Carnival
Everyday life
1. A game of real life. Players are supposed to start a coffee shop. Firstly they need to purchase supplies and create a coffee recipe. Then they set the price and start selling. To do this, players need a lot of Mathmatics. It is a real life game and students can learn how to manage some business.
Independence Day
1. Historical facts of Independence of Brazil
2. USA government remarks on 2009 Brazilian Indepedence Day
3. Brief information about this holiday in the USA and some activities related to it.
Elections 
As we are going to vote very soon and you may want to discuss this topic with your students, I selected some sites that can help you in your class.1. Brazilian political parties – general and historical information
http://www.v-brazil.com/government/political-parties.html
2. USA political parties - general and historical information
http://usa.usembassy.de/government-parties.htm
3. Political parties in the UK – general and historical information
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8515961.stm#subject=key&col1=conservative&col2=labour&col3=libdem
4. Elections – classroom ideas
http://www.gallopade.com/client/electionsForKids/index.html
5. Electing a president - classroom ideas
http://www.pocanticohills.org/election/election.htm
Health
The links listed bellow contain information about health topics you may include in your English lessons.
1 - INJURIES
1.1. Injuries - Clear and good information about injuries and illnesses ordered in a long list. They are presented in writen and audio versions and the text is devided in the following sections: what it is, what you feel, what you should do, what the doctor can do and how to avoid it.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/index.html
1.2. Sport injuries - This site gives a short list of common injures in fitness. Images and texts explain each one.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/treatment_room/newsid_3973000/3973165.stm
1.3. Injure prevention - A site that helps to prevent injures that happen in everyday life. It has a special section for teachers.
http://www.safekids.org/
1.4. Injure prevention - Personnal stories, safety quiz, videos and teaching materials are available in this site.
http://www.homesafety.co.nz/
2 - ALLERGIES
2.1. Food Allergies - Food allergies disturb people very often. Secure and good information about them.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/food_allergies.html
2.2. Allergiy - A site specially organized for kids and can be used by teachers as a classroom resource.
http://www.faankids.org/
2.3. Allergic children - Besides the good information about food allergies, this site presents a video with children talking about their allergies.
http://kidsallergy.org/
2.4. Insect Allergies - Basic information about insect allergies
http://www.healthonecares.com/health_library/detail.htm?id=119373
3 - CANCER
3.1. Cancer - Lessons plans for students in grades 3-6, 7-8 and 9-12. This site offers the lesson plan for teachers and printable materials for students
http://www.scholastic.com/livestrong/video/index.htm
3.2 General cancer information - CancerCenter explains what cancer is, how it's treated, and how to cope with this serious illness.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/cancer_center/index.html#cat20678
