Winter is the most wonderful season, especially when you are a child. I think all children look forward to the winter coming so that they can play in the snowy fairytale. Many kids even dream of the fascinating trip to the North country covered with deep snow to see Santa Clause, reindeer and elves on the Christmas Eve.
When the holidays are over we can continue exploring this marvelous land with deep snowdrifts, huge icebergs in the frozen sea and the magic shining of Northern Lights. Children can also learn what animals live there and how they can survive in the environmental conditions which seem to be harsh for human beings.
All these things you can find in my song “Far away in the Arctic” which will help your children to discover this fantastic land.
Far away in the Arctic
Here are the song lyrics
Every time winter comes
And days are getting short
I remember the Arctic land
Somewhere in the North
At the pole it’s freezing cold
There’re neither flowers nor trees
Only icebergs made of ice and snow
Floating in the sea.
Refrain:
Far away in the Arctic
On the top of the world
Miles and miles of frozen sea
The wind is bitter cold.
Far away in the Arctic
Northern Lights
Shining brightly in the sky
All through the night.
This remote icy land
Is the home for noisy seals,
Reindeer and walruses
With tusks and chubby cheeks,
Small and hardy arctic foxes
With the warmest coat,
Strong and bold polar bears,
The rulers of the North.
Refrain:
Far away in the Arctic
On the top of the world
Miles and miles of frozen sea
The wind is bitter cold.
Far away in the Arctic
Northern Lights
Shining brightly in the sky
All through the night.
Arctic Animals Worksheets
To practice the Arctic vocabulary I would like to offer you
the Arctic Animals Adventure Pack of worksheets and activities which was specially designed for young learners of English as a second language to help them penetrate deeply into the language while exploring the far away land in the North. The assignments are based on the lyrics of the Arctic Animals Song, but you can use them in any discussion about winter and the Arctic. You can download the preview
here.
The educational pack includes a variety of worksheets for different levels of language proficiency. Using these worksheets, children will have the opportunity:
- to practice in spelling and writing;
- to develop the skills of scanning the English text to find the necessary information;
- to learn the English sentences building rules;
- to develop the ability of creating their own expressions in English based on their thoughts and ideas.
There are also flashcards, coloring pages and interesting games you can find in the pack. Please
contact me if you would like to
purchase this pack as well as the mp3 of the Arctic Animals song (including the version without vocal)
.
Also, I would like to share some free Arctic animals worksheets from the above mentioned educational pack.
For preschool children there are some coloring pages where they can color the North animals as well as their names that will help them to remember the spelling. There is a polar bear, a seal, an arctic fox, a walrus and, of course, a reindeer.
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Polar Bear Coloring Page |