
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Inspirational English
- Aug 2, 2016
Celebrate your Life
#ExploreEnglishwithRussie #Mindfulness #OprahWinfrey #positivity
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Inspirational English
- Jun 21, 2016
Positive Thought 21.06.2016
#EnglishLanguage #ExploreEnglishwithRussie #positivity #Mindfulness #Kindness
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Inspirational English
- Jun 8, 2016
Happy Best Friend Day
Life wouldn’t be the same without best friends. They’re the friends that can be counted on to be there at a moment’s notice. The ones who love, laugh, support, and cherish – in both good and bad times. :)
#ExploreEnglishwithRussie, #friends #EnglishLanguage #Mindfulness #ExploreEnglishwithRussie #friend
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Inspirational English
- Apr 25, 2016
"Explore English with Russie", issue 10 is out.
Dear reader, What an exciting week we had over here in
England-celebrating the Queen´s 90th birthday
and St George´s Day.
On 23rd of April the local celebrations kicked
off with a parade organised by the
scouts´clubs, followed by a "fierce" battle
between St George and the dragon. You know
who won, don´t you? Last week I shared with
you that legend. In the end there were parachutists
who were carrying the English flag. You
can find some pictures from the event on pa
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