THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND (BOOK AND FILM)

William Kamkwamba  reveals that he will eventually (in the end) be successful in creating windmill that generates electricity. He begins by describing his childhood in rural Malawi, where magic is far more influential than science. William's father, Trywell has no time for magic. Trywell was a trader as a young man, rather than a farmer, and earned a reputation for drinking and fighting anyone. Trywell fell in love with Agnes, and later married her... Read more.

"LOVING VINCENT" PAINTED FILM - HOW IT WAS MADE

The animation-style, stop-motion film is made entirely from real oil paintings. The result looks as if Van Gogh's vivid figures have come to life. The story considers what might have happened if Van Gogh did not kill himself, but was in fact murdered.

To capture changing backgrounds, facial expressions, and movement, each canvas was re-painted an average of 76 times. between them, the artists executed a total of 65.000 frames in oil paint.

LOVING VINCENT

Vincent Van Gogh is a well-known post-impressionist artist. Colour was the chief symbol of  expression for him. He was born in Holland in 1853 and he died in 1890. He was the son of a pastor and educated in a religious and cultured atmosphere. Vincent was highly emotional, lacked self-confidence and struggled with his identity. it took years for him to discover his calling as an artist. You can read his biography and discover the stories about his life and work.

Virtual Vincent Van Gogh Museum (video)

Vincent (Starry, starry Night) - Don Mclean lryrics

Van Gogh Alive Exhibition (Video)
Worksheet

The Man Who Knew Infinity (A current film)

Colonial India, 1913, Ramanujan is a 25-year-old shipping clerk and self-taught genius, who failed out of college because of his near-obsessive, solitary study of mathematics.

Ramanujan leaves his family and community to travel across the world to England. He works with Hardy.

Hardy fights to get Ramanujan the recognition and respect he deserves.

Ramanujan (22 December 1887 - 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician and autodidact. He made extraordinary contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series and continued fractions.

Ramanujan was quickly recognized by Indian mathematicians. He began a famous partnership with the English mathematician G.H.Hardy. The Cambridge professor realized that Ramanujan had rediscovered previously known theorems in addition to producing new ones.

TOWN FAIR (PRIMARY 4/ UNIT 4)

What's wrong with our food system? (Video)

What is slow food movement? (Video)

A/An/Some/Any (Online exercise 1)

A/AN/Some/Any (Online exercise 2)

Worksheet 1 (Printable)

Worksheet 2 (Printable)

Worksheet 3 (Printable)

Worksheet 4 (Printable)

Worksheet 5 (Printable)

Worksheet 6 (Printable)

Number spelling (Number to words)