Singing into Literacy
The use of singing books intrigued me when introduced in our class. In my final practicum I was interested in finding out how effective...
Feeling the Beat and Rhythm
One assessment tool that I can use in the primary and junior classrooms are the cut out hearts and the art materials for notations, and...
Rolling Stones
In the circle song, Obwisana, small stones were used to motivate students and engage them in the music classroom. The stones were a...
Shift and Shuffle
The dance activity that challenged my assumption is the bodystorm. Akin to the brainstorm, a bodystorm is an opportunity for students to...
The Critical Analysis Process
Grade: 2 Learning Goals Students will be able to: 1. Identify the main idea or theme of the drama 2. Analyse the body language used in...
Mark my words
The big idea that I am passionate about is that dance has the opportunity to free ourselves and express how we feel. Dance does not have...
AGO & ID
So much of art is about the personal. Using one’s experience, emotions, and ideas to express them in a visual manner.This connected the...
Back, Back, Back Again: Feedback
The feedback process can be fraught and anxiety inducing. When art created is “the result of a sensitive individual’s experience of and...
The Creative Process
The four play-based art activities was my opportunity to engage in the creative process. As described by the Ministry of Education, the...
Diversity within Dance
“Promote the value of dance in education as vehicle for personal and social expression that can be made available to all and not just a...
