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Vocabulary :

• A security blanket
  "is any familiar object whose presence provides comfort or security to its owner, such as the literal blankets often favoured by small children.
  It is a comfort object and is also known as a "security object."
  (Wikipedia)

  

• 16 + Best Interactive Pet Gifts: Toys For Cats, Dogs, Horses, Birds and Ferrets
  (inventorspot.com)

  

• Kids (toys and hobbies) - (Language Guide) -
  Les mots s'affichent quand on passe la souris sur les images. - avec son
  
  

• Toys, Fun and Games with pictures (Enchanted Learning)
  
  

Information :

• Top 50 TOYS of the Last 100 Years - an infographic (larryferlazzo.edublogs.org)

• Testing confirms that toys sold on the EU market still contain chemicals of concern - 14 November 2011
  (wecf.eu)

• Transformers robots 'Britain's most popular toy' over past 25 years
  "Experts from Toys R Us have disclosed the best-selling toys of the past 25 years as Britain’s biggest toy chain celebrates a quarter of a century of trading this year...
  According to company figures, Toys R Us has sold more than 2.5 billion toys to 300 million customers at the chain’s 75 stores across Britain."
  + Toy Timeline
  "2010: Toy Story 3 (priced from £4.99) has already influenced British shoppers and is sure to be a stocking filler for children this Christmas."
  (telegraph.co.uk)

  

• GIANTmicrobes
    "are stuffed animals that look like tiny microbes — only a million times actual size! They're humourous, educational, and fun!"
  "Soft toy versions of bacteria and viruses like Swine Flu and Ebola."
  (giantmicrobes.com)

  

• Hamleys
  - "one of the world's largest toy shops. It is currently located at 188-196 Regent Street in London."
  1 History 2 Description 3 Floor guide...
  (Wikipedia)

  

• HAMLEYS - toy shop
  History - Store Tour - News...
  (myhamleys.com)

  

Flashcards and Cliparts :

• FLASHCARDS (mes-english.com)
  
  
  
  
  
• Toys (aussi en ESPAGNOL) flashcards (esl-library.com)
  Click on Flashcard Library.
  
  

• Toys : (cliparts) - (Speech Teach UK)
  Page 1- Toy box, baby doll, toy train, building blocks
  Page 2 - jigsaw, kite, yoyo, teddy bear
  Page 3 - crayons, painting, slide, swing
  
  

INTERACTIVE exercises :

• Toys - interacive activities (learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org)

  
  

Lesson plans :

• Board games
  "Have a look at the article, story, word game, cartoon, trivia and links."
  (British Council)

  

  
  

• Super-Toys Last All Summer Long - The short story that started it all. - By Brian Aldiss
  (wirednews.com)
  - avec fiches de lecture (Alyne Piazza)

Interactive stories :

• Alfy's Broken Toy - WITH SOUND
  
  

Cartoons :

• Cartoon: Killjoys 'R' Us
  "This cartoon by Paul Thomas from The Daily Express relates to news that 'meddling EU bureaucrats' are planning to ban traditional toys, including party squeakers, magnetic fishing games and toy lipsticks, because they do not conform to safety regulations." Full story >>
  + VOCABULARY + NOTE + LINKS
  (englishblog.com)

  "Party blowers are categorised as unsafe for under-14s under new rules."

   

• Boxing Day (cartoonstock.com)

  

Songs :

• Sola Rosa: Spinning Top (vimeo.com) + LYRICS :
  "my head’s spinning like a spinning top 
  i’m on the axis 
  head spinning like a spinning top 
  and you are the string."
  (music.solarosa.com)

• The Nuki Song
  "Time after school play on my computer my nuki never leaves my mouth
  even on the playground or on the rollercoaster I never take my nuki out."
  (lyricsmode.com)
  + the VIDEO
  (YouTube)

  
  
  

• "Toys" a song by Joe Thompson
  - with a game
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

  

• Teddy Bear by Elvis Presley :
  "Baby let me be,
  Your lovin' teddy bear
  Put a chain around my neck,
  And lead me anywhere..."
  
  

• Living Doll by Cliff Richard :
  "Got myself a crying, talking, sleeping, walking, living doll
  Got to do my best to please her, just 'cause she's a living doll"
  

Videos :

• Toy gun
  (culturepub.fr)

  

   

• Toy retailers unveil top picks for Christmas
  "Nothing on the list costs more than £50, and there are many familiar names on it. Spin-off toys from television and films are again very popular."
  (BBC)

  

   

• Lego Obama is inaugurated
  "Legoland California has unveiled a miniature model of Barack Obama taking the oath of office as the 44th US president.
  The scaled-down version of the ceremony contains more than 1,000 Lego figurines, representing celebrities, officials and other guests."
  (BBC)

  

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