13 December 2009

10 Advent Calendars

We're well into December now, but I've come across a number of different advent calendars this year.  Here are just 10...

  1. Woodlands Junior School Online Interactive World Advent Calendar - and no peeking!
  2. New virtual advent calendar from the Guardian
  3. Musical advent calendar - the year in review - from the Guardian
  4. Advent Calendar Online - with a daily game
  5. Bach Christmas Calendar - from the BBC
  6. Goethe Institute Advent Calendar 2009
  7. Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar - at the Boston Globe
  8. Mathematics Enrichment Advent Calendar
  9. Appvent Calendar - every day a free iPhone game
  10. Electric December - Watershed’s annual countdown calendar, featuring an inspired selection of short films from young people across Europe.
Do you have a favourite advent calendar to add to the list? If so please leave the details in a comment below.
13 Dec 2009 10:07:05 | Resources, Tools

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Joachim

Another one for language learners - A german music video clip each day with an online exercise to control your listening skills (german only)
http://www.deutschlern.net/adventskalender.php

Posted by: Joachim | 13 December 2009 at 10:30 AM

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