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Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.


The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

An extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of the The Lost Hero, book one in the Heroes of Olympus spin-off series from Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan. Read by the actor Joshua Swanson.

OLD ENEMIES AWAKEN AS CAMP HALF-BLOOD'S NEW ARRIVALS PREPARE FOR WAR 
When Jason, Piper and Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood, they have no idea what to expect. Apparently this is the only safe place for children of the Greek Gods - despite the monsters roaming the woods and demigods practising archery with flaming arrows and explosives. But rumours of a terrible curse - and a missing hero - are flying around camp. It seems Jason, Piper and Leo are the chosen ones to embark on a terrifying new quest, which they must complete by the winter solstice. In just four days time. Can the trio succeed on this deadly mission - and what must they sacrifice in order to survive?

Rick Riordan: The Lost Hero - Heroes of Olympus (Audiobook extract) Read by Joshua Swanson

An extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of the The Son of Neptune, book two in the Heroes of Olympus spin-off series from Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan. read by the actor Joshua Swanson.

This crazy messed up world of gods and monsters is Percy Jackson's reality, which pretty much sucks for him.

Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, God of the Sea, has woken from a very deep sleep and come face to face with two snake-haired ladies who refuse to die.
But they're the least of his problems. Because Percy finds himself at a camp for half-bloods, which doesn't ring any bells for him. There's just one name he remembers from his past. Annabeth. 
Only one thing is certain - Percy's questing days aren't over. He and fellow demigods Frank and Hazel must face the most important quest of all: the Prophecy of Seven. If they fail, it's not just their camp at risk. Percy's old life, the gods, and the entire world might be destroyed . . .

Rick Riordan: Son Of Neptune - Heroes of Olympus (Audiobook extract) Read by Joshua Swanson

An extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of the The Mark of Athena, book three in the Heroes of Olympus spin-off series from Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan. Read by the actor Joshua Swanson.

ONE FATAL PROPHECY. SEVEN BRAVE DEMIGODS. A QUEST TO FIND - AND CLOSE - THE DOORS OF DEATH. Annabeth felt as if someone had draped a cold washcloth across her neck. She heard that whispering laughter again, as if the presence had followed her from the ship.She looked up at the Argo II. Its massive bronze hull glittered in the sunlight.Part of her wanted to kidnap Percy right now, get on board and get out of here while they still could. She couldn't shake the feeling that something was about to go terribly wrong. She couldn't risk losing Percy again.

Rick Riordan: The Mark Of Athena - Heroes of Olympus (Audiobook extract) read by Joshua Swanson

An extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of the The House of Hades, book four in the Heroes of Olympus spin-off series from Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan. read by the actor Nick Chamian.

The stakes have never been higher. If Percy Jackson and Annabeth fail in their quest, there'll be hell on Earth. Literally.

Wandering the deadly realm of Tartarus, every step leads them further into danger. And, if by some miracle they do make it to the Doors of Death, there's a legion of bloodthirsty monsters waiting for them.

Meanwhile, Hazel and the crew of the Argo II have a choice: to stop a war or save their friends. Whichever road they take one thing is certain - in the Underworld, evil is inescapable.

Rick Riordan: House Of Hades - Heroes of Olympus (Audiobook extract) read by Nick Chamian

"Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" is a fun counting song for children. It introduces the concept of simple subtraction to young learners. The repetitive verses in the song allow students to learn the song really quickly. As the little monkeys fall out of the bed, young learners count the number of little monkeys jumping on the bed. 

Five Little Monkeys

The Wheels on the Bus nursery rhyme for children.

The Wheels On The Bus

I know my last upload was of my first grade class, but they just yield a lot of adorable moments. On this day, I was teaching all about the letter, U. It was a fun day, we played limbo (Under) and we colored the US flag. I guess that was not weird. I thought it would be because I think nationalism is pretty strong in Korea. I took some pictures. I also introduced the word, "Ukulele" to them.

Clair, my awesome neighbor, let me borrow her ukulele. I wanted to try and give my students a  one time only, intimate, live performance of some all-time favorite classics of theirs like "Phonics Song 2" and "BINGO." 

I've never had my own ukulele to learn to play, and I had just sliced my finger open a few days earlier. So, playing the ukulele was difficult. Luckily, both songs are no more than 4 chords. 

I thought the students would be thrilled that I was singing and playing an instrument, but it was kind of like, "Ah yes. Ukulele starts with U. Makes perfect sense." 

I love the phonics song, and the YouTube channel it's from, KIDSTV123 has been a never ending resource (and time filler) for my first grade class who learns one letter a week. I recommend their L song and Big Numbers Song almost legitimately for easy listening. 

I mess up a little bit. There are a lot of letters, man.



Phonics Song

listen to Are You Sleeping Brother John  Nursery Rhyme By Derrick and Debbie


Are You Sleeping Brother John - Nursery Rhyme

Listen to  Phonics song  Nursery Rhyme By Derrick and Debbie


Phonics song - Nursery Rhyme

Five Little Ducks - Spring Songs For Children With Lyrics - Kids Songs By The Learning Station

The Hokey Pokey Song With Actions - Debbie Doo

What Can You Do? song from ESL KidStuff (eslkidstuff.com). A song about getting dressed with a brilliant dressing up game to play.

To see our other English learning songs for kids please go to www.eslkidstuff.com/esl-kids-songs.htm

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
What can you do?
What can you do?

Can you jump?
I can jump!
Jump, jump, jump,
jump, jump, jump,
jump, jump, jump,
I can jump!

Can you run?
I can run!
Run, run, run,
run, run, run,
run, run, run,
I can run!

Verse 2:
What can you do?
What can you do?

Can you swim?
I can swim!
Swim, swim, swim,
swim, swim, swim,
swim, swim, swim,
I can swim!

Can you hop?
I can hop!
Hop, hop, hop,
hop, hop, hop,
hop, hop, hop,
I can hop!

Verse 3:
What can you do?
What can you do?

Can you stomp your feet?
I can stomp my feet!
Stomp, stomp, stomp,
stomp, stomp, stomp,
stomp, stomp, stomp,
I can stomp my feet!

Can you turn around?
I can turn around!
Turn, turn, turn,
turn, turn, turn,
turn, turn, turn,
I can turn around!

Verse 4:
(Let’s do all six!)

Let’s jump, jump, jump,
jump, jump, jump.

Let’s run, run, run,
run, run, run.

Let’s swim, swim, swim,
swim, swim, swim.

Let’s hop, hop, hop,
hop, hop, hop.

Let’s stomp, stomp, stomp,
stomp, stomp, stomp.

Let’s turn, turn, turn,
turn, turn, turn.

Lets jump, run, swim, hop, stomp, turn.
We can!

About Song:
Song Theme: Talking about ability, asking “Can you…?” questions and answering with “I can …”
Target Vocab: What can you do?, Can you, I can, jump, run, swim, hop, stomp my feet, turn around.
Song Length: 2:07

Credits:
Song written by ESL KidStuff

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All songs on ESL KidStuff are protected by copyright. You may download the songs for your own use (you may not make copies for others). Copying of the songs for others or sharing online is strictly prohibited. Sharing your access details is also prohibited.

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What Can You Do?

An extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Rick Riordan's The Kane Chronicles: The Red Pyramid, read by Joseph May and Jane Collingwood.

About the book:

Percy Jackson fought Greek Gods. Now the Gods of Egypt are waking in the modern world....

I guess it started the night out dad blew up the British Museum....

Carter and Sadie Kane's dad is a brilliant Egyptologist with a secret plan that goes horribly wrong. An explosion shatters the ancient Rosetta stone and unleashes Set, the evil god of chaos.

Set imprisons Dr Kane in a golden coffin and Carter and Sadie must run for their lives. To save their dad, they embark on a terrifying quest from Cairo to Paris to the American Southwest and discover the truth about their family's connection to the House of Life: an Egyptian temple of magic that has existed for thousands of years. The pharaohs of ancient Egypt are far from dead and buried. And so, unfortunately, are their gods....

Rick Riordan: The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles #1) read by Jane Collingwood & Joseph May

ABC Song. Phonics Song. Kids Song. Lullaby TV

What others have said:

Guaranteed to help your little ones fall asleep. 

Beautiful, soothing, warm! Like an angel singing you to sleep! 

Listen only if you want to hear an angel sing your child to sleep. 

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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Rick Riordan: The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles #1) read by Jane Collingwood & Joseph May

Penguin Books UK

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