tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70474136858887112822024-02-18T21:02:24.665-08:00SING TO LEARNNuala O'Hanlonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770158624942179001noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047413685888711282.post-33036861266713397272014-11-07T04:07:00.000-08:002014-11-07T04:12:29.225-08:00A FRIEND IN DEED!<!--StartFragment-->
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3366ff;"><i><b>'The only way to
have a friend is to be one.' ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #444444; letter-spacing: 3.0pt; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">THE GIRLS' Q&A BOOK ON FRIENDSHIP</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I’m pretty sure most people value strong,
healthy relationships. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">These come in many different guises, from family members, neighbours and friends, to a host of significant others, who cross our paths along the
journey of life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">However, relationships are not always
smooth sailing, and a little help from a friend may be just what’s needed to
help steer them back on course.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The focus of today's post is friendships during the 'tweeny' years, and</span> I’m delighted to welcome a friend to
children everywhere, <a href="http://AnnieFox.com/" target="_blank">Annie Fox, M.Ed.</a>, as a guest on my blog! </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGJyezafM8lp5wf7jk42jFIS7eAgNBJDKhk1bRbD_-vEdgl5-yNtZTOwmSytHBZ_mIeK-P62BCsdpXw44Wc7UyyqLwqTl2y5XTztRhi9TlMYK4efKHouhJLkbobiwThGMV8R__yP-EZ16/s1600/PhotoAnnie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGJyezafM8lp5wf7jk42jFIS7eAgNBJDKhk1bRbD_-vEdgl5-yNtZTOwmSytHBZ_mIeK-P62BCsdpXw44Wc7UyyqLwqTl2y5XTztRhi9TlMYK4efKHouhJLkbobiwThGMV8R__yP-EZ16/s1600/PhotoAnnie.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Annie is an internationally respected
parenting expert, family coach and trusted online adviser for teens.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Her latest book, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><a href="http://www.anniefox.com/books/girlsqa.html"><span style="color: #bf5716; font-family: Arial;"><i>The Girls
Q&A Book on Friendship</i></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US">, for girls
ages 8–12, with its unique, Q&A format, is sure to be a hit, not only with </span>‘tweeny’ girls, themselves, but also with their parents,
teachers and carers.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Having navigated these childhood years
myself, and mediated many a student conflict, in my role as a teacher, I
was only too happy to oblige, when approached to review Annie’s latest,
wonderful offering!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>MY REVIEW:</b></span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #141823;"><i><b>Annie champions the cause of young girls everywhere with
this delightfully illustrated, insightful publication!<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #141823;"><i><b>‘The Girls’ Q & A Book on Friendship’ provides the
perfect, resource for opening up dialogue between teachers, parents, and the
‘tweenies’ in their care.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #141823;"><i><b>Annie’s genius for
getting into the minds of today’s youth, combined with her warmth, wisdom and
practical, expert advice, helps them to navigate the very difficult and often
challenging field of adolescent relationships.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #141823;"><i><b>Her friendly voice
validates the girls’ feelings, then provides skills and helpful suggestions for
making responsible choices for resolving the conflict situation. <o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #141823;"><i><b>She manages to do all
this, while at the same time, reinforcing the need to act with kindness,
respect, honesty, empathy, and to maintain the dignity of all concerned.<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #141823;"><i><b>As a teacher and a
parent, I see the enormous benefits of owning such a timely publication. It is
a definitive guide for equipping girls for building strong, healthy
relationships, now and in the future. <o:p></o:p></b></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #141823;"><i><b>It’s the book we’ve
all been waiting for. WELL DONE, Annie!</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #141823;">I was also given the
opportunity to pose some questions to Annie, in regard to student friendship issues encountered over the years. Here, Annie answers those questions:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Nuala:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"> As a teacher, I see how mean and hurtful girls can be to each other
at this age. How would you go about dealing with girls who are in the same
class, can’t stand each other, and are mean to each other at every opportunity?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Annie:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"> You haven’t said how old the girls are, but if they are at least 2<sup>nd</sup>
grade, the first step would be to have a community circle with all the girls in
the class… those who you see as “part of the problem” as well as those who are
not contributing to the nastiness. The goal of this meeting is NOT to vent
about past hurts. As facilitator, you must make sure that doesn’t happen. The
goal is to engage girls in the process of finding solutions moving forward. You
might open your meeting by saying, “I’ve been noticing certain behaviors in our
class that make me very sad. I see girls not letting other girls play or sit
with them at lunch. I see girls pushing other girls away with their words and with
certain expressions. I see girls talking in unfriendly ways about girls behind
their backs. This is a problem for everyone in the class. Because I know you
girls are very smart, I thought I’d ask for your ideas of how we can make our
classroom a friendlier place.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Be patient. Be
calm. Exude confidence in the girls’ ability to be creative-problem solvers.
Make sure you provide every girl a chance to share ideas for making things more
peaceful. Take notes on a white board as the girls brainstorm. End the meeting
with action steps to begin the next day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">If this
doesn’t improve the situation, I’d suggest you get parents involved along with
the school counselor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Nuala:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"> We live in a period of high migration what advice would you give to
girls who arrive from other countries, and find themselves being excluded by
the other girls, who have been friends for years and already formed their
friendship groups?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Annie:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"> Stories are a wonderful way to engage students in ‘big’ topics.
There are many excellent early and middle grade titles that focus on being the
“New Kid” whether from a different city, state, or country. It is also a common
theme in YA fiction (for tweens and middle schoolers). Get recommendations from
your school librarian or the children’s librarian at your public library. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After you’ve
chosen your book(s) read the book as a class. Lead book-group discussions that
explore the points of view of different characters. “How did ____ feel about
not being able to speak English?” “How did _______ feel when her teacher asked
her to be the New Girl’s ‘buddy’ for the day?” Give your students plenty of
opportunities to think, talk and write about their own experiences (past or
present) being an Insider vs. an Outsider. Be creative with a project-based
learning assignment to research other cultures that are represented in your
overall community and present that research to the class. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When we lead
students with our own inclusive attitude toward “new kids” by modeling
friendship and empathy, we help our students develop into people of good
character.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Nuala:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"> What advice would you give to parents of girls in this age group,
so that they and their daughters are able to navigate the friendship minefield
together? (Owning a copy of your book is a given, of course!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Annie:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"> Thanks for the shout-out to <i>The Girls’ Q&A Book on
Friendship</i></span><span lang="EN-US">. I wrote the book in a simple Q&A
format with the idea that any 8-12 year old girl could read it on her own, with
a friend, and/or with a parent. Using the book’s Q&A as a discussion
driver, girls can really learn practical strategies for calming down and
finding the courage to speak up for themselves in a friendship, (not something
that comes easily to most girls.) I’d also advise parents who have daughters
dealing with friendship drama, that Mom and Dad follow the book’s advice and
calm down too! LOL. Seriously, we don’t do our best parenting or mentoring when
we are “down in the trenches” with our upset girls! Modeling self-control is
key as we talk about friendship issues and as we listen to our daughters. After
all, managing our destructive emotions (anger, hurt, frustration, jealousy,
etc.) is imperative to effective communication, especially in the age of Social
Media where so many friendship dramas play out! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Nuala: </b></span><span lang="EN-US">There
is a lot of talk about bullying these days. Do you think it is more prevalent,
or are we just not as prepared to ignore it, as happened when we were at
school?<span style="color: #141823;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Annie:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"> Without a doubt we live in a faster, edgier, louder and less civil
society than when we were children. Social media and the prevalence of media in
general has brought our kids face to face with lots of negative role models
when it comes to being “nice” and treating other people with respect and
compassion. As a result, kids watch what passes for entertainment and political
discourse and take away the message that “To be a grown up means to be
aggressive and disrespectful to anyone who gets in your way OR does not agree
with you.” It’s sad and sometimes scary when I see how kids are adversely
affected by our culture of cruelty. But I wouldn’t be a character educator if I
didn’t believe that parents and teachers have a lot of positive influence on
kids and teens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have more work
to do than our parents and teachers had in the area of re-enforcing core values
in kids. We need to make it a daily priority to help kids develop into adults
of good character. My parenting book, <i>Teaching Kids to Be Good People</i></span><span lang="EN-US"> is a good starting place. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Nuala:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"> There are many positive measures in place, in schools these days.
There are programs such as Peer Support, where older students lead sessions to
mentor younger students, helping them to resolve conflict and develop
resilience. What else would you like to see happening in schools? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Annie:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"> I’d like to see more schools embrace the model of Restorative
Justice. It is an active process, involving students in acknowledging harm done
(through peer conflicts) and repairing the damage done. When done consistently
and with integrity, restorative justice can have an enormously powerful impact
on individual students, groups, and school culture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Thanks Annie, a true friend indeed! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Keep up your wonderful work and all the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4e4e4e;"><b><i>**The Girls’ Q&A Book on Friendship is available on</i></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Trebuchet-BoldItalic;"><b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Girls-Book-Friendship-Without-ebook/dp/B00O6APP00"><span style="color: #0072bc; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> Amazon </span></a></i></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In closing, permit me to quote a verse from
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">‘Together, friends weather the
storms of life,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And whether clouds gather, or the
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s great to have true friends, to
call your own.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s good to know, that we’re not
alone, no, we’re not alone.’</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.0pt;"><i>©Lyrics:
Nuala O’Hanlon, B.Ed; Cert.Teaching / </i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.0pt;">Music: Kathryn Radloff, B.Arts (Hons)
Psych<i>.</i></span><span lang="EN-US"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>SONG SAMPLE: (</b></span><span lang="EN-US">Track 2): <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ohanlonradloff5">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ohanlonradloff5</a></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">Here's to Friendship,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">Nuala </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Zapf Dingbats"; font-size: 9.0pt;">✿</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "MS ゴシック"; font-size: 9.0pt;">⊱╮</span></div>
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loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to
govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.’</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Children are
not born knowing rules, they learn these by degrees - rules of the home, the
family car, public transport, public places, sports grounds, places of worship,
and so on.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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harmony for all, serving as a reminder that, among other things, teachers have
a right to teach and students have a right to learn - in a happy, safe, and
secure environment.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">When it comes
to protecting the rights of the members belonging to these learning
communities, the rules and responsibilities, as well as the consequences for
not adhering to these, need to be clearly stated, understood and respected.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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learn in many different ways – I’m a huge fan of helping them to learn through
song - if it can be learned, it can be sung, and vice versa.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Music is not
only highly effective for motivating and engaging young learners, but, because
it activates different parts of the brain, it is also invaluable for aiding
recall - ensuring that lyrical content will have more chance of being
remembered.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">With that in
mind, I wrote some basic classroom rules and behaviours, in lyrical form,
which, together with colleague, Kathryn Radloff's, catchy melody, helps
students to learn, remember, and take responsibility for classroom rules and
behaviours – through the enjoyable medium of song.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">I, myself,
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practices, and my daughter, TNT (<a href="http://wwwkeystonecreationscomau.blogspot.com.au/2012_07_01_archive.html"><span style="color: #0000ef; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">The New Teacher</span></a>)
reports using the song throughout the school day, as a handy point of
reference.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">TNT tells me
that she has only to mention a line from the song, and students are reminded of
correct/safe classroom behaviour and practices (e.g. chair legs on floor; hands
up in the air; point scissors to the ground…).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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quizzical look in their direction is all it takes, for students to remember the
rule – enabling them to take personal responsibility for their own safety and
that of others within the classroom.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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any other song about classroom rules:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"> </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT;"><i>We
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT;"><i>To
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT;"><i>And
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT;"><i>We
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Hands up in
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Knowing it’s
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Try to be
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Try to never
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">And then
we’ll have a good day.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial-ItalicMT;"><i>©Lyrics,
Nuala O’Hanlon / Music, Kathryn Radloff</i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Discuss why rules are important (if we don’t follow
rules, there are consequences, for ourselves and others</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Discuss the need to feel safe and happy – what can
WE do to ensure this happens/we all have the right to… but we also have a
personal responsibility</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Good choices /not so good – consequences of both and
the need for accountability</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Brainstorm ways in which we can show we care and
respect</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Students listen to song and list rules mentioned</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Unpack/discuss lyrics, line by line, e.g:</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Why do we have rules and responsibilities?</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">What does ‘rule’/ ‘responsibility’ mean?</span></li>
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2:<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Lines 1 & 2: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Why do you think it is important to raise hands if
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Identify and record rules mentioned in song</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Brainstorm other class rules to add to list and
continue to add as term progresses</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Display rules around the room and refer to them
often (use these for performance – see below)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Create a chart of class RULES / RESPONSIBILITIES /
display these in classroom</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Each student chooses a rule to be used to caption
illustration (ref. ART, below)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Research rules for various communities/institutions
and compare similarities/differences, e.g. home; school; sport clubs; public
transport, etc.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Discuss the reasons for these various rules</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Create a class graph, recording different groups to
which the students belong (students write out rules of these groups, giving
reasons these are important)</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Students illustrate/paint their chosen rule (see
above)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Create cartoons with speech bubbles, illustrating
consequences of breaking rules, e.g. student falling off chair, after leaning
too far back…</span></li>
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and dramatize the song, pointing to the words: *RULES *RESPONSIBILITIES, during
each chorus</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT;"><b>FYI:</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;"> ‘OUR CLASS RULES – OK!’ is
available as a digital mp3<span style="color: #333333;"> </span>download (Track
3): <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ohanlonradloff4"><span style="color: #0000ef; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ohanlonradloff4</span></a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Yours in
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Nuala ♫</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">P.S. Please
feel free to share ways in which you have used song to help children learn.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial-BoldItalicMT;"><b><i>WEBSITE:</i></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT;"><b> <a href="http://www.keystonecreations.com.au/"><span style="color: #da1d00; font-family: Arial-ItalicMT; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><i>http://www.keystonecreations.com.au/</i></span></a></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial-BoldItalicMT;"><b><i>FACEBOOK:</i></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial-ItalicMT;"><i> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KeystoneCreations">https://www.facebook.com/KeystoneCreations</a></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT;"><b>TWITTER:</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #d52600; font-family: Arial-ItalicMT;"><i><a href="https://twitter.com/singtolearn">https://twitter.com/singtolearn</a></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial-BoldItalicMT;"><b><i>PINTEREST:</i></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial-ItalicMT;"><i> <span style="color: #0000ef; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/keycre/">http://pinterest.com/keycre/</a></span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">N.B. Lyrics
and Suggestions for use: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">©Nuala
O’Hanlon & Kathryn Radloff
: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">KEYSTONE
CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs: <span style="color: #0000ef; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://www.keystonecreations.com.au/">www.keystonecreations.com.au</a></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">The ancient Roman poet,
Virgil, was 'right on the money' when he stated that ‘the greatest wealth is
health’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">It is a very sad fact
of modern day life that a preventable disease such as childhood obesity is not
only on the increase, but that it is increasing at such an alarming rate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">There are many reasons
for this, but our main concern as educators, is to do what we can to address
this, by equipping children with information, skills and experiences<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to enable them to develop healthy habits and lifestyle choices. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Thinking back through
the centuries to when I was a child, exercise was a natural part of our daily lives, and the foods on offer were very close to their original state. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Speaking for my own family, we did not have a car until we came to Australia, so we walked everywhere, including quite a distance to and from the nearest bus stops. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">We made our own entertainment, which meant we played outside a lot, and foods were closer to their original state,
making choices much simpler and healthier, when it came to what we put in our
mouths. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">‘Fast food’ meant just
that - something that would quickly satisfy our hunger: fruit, vegetables, home
made bread, etc. If we complained of hunger between meals, we were given sticks of
celery, carrots or a piece of fruit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">‘Sometimes foods’
(treats), in our house, were reserved for special times, such as family
holidays, birthday parties, Easter, Christmas - and once a month on paydays, when Dad would arrive home from school with ‘crisps’ and confection for all. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">I can still taste those
almond toffees and coconut-covered mushroom cup sweets - Mmm!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Of course, being
children, we still did what children do - my siblings and I were very fond of
sneaking sugar cubes from the silver sugar bowl on the dresser, when Mum wasn’t
looking! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">We’d keep those
blissful morsels in our mouths for as long as possible, savouring the syrupy
sweetness, as they slowly dissolved on our grateful tongues, before trickling
down our happy throats. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">And we are still
getting great mileage out of an incident that occurred on my 5<sup>th</sup>
birthday...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">I’d awoken that
morning, covered in measles spots, leaving Mum with no alternative but to
cancel my birthday party (suffice to say, I'm still looking for the right support group, but that's another story :-)!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">My fun-loving, best friend (let’s
call her ‘X’), saved the day by turning up to help us eat the party food, her
mother explaining that she was more than happy for her daughter to catch the
measles sooner rather than later, to get them out of the way!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">We were playing Hide
‘n’ Seek, and no one could find ‘X’ anywhere!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was eventually discovered, hiding, crouched in a corner,
stuffing her face with chocolate crackles as though there were no tomorrow! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">It wasn’t long before
her mother had to take her home, green around the gills and suffering, not from
the early stages of measles, but from chocolate crackle overload!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">There is no denying it - we all love our ‘sometimes
foods', and there is certainly a time and place to enjoy them - it's all about balance. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">Many schools are already addressing this issue, with the introduction
of healthier food canteens, and programs to promote physical exercise<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and healthy food consumption - </span><span lang="EN-US">‘fruit breaks’, ‘brain breaks’ and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>activity sessions built into the day, to enable
students to engage in some kind of physical movement activity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">My colleague, Kathryn Radloff and I,
addressed this issue by writing a song, ‘HEALTHY KIDS’, to provide primary
schools with an enjoyable, practical resource for helping students learn basic
health facts, and understand the link between healthy lifestyle choices and
general wellbeing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The song, with its catchy, melody
and content-laden lyrics, discusses everything from the five food groups to the
need for daily exercise, providing the perfect vehicle for kick starting a
discussion about healthy living.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Below, you will find sample song
lyrics, as well as some simple suggestions for using this or any other song
about health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Geneva;"><b>SAMPLE
LYRICS:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Geneva; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>HEALTHY KIDS<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 10.0pt;">©Nuala O’Hanlon, lyrics/Kathryn Radloff, music</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial-BoldMT; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>INTRO</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-MediumItalic;"><i>Happy,
happy, healthy kids!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-MediumItalic;"><i>Happy,
happy, healthy! (X2)<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-BoldRounded;"><b>CHORUS<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-MediumItalic;"><i>We’re
happy, happy, healthy kids,<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-MediumItalic;"><i>It’s
how we’d like to stay.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-MediumItalic;"><i>We eat
nutritious, healthy food<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-MediumItalic;"><i>At
every meal each day.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-MediumItalic;"><i>We know
that there are five food<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-MediumItalic;"><i>groups,<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-MediumItalic;"><i>So, now
we can’t go wrong;<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-MediumItalic;"><i>’Cause
we know what we must do<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-MediumItalic;"><i>To grow
up healthy, fit and strong.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-BoldRounded;"><b>VERSE 1<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-Light;">Vitamins,
minerals, good fats,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-Light;">Proteins,
carbohydrates,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-Light;">Help keep bodies
healthy, so –<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-Light;">Put good food on
your plates.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-Light;">Bodies are like
fine machines, let’s<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-Light;">Eat the things
we’re meant to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-Light;">Fruit is beaut,
go use your loaf AND<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-Light;">Choose what you
chomp into!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-Light;">Do do do do, da
da da.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3f3726; font-family: Swiss721BT-Light;">Do do do do do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 10.0pt;">©Nuala O’Hanlon, lyrics/Kathryn Radloff, music</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e; font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>SUGGESTIONS
FOR USE:</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>GENERAL:</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">Before playing
or singing song, unpack/discuss lyrics, line by line, e.g.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>CHORUS: <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>- </b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">How
many food groups are there?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- What does the word
‘nutritious’ mean?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>VERSE 1:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>Lines 1 &
2: </b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">Define the terms:
‘vitamins’, minerals, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>Line 7: - </b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">What do ‘fruit is beaut’, and ‘use your loaf’
mean?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What do we call this play on words? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>Line 8: </b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">- Brainstorm ‘healthy choices’ for daily
meals/snacks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- What does it mean, to
‘chomp’ into something?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;"><b>LITERACY:</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;">Create a
class/individual ‘HEALTHY KIDS’ acrostic poem <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;">Brainstorm,
create and record health slogans, e.g. ‘RICE IS NICE’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;">Students work in
groups to write own verses for song, and perform for class<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;">Students create
a recipe and write a procedural text for making a healthy sandwich<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;">Student groups
create shopping lists of ‘Health Foods’/Sometimes Foods’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;">Collect
favourite family recipes and publish a class recipe book (sell these through
the school, to raise funds for a charity)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>ART / CRAFT:</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;">Students paste
pictures from magazines into correct trolley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;">Students create
a painting of a person – using only fruits and vegetables<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;">Students paint
health slogans on paper plates and attach to rulers</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;"><b>PERFORMANCE:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;">Use the above
props for an assembly performance of song<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;"><b>Get physical</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;"> - Older students choreograph movements to
accompany the song, and teach to other students, at assembly</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 26px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>FYI: '</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">HEALTH KIDS' is available as a digital mp3 download:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span></span></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>International Version</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">: ‘We’re happy, happy, healthy kids…’:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nualaohanlon">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nualaohanlon</a></span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;"><b>Australian Version (</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333;">Track 8): ‘We’re happy, healthy Aussie
kids…’:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nualaohanlon">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nualaohanlon</a></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Bold;"><b># HEALTHY KIDS ~ EAT WELL, GET ACTIVE: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Bold;"><b><a href="http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/">http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/</a></b></span></div>
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& HEALTHY KIDS</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2e2e2e; font-family: ArialMT;"> by HEALTHY KIDS - eat well get active: <a href="http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/home/fact-sheets/schools-and-healthy-kids.aspx">http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/home/fact-sheets/schools-and-healthy-kids.aspx</a></span></div>
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HEALTHY EATING: <a href="http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/healthy-eating/mums-united/healthy-eating/Pages/default.aspx">http://www.heartfoundation.org.au/healthy-eating/mums-united/healthy-eating/Pages/default.aspx</a></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial-BoldItalicMT;"><b><i>WEBSITE:</i></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;"> <a href="http://www.keystonecreations.com.au/"><span style="color: #d02d00; font-family: Arial-ItalicMT; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><i>http://www.keystonecreations.com.au/</i></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3366ff;"><b><i>‘It’s not hard to make decisions once you know what your values are.'<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">We do not come
into the world with a set of values, we learn them </span>in childhood from those around us.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">These values are
handed down from generation to generation, guiding their development
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<span lang="EN-US">I wasn’t
fortunate enough to meet either of my grandfathers, but their memories were
kept alive with the many stories Mum and Dad shared with us, throughout our
lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One of my
favourite stories of Mum’s father, Grandpa Edward, lodges in my memory, as
a perfect example of love in action.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">One very cold
Irish morning, Grandpa cleaned and polished 8 pairs of shoes (yes, that’s
right <i>cleaned and polished</i></span><span lang="EN-US">
<i>EIGHT </i></span><span lang="EN-US">pairs of shoes –
his, and those of his 7 children), then set off for work, resplendent in the
new jacket my grandmother, Elizabeth, had recently bought for him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nanna, my grandfather explained that he had given it away to someone who needed
it more than he, saying, ‘Sure it was freezing cold, and the gentleman had no
jacket at all to his name, and I had another one waiting for me in the wardrobe
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<span lang="EN-US"></span>It warms my heart
to be a granddaughter of this man who was able to see beyond himself, to
empathize with a fellow human being, in such a respectful and loving way. </div>
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fellow traveller on the road, cold, and down on his luck, and was able to do
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which Edward lived his life certainly contributed to influencing the values and
behaviour of his 7 children. My mum and her six brothers were kindness itself,
as they lived their lives, serving the needs of their families and those
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<span lang="EN-US">Their legacy
continues, as I witness those same values in my own siblings, our children, and their cousins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Albert Schweitzer
was correct in saying, ‘Leading by example is not the main thing in influencing
others, it is the only thing’, and we cannot ever afford to underestimate the
influence we have on the young people around us. </span>Our guidance and
support are paramount in helping them to develop strong moral compasses and
firm foundations, for becoming strong global citizens of the future.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Schools often
treat values as a separate, add-on subject, but, as Jean Paul Satre once
stated, ‘Childhood decides’, so it is imperative for positive values to be not only modelled and affirmed in schools, but to be also integrated into daily
classroom practice and timetables.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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comes to specific lessons on values, song can be a very practical,
non-threatening resource for kickstarting discussion, and a most invaluable tool for integrating learning
across other subject areas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><b>The Australian government’s nine 'Values For Australian Schooling':</b></i><b> </b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>SUGGESTIONS
FOR USE:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b></b></span><span lang="EN-US">Before playing or singing song, u</span>npack/discuss
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<li><b>Line 1,
Verse 1: </b>How do we demonstrate care for ourselves
and others – at school/home/on the sports field/socially, etc?.</li>
<li><b>Line 5,
Verse 1: </b><span lang="EN-US">What does it mean ‘building character is
our destiny’? </span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"></span><b>Line 3,
Verse 3: </b>Name someone who comes to mind when you
hear the word ‘integrity’</li>
<li><b>Line 3,
Verse 4: </b>In what context is ‘sister’ brother’ used?</li>
<li><b>Line 8,
Verse 3: </b>What are some of the qualities/values
demonstrated by a team?</li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"><b>Q:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"> How can we work together as a class team?</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US"><b>Q:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"> How can we demonstrate these and other
positive values in our dealings with classmates, teachers, parents, siblings,
social groups, etc.</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #211d1e; line-height: normal;"><b>LITERACY:</b></span></div>
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<li>Discuss
each value in the song and invite students to share examples from their own
experiences</li>
<li>Write
definitions for each of these values</li>
<li>Use
values words in sentences</li>
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<span class="A9"><span lang="EN-US"><b>SOCIAL STUDIES:</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Swiss 72 1 BT';">Study the lives of inspirational people such as Mother
Teresa and martin Luther King, Jr,.. and discuss/ write about…values they
demonstrated in their lives. </span></div>
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<b>ART:</b></div>
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Students
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<span class="A12"><span lang="EN-US"><b>PERFORMANCE PIECE:</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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At
school assembly, students file onto stage, hold up placard, state value and
definition, the form a circle and move in circle singing song.</div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Kathryn Radloff (sitting) & Nuala O'Hanlon with students)</span></i></div>
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<b>LIVING VALUES</b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">©Nuala O’Hanlon,
lyrics/Kathryn Radloff, music</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Sample
lyrics:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Chorus</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b></b></span>In our school, we have values
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About giving all a fair go,
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<span lang="EN-US">In this great land that we share.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Verse 1
<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Caring for ourselves and others,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Always aiming to do our best,
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<span lang="EN-US">With understanding and respect.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Building character is our destiny,
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<span lang="EN-US">We are working for the good of all,
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<span lang="EN-US">Moving forward, walking tall.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"></span>©Nuala
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<b></b><b>FYI: '</b>LIVING VALUES' is available as a digital mp3 download.</div>
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<b>SONG SAMPLE:</b></div>
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<ul>
<li><b>International
Version</b>: ‘In our school we have values…’: <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nualaohanlonandkathrynra">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nualaohanlonandkathrynra</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nualaohanlonandkathrynra"></a><span lang="EN-US"><b>Australian
Version (</b>Track 1):</span><span lang="EN-US"> ‘Our
Australian schools have values…’: </span><a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ohanlonradloff3">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ohanlonradloff3</a></li>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Geneva;">Yours in Singing to Learn,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Geneva;">Nuala </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">♫</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span>♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span>♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span>♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span>♫ <span style="color: red;">♥</span> ♫</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Geneva;"><b>LINKS:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT;"><a href="http://www.edutopia.org/sel-research-evidence-based-programs?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=selresearch" target="_blank">Social and Emotional Learning Research: Evidence-Based Programs - Choosing the best program to implement social and emotional learning in your school ~ by Vanessa Vega (article published in Edutopia – what works in education)</a></span></div>
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Nuala O'Hanlonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770158624942179001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047413685888711282.post-60794173153126290462012-10-30T21:43:00.000-07:002012-12-05T15:12:37.638-08:00What Makes a GREAT Teacher? <!--StartFragment-->
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">World Teacher Day was
celebrated in Australia on Friday (October 26th). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">This got me thinking about
the true value of teachers and about the attributes that distinguish a good
teacher from a really GREAT teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">Professor Robert Lee Madison,
Institute Founder of Western Carolina University believes that, ‘The true value
of a teacher is determined not by what he knows, nor his ability to impart what
he knows, but by his ability to stimulate in others a desire to know.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">This is true of all good
teachers. However, I believe that what makes teachers GREAT, is not only about what they
DO, it's about who they ARE.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">GREAT teachers are BORN to teach. They have an innate passion and ability for drawing out the strengths
and talents of their students and inspiring them to WANT to learn.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">Great teachers are dedicated
to enabling their students to be the best that they can be, and have a way of
making each student feel valued and that someone BELIEVES in them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">Astronaut, Sally Ride, shares
this story, ‘ When I was a girl, I had a teacher who encouraged my interest in
science. She challenged me to be curious, to ask questions, and to think about
things for myself. She helped build my self-confidence. All of these things
helped me to become a scientist and an astronaut.’ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">What a wonderful tribute to
an inspirational teacher!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">If I were
to name ONE truly inspirational teacher who influenced the course of my own
life, I would say, without a moment’s hesitation, that I would look no further
than my own father, Francis Joseph O'Hanlon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">As with all great teachers,
he taught by example. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">Dad was kind, patient and
loving. A humble academic, in possession of a fine mind and rapier-sharp wit,
he instilled in me a life-long love for singing, writing, and the beauty of the
English language. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">A man of simple means, he
shared everything he had - his time, his knowledge, and his love of learning.
As with all great teachers, he inspired his students to settle for nothing less
than his/her best.
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Great teachers CARE, and it
shows. The impact and influence of their caring extends far beyond the
classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">Each year, when the School
Leaving Certificates rolled around, our house would become a veritable drop-in
classroom for Dad's high school students (for whom he provided – gratis- last
minute coaching lessons).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The love and gratitude of
his students was evidenced by the smiling, triumphant faces that would roll up
to our door on exam results day, excitedly waving their bits of paper – proof
that their extra work had, indeed, paid off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">The student guard of honour at his Irish funeral, to celebrate his 64 year life, was a very moving and
fitting tribute to a truly great teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">He loved his work and his
students, and, even though he cautioned his 5 children against entering the
teaching profession (3 of us did), he was the first one at school every
morning, and the last one to leave in the afternoon! <span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">My daughter, TNT (The New
Teacher) has now taken up the mantle. A born teacher, she wants to make a
difference. Having recently returned from volunteer work in a South American
orphanage, something tells me she already is. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">Here's to all teachers, everywhere! Ours is a privileged profession, and let's never forget that (to borrow a quote from 'The Education Of Henry Adams', U.S. author, autobiographer, & historian, Henry Adams (1838-1918): </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande;">Yours in Teaching,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nuala O'Hanlonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770158624942179001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047413685888711282.post-74601917683248493882012-10-14T20:04:00.001-07:002012-12-04T04:32:54.530-08:00'Bullying is NOT OK - NO WAY!'<!--StartFragment-->
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2966ff; font-family: Times-Italic;"><i>"There
is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no
duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their
welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want, and that
they can grow up in peace.’ ~ Kofi Annan</i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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~ Educational Songs </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Bold;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">PICTURE</span></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">: Paul Pearson</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Have
you ever been bullied?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Bullying
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">My
first experience of this type of behaviour was back in the ‘olden days’ when,
as a 10 year old, I became what is known as an </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">‘immigrant’.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">My
family (Mum, Dad, three sisters, brother, and I) had farewelled all of our
family, friends and neighbours in Ireland and England, and set sail for our new
life in Australia, where Dad was to take up a teaching post as Head of English Department in a country high school.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Migrants
were still rather a novelty in country NSW in those days, and certain students
in my new school saw my minority status as an open invitation to tease,
ridicule, and humiliate the ‘new kid on the block’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">They
repeatedly mimicked my accent, made fun of my English clothing and whatever Mum
had put in my lunchbox for the day. I began to hate going to school.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">It
was a very lonely, distressing, and unhappy time (until they got to know me and we became friends)
and to this day, I still cringe, whenever I recall the time that the nun on
duty at playtime, rang the bell to command the other children to include me in
their games!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Bullying
then, is nothing new, however, what IS new is the frequency with which we are
hearing about this behaviour, and the alarming rate at which it appears to be
escalating, in our schools and wider society.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Bullying
occurs in many different forms - from verbal, emotional, and racist bullying,
to psychological, physical, and the now, all-too-prevalent, modern day
phenomenon, cyber bullying – but one thing is for certain, whatever form it
takes, it is NEVER OK!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Mahatma
Gandhi once stated that ‘If we want to create lasting peace, we must begin with
the children.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Parents, schools and wider communities have major roles to play in helping to achieve this. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">We
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Creating and promoting peaceful, safe, and secure environments for
children</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Modelling positive behaviours built on mutual respect, trust, and
empathy</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Setting very clear behaviour expectations and guidelines</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Helping children to understand and take responsibility for their own behaviour and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">consequences of their own actions</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Providing children with coping strategies for dealing with
distressing behaviours, if and when they arise.</span></li>
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back with adult eyes, I’m sure the behaviour of that handful of students from
my school stemmed more from a lack of understanding than from any conscious
malice on their part.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Drawing on my childhood and teaching experiences, I set about writing </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">lyrics to address various types of bullying behaviours, including the ever-increasing cyber bullying - with an emphasis on the right of every child to feel safe and protected.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">My
colleague, Kathryn (Radloff) worked her usual magic with the music, and the result is 'BULLY-FREE ZONE!' - a whole school positive behaviours approach to
addressing unacceptable behaviours in primary schools. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">We
are very grateful for the support of a wonderful local primary school principal, Mrs Terri
Paterson who, together with the parent body, graciously allowed us to work with and record
some of their children on the song’s chorus:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is not OK - NO WAY! It’s never a solution,
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-BoldItalic;"><b><i>Deal with problems as they rise with conflict
resolution.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-BoldItalic;"><b><i>Caring isn’t optional, it’s what we all expect;
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-BoldItalic;"><b><i>Everyone is welcome here, but bullying we reject!
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">©Lyrics,
Nuala O’Hanlon/Music, Kathryn Radloff.
All rights reserved.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Well Laugh Often Love Always</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">We
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">as far as writing to a local newspaper to urge other schools to
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is the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGwHFS2R42I&feature=player_embedded"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">video</span></a> we recorded
on the day – I hope you enjoy it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.keystonecreations.com.au/media.html"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">interview</span></a></b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY7Gvq0P4hc&feature=player_detailpage"><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Anti-Bullying
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In Their Words</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"> by TeachHUB.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2966ff; font-family: Times-Italic;"><i>‘Bullying is a problem borne of dysfunction
whereby the perpetrator and the victim are caught in a negative cycle of fear
and control. We, as caretakers and educators have a duty to interrupt this
cycle and facilitate change through early education and intervention. This
song, 'BULLY-FREE ZONE!' addresses the issues in a positive, child-friendly
way. It not only provides strategies to help empower the victim, but also
raises awareness and accountability in the perpetrator.’ ~ </i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #2966ff; font-family: Times-Roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Eileen
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Nuala O'Hanlonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770158624942179001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047413685888711282.post-72636395159395967132012-09-13T18:57:00.002-07:002012-09-16T16:00:39.787-07:00'ALL WEATHER FRIENDS' & Partners in Rhyme<!--StartFragment-->
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">Where would we be without friends?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">Friends, true friends, stand by us, no matter what - through
thick and thin / good times and bad times / highs and lows / births and deaths
/ major house renovation-related nervous breakdowns - well, you get my drift!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">Friends are such an integral part of our lives, socially and
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">They come in many guises - parents, siblings, our spouses
and children, people we meet along
the way… Whether they’re there for a reason, a season or a whole
lifetime, they all have one thing in common – they leave footprints on our
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">As a mother and a teacher, I believe it’s important for children
to learn the true meaning of friendship – to learn that it’s not just about
HAVING friends, it’s also about BEING a friend. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">Song is a highly-effective medium for helping children to
understand important concepts, so I wrote the lyrics for what would later
become a song, ‘All Weather Friends’, highlighting some of the qualities of
friendship - but more about that later…</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">You may have noticed that this post is entitled ‘’ALL WEATHER FRIENDS’ ~ Partners in
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">To explain the origin of the second part of this heading, I
continue on from <a href="http://wwwkeystonecreationscomau.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/environment-matters-song-is-born_27.html"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">my last post </span></a> … <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">… Following the success of the Yr 5/6’s assembly performance of
my environmental rap song, ‘KEEP IT CLEAN!’ I decided to act on an idea, which
had been germinating for some time.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">I phoned a very talented acquaintance (now friend and
colleague), Kathryn Radloff, known for her musicianship and beautiful singing
voice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">I shared my belief in song-based learning, and expressed my hope
that she would consider writing the music (and possibly lending her voice) to a
growing collection of curriculum-based song lyrics I had been writing.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">Kathryn, who was on maternity leave from her university job at the
time, sounded interested, and, a few days later, turned up on my doorstep,
guitar and toddler, Hayden, (now in Grade 3), in hand.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">After a few minutes of playing around with some of the lyrics,
she exclaimed, ‘Count me in!’</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">To cut a long story short, we went on to form our company,
KEYSTONE CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs, where we write and publish song-based
teaching resources, targeting curriculum & values (pre-K-6).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: ArialMT;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">IMAGE</span>: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">KEYSTONE CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs (Nuala & Kathryn) </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">Once the partnership was formed, there followed very busy days
and nights spent writing, editing, recording, and, finally, publishing our
work.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">There were times when we laughed, and there were times when it
was really no laughing matter at all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">Looming deadlines would see us agonizing over the smallest things
- full stops, semi-colons and commas – often shrieking hysterically, as
paralysis of the sentence structure set in, and we lost all sense of syntax! </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">Throughout this process, we became friends - how could we not,
given the fact that we were sharing the same educational vision, and working
together, long and hard, to see it come to fruition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">Meanwhile, life goes on, so we were both also busy with
family and other commitments, and
experiencing the inevitable highs and lows of everyday life.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">It was during this time, that my beautiful mum became very sick,
and, after a very long, horrible illness, passed away.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">Kathryn (because of the large amounts of time we spent working
together at such close quarters – my being so computer illiterate at the time)
was privy to this whole journey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">I’m forever grateful for her compassion, support, and friendship
during one of the saddest and most stressful times of my life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">The paradox of life is, that when we’re experiencing the darkest
times, the truly huge losses, they put in perspective what really matters –
family and friends, and doing what we can to help and be there for others.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">We ALL need friends, no matter what our stage is in life. ‘ALL
WEATHER FRIENDS’ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">(Video link below) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">is now, thanks to Kathryn’s very catchy melody, a song about
friendship - for children.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">It is a child-friendly resource for opening up discussion about
the true meaning, value, and importance of friendship:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Sample
Lyrics, ‘All Weather Friends’: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;"><b>Bridge:</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial-BoldMT;"><b>‘</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Together, friends weather the storms of life,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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whether clouds gather, or the sun shines bright,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">It’s
great to have true friends, to call your own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">It’s
good to know, that we’re not alone, no, we’re not alone…’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">© 2007, Lyrics, Nuala O'Hanlon / Music, Kathryn Radloff</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Published by KEYSTONE CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial-BoldMT;"><b>HERE’S
TO ‘ALL WEATHER’ FRIENDSHIP!</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;"> Your friend, in Singing to Learn,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial-BoldMT;"><b>A) ‘ALL WEATHER FRIENDS’</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh3LeXtDrNI&feature=player_embedded"><span style="font-family: Arial-BoldMT; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><b>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh3LeXtDrNI&feature=player_embedded</b></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial-BoldItalicMT;"><i><b>FYI</b>: The ‘All Weather Friends’ song track is available:</i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial-BoldItalicMT;"><i>* on a CD, accompanying teachers' resource books</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial-BoldItalicMT;"><i>* on children’s CD, ‘SING TO LEARN!’ Vol.1 (ages 4-9)</i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial-BoldItalicMT;"><i>* As a digital mp3 single or album download: <a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/NualaOHanlonKathrynRadloff">http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/NualaOHanlonKathrynRadloff</a><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Nuala O'Hanlonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770158624942179001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047413685888711282.post-22188426783329863552012-08-27T22:13:00.000-07:002012-08-30T02:29:40.298-07:00ENVIRONMENT MATTERS - A (Rap) Song Is Born<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Have you ever gone looking for something, only to discover that it doesn’t actually exist – then gone on to create it yourself?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Well, this post is about just that - i</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">t’s about doing what you can with what you’ve got, and how that can lead to the most unexpected outcomes – literally!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">During my years of teaching, from pre-K-6, I have always used song to motivate and engage students – it not only works, but they LOVE it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Children are always eager to sing - yes, even the older ones, given the right song choice!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Testament to this power of song, is the fact that, to this day, some of my past students - long since left school – will still sing songs back to me, WITH the actions, when I bump into them on my travels!!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">But back to the story: My search of libraries and music stores, on an never ending quest for new material, had revealed very little to support curriculum learning outcomes, and, sadly, very little that would appeal to older students.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">So, necessity being the mother of invention (if you need something or want to do it, you will think of a way to do it), I sat down with the curriculum documents spread out in front of me and started writing lyrics.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">These lyrical summaries of learning content were very well received by students, planting a seed in my mind, that was to grow into something that would take my life on a whole new trajectory! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Around this time, something pivotal happened... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">I accepted a three week teaching block on an upper primary composite class.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">Year 5/6 had been learning about the environment, and in the staffroom on my first day, I was informed that it was Year 5/6’s turn to perform at the Friday, weekly assembly.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT;">The principal enquired as to whether I would be able to come up with something at such short notice, to which I replied, my brain already in creative overdrive, ‘Not a problem – absolutely!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">That evening, after poring over the trusty curriculum documents, I wrote an environmental rap song, ‘KEEP IT CLEAN!’ highlighting such things as the 3 Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle); water and electricity conservation; composting; the importance of using solar power, and individual and collective responsibility for our planet.</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">(My friend - now also colleague - Kathryn Radloff and I later added the catchy chorus.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT; line-height: 24px;">There was great excitement over the next few days, as the class prepared for the performance – the girls choreographing the rap dance routine, three of the boys asking permission to play their guitars - YES PLEASE!! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT; line-height: 24px;">I had never seen a group of upper primary students so motivated - their enthusiasm knew no bounds!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">When Friday came around, those delightful students not only performed their little hearts out, in front of some very proud parents (not to mention their teacher!), but the learning that took place spoke for itself!</span></div>
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<p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT;">I was HOOKED and, although I didn’t know it at the time, what was to become my life's mission had begun – but more about that in my next post!</span></p>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: ArialMT; line-height: 21px;">P.S. Below, I've included page links for lyric samples, learning outcomes and suggested activities, and two videos (one of which features a Yr 2 assembly performance of 'KEEP IT CLEAN!').</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; line-height: 24px;"> </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Listen up now,</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"></span>‘Cause this’ll make you really cool.<br />
Listen up now,
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We’re gonna be the cleanest school!<br />
Listen up now,
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Put your rubbish in the bins.
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Listen up now,
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<span lang="EN-US">Let’s clean up our nation,
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<span lang="EN-US"></span>For future generations,<br />
It all depends on what we do today, yeah.
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We all have a duty,
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Protecting Earth’s great beauty,
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<span lang="EN-US"></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">© 2007 Lyrics by Nuala O’Hanlon/Music by Kathryn Radloff: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">KEYSTONE CREATIONS ~ Educational Songs</span><br />
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significant learning occurs when emotions are integrated with instruction,
because all body systems are united. The Arts are strongly linked to
emotions, enhancing the likelihood that students will remember something.’ ~ </i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3366ff; font-family: TrebuchetMS;">Eric Jensen, author of
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3366ff; font-family: TrebuchetMS-Italic;"><i>Teaching
with the Brain in Mind</i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3366ff; font-family: TrebuchetMS;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As I sit here writing this post, I hear
music all around me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s to be heard in the laugh of the fat,
fluffy kookaburra sitting in the gum tree, right outside my window; it’s in the
caws and tweets of the marauding neighbourhood birds; the hum of an overhead
plane, heading for faraway places. (I’m not even going to mention the rhythmic
bang, bang, banging of new carpet
being laid, in my study! :-) </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"></span>Indeed, our world (to paraphrase a very famous
song) is ALIVE with the sound of music! It’s in our DNA from the very beginning
- children sing before they talk, rock and sway before they walk. We live in
a rhythmic world!</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Singing is a very powerful, multi-sensory medium for helping children to achieve
competencies and learning outcomes across key learning areas of the curriculum.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">In my previous post, I touched on the use of song to
achieve learning outcomes in the area of Literacy, so today, I’m going to suggest a few simple tips for integrating song across other Key learning areas.</span><br />
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I've chosen the universal theme, Multiculturalism.</div>
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First of all, select a multiculturally-themed, age and stage-appropriate song which will help children to understand various aspects of different cultures in our world.<br />
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I'm going to use the chorus and a couple of verses from a values-based curriculum song that my colleague, Kathryn Radloff and I, prepared earlier (but the suggestions are generic enough, that the same principles apply)!</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>ONE WORLD **</b></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">© 2007 Lyrics by Nuala O’Hanlon/Music by Kathryn Radloff </span></span></b></span></div>
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<b>CHORUS</b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">W</span>e are one world with different
nationalities,
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<span lang="EN-US">Some travel here to settle, from far across
the seas;
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<span lang="EN-US">All connected by our one humanity,
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<span lang="EN-US">We are here because it is a great place to
be!
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>VERSE 3
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<span lang="EN-US">Meeting or greeting we may say, ‘Hello’,
‘How are you?’, ‘Hi’,
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<span lang="EN-US">Or ‘Guten Tag’, ‘Konnichiwa’, ‘Bonjour’ or
‘Come stai’.
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<span lang="EN-US">You may have shopped in market places or
big shopping malls;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ridden donkeys, camels, elephants, trains
or rickshaws!
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>CHORUS
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>VERSE 6
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">P</span>utting aside fiesta, siesta, we are all
the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Forget skin colour, food and clothing,
customs, different names.
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<span lang="EN-US">Belonging to this human race, we’re all
sisters and brothers,
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<span lang="EN-US">So let us stand together now and be there
for each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>CHORUS
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">© 2007 Lyrics by Nuala O’Hanlon/Music by
Kathryn Radloff <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>SIMPLE SUGGESTIONS FOR INTEGRATION
ACROSS KEY LEARNING AREAS:
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</span><b>HISTORY:</b></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>Research and sing songs from different
countries/eras in history</li>
<li> Research history of migrant families/indigenous
people
</li>
<li> Students dress up in national costumes and
present talks, told from the point of view of a child/adult/rich person/poor person/slave…
, from different countries/historical eras </li>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>SOCIAL STUDIES
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span> Discuss ways people are same/different</li>
<li> Unpack song, line by line</li>
<li> Explore the
different ways people live, e.g. dress, eat, sleep, shelter, shop, celebrate...</li>
<li>
Research flags from other countries
(children may bring in their own, from home)</li>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>SCIENCE& TECHNOLOGY</b></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>Research weather patterns around the
globe
</li>
<li> Discuss the differences in climates and seasons of other
countries </li>
<li> Brainstorm the ways in which these impact on people's lives </li>
<li> Make simple
dishes from other lands </li>
<li> Share a playground picnic lunch, comprising foods from other lands</li>
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<span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><b>MUSIC </b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff; font-family: Trebuchet-BoldItalic; line-height: 26px;"><i>'... in the patterns of music and all the arts are the keys of learning.' ~ Plato<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></b></div>
<ul>
<li>Locate verses, chorus,
bridge, interlude
</li>
<li>Listen for specific
instruments, e.g. bells, drums, sound effects, A Cappella (voices only)</li>
<li>Allow students to
select simple instruments, such as castanets, maracas: each plays a line of
the song, all play in last verse and chorus…
</li>
<li>Discuss different music styles
around the world – pop, rock, jazzp, current artists…
</li>
<li>Research national
anthems, dances, musical instruments from around the world</li>
<li>Students dress in national costumes,
decorate stage with world globe, flags from other lands (and those painted in
class), and display flashcard greetings written in various languages</li>
<li>Perform song, joining hands and
circling ‘globe’, performing simple actions for chorus
</li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>ART</b></span></b></div>
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<li><b></b>Paint while listening to different types
of music, fast/slow; quiet/loud, etc.</li>
<li>Paint flags from other countries,
attach to rulers and use for assembly performance piece (see above)</li>
<li>Use various art mediums to illustrate
different lines of song</li>
<li>Produce a power point to accompany the
music with artistic images that reflect the message of the song</li>
</ul>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I If you are new to the idea of integrating song, it's helpful to start by incorporatin<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 24px;">g just one suggestion that suits your teaching style, and build on that. </span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">I guarantee that once you see the effect it has on the children and their learning, you'll be as excited as I am, about this educational practice!</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: ArialMT;">Yours in Singing to Learn,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">©Nuala O’Hanlon &
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</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 19px;">♫ </span>‘ONE WORLD’ is part of our primary school teaching resources, available from website (longer version, for middle & upper primary): <a href="http://www.keystonecreations.com.au/living_values_info.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">http://www.keystonecreations.com.au/living_values_info.html</span></a><br />
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Nuala O'Hanlonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770158624942179001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047413685888711282.post-47415466590909799952012-07-27T20:27:00.003-07:002012-07-29T16:34:15.966-07:00LYRICAL LITERACY<br />
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LOVING teaching!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">She's very fortunate to be experiencing work in various classes
and schools, before heading off overseas to do some volunteer work for 3 months. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">For now, we're really enjoying sharing teaching ideas, resources,
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">TNT shares my firm belief in the endless benefits of song-based
learning (how could she not?) and enthuses about the positive impact and
results, whenever she has incorporated songs into her own teaching day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">As a teacher myself, it delights me to see my own daughter, not only so enthusiastic about helping children to learn, but about helping them to
ENJOY and be INVOLVED in their learning, through song, and arts integration in
general. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">This bodes well for a new generation of teachers and
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key curriculum learning areas – literacy and numeracy, social and team skills,
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lyrics not only tell a story, they can be can be rich in vocabulary and
imagery, providing a perfect platform for building phenomic awareness and firm
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">The use
of </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Bold;"><b>rhyme</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"> builds connections
and relationships between words and concepts thereby creating context and
meaning. Students hear the cadence of the rhyming word patterns and word
segments</span></li>
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use of </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Bold;"><b>rhythm</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"> turns what is
being heard (the beats/syllables), into a kinesthetic sensation – it becomes an
experience that is felt all over the body.</span></li>
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">The
use of </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Bold;"><b>repetition</b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"> helps to reinforce
concepts and “stick” them in the memory bank!</span></li>
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Play
the song through a few times
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Deconstruct
the lyrics, pondering on their possible meaning and message
</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Listen
for rhyming couplets/repetition of chorus/different instruments, etc.</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Identify
parts of the song: Intro, Chorus, Verse, Bridge</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Silent
reading of lyrics
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><span lang="EN-US">Identify and
discuss the key theme of the song – often summarized in Chorus</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Comprehension Sheet
, comprising questions based on lyrical content</span></li>
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read lyrics aloud with expression, to get a feel for the rhythm of the language
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Compare
reading a poem/song to the way one would read other text types, e.g. Newspaper
or story
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Discuss
the poetic elements of song
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Students
recount some of the key messages in the song
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Students
develop a word bank of key words, to be displayed and added to as a unit
of work progresses</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Research
and write dictionary definitions of key words and use in sentences</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Write
a list of the Rhyming Couplet
s</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Compose
a cloze passage</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Create
own verses to add to the song</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-US"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"> </span><b>GRAMMAR
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discuss the use of punctuation in the song lyrics</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Research
the rules of punctuation and grammar in poetry, noting the way it differs from
that of
other text types
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Discuss
the use of grammar in the song to convey mood/meaning and create effect</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Research the
rules of punctuation and grammar in poetry, noting the way it differs from that
of other text types. For e.g. the
use of capital letters at the beginning of each line.</span></li>
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Cherie, finds song lyrics excellent for engaging her students and
extending their Literacy. ‘My students used to ask me why we were singing in
Library time, until I explained to them that we’re actually studying poetry.</span></span></i></span></span></div>
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lyrics of curriculum-based songs, plus, we get a lot of enjoyment from singing
the song together, reinforcing learning content.’
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">'A Lesson In Every Lyric' ®</span></span></div>Nuala O'Hanlonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770158624942179001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047413685888711282.post-74133096896728994982012-07-19T20:46:00.001-07:002012-08-12T17:50:56.141-07:00SINGING TO LEARN<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #1c66ff; font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">'In the patterns of music and all the arts are the keys of
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excitement in our house, as we waved her off, and wer</span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">e</span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> thrilled to receive a text message from
her at recess time, to say she LOVES her job and the other teachers are SO
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It seems like
only yesterday, I made the same journey into my first classroom, as the actual
teacher, brimming with excitement, enthusiasm and a passionate desire to help
children learn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am still, if
not more passionate about teaching, and feel so privileged to be able to pass
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In my
previous post, I shared my personal childhood experience of learning through
song, and I will go to my grave (hopefully not for a long time yet!) espousing my
firm belief in the importance and endless benefits of song-based learning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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multi-sensory activity helps children to learn because it activates and
exercises the WHOLE brain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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powerful medium for so many reasons. Songs can tell stories, convey important
messages and information, espouse values, aid recall, create unity, and extend
literacy, through rhyme, rhythm and vocabulary, and on and on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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teachers, is that singing is FUN, so it’s almost guaranteed to attract
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The influence of song across the human
lifespan is undeniable. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From an early age, children are introduced
to nursery rhymes and other educational songs that assist with early language
development and social skills. There are numerous songs teaching everything
from the alphabet, number sequencing and animal names, to the weather, personal
hygiene and months of the year. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As children grow older, songs infiltrate
their daily lives via television shows, jingles, radio, films, interactive
computer games and pop culture. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As teenagers they listen passionately to
“their” music on stereos and iPods, avidly following their music idols and
aspiring to be legends in their own right.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know that I’m not alone, when I say that rhythm helped me to learn
and remember (even to this day) my Times Tables. I can only IMAGINE the
difficulty of trying to order (let alone remember) the 26 letters of the
English Alphabet, without the aid of rhythm and melody!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Music is the one truly universal language.
It has no barriers of race, ethnicity or socioeconomic status. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is the language of
today’s youth, and Gerald Ford, former President, United States of America went as far as to say, “…The future of
our nation depends on providing our children with a complete education that
includes music.” (I live in Australia but the same principle applies!) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Song is one of the most powerful resource tools we have at our disposal for helping children learn, making it such a shame that so many teachers balk at </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">using it in the classroom, citing reasons such as </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">lack of talent, confidence, time, etc.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The GOOD news is that we don’t need to be
able to sing like Adele or Pavarotti (or indeed, be able to sing at all), to
provide children with the many benefits of this learning medium. Nor is the
time factor relevant, as the right song choice can actually cut learning time
in HALF, and ensure retention of the content being taught.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is no reason for music to be the reserve of the specialist
music teacher (if there is one). Modern technology, i.e. the good old-fashioned
CD player or smart board puts daily music integration for learning, within the
reach of ALL educators!</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weaving relevant songs into lessons is not
only fun, it can help to achieve learning outcomes across the curriculum.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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needs and use it to introduce lesson</span></span></li>
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<li><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Older students often respond better to
songs from the Rhythm and blues, hip-hop and dance genres</span></span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Younger children like anything catchy
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<li><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Play and listen to song - </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Repetition! Repetition! Repetition!</span></span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Read through lyrics, then read along
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Play simple body/music percussion
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to
my very first blog post! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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taken a while to get around to actually posting something, but now that I’ve
chomped down on the proverbial bullet, I’m ready to embark on this exciting journey into the world of blogging.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel like a
young child starting off on an exciting adventure – not sure how it will
unfold, but raring to go…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3b3b3b; font-size: 11pt;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There’s
a wonderful quote from the mystical poet, Rumi, who once said, </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 11pt;"><b><i>‘Let
yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will
not lead you astray.’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There’s
a lot of truth and wisdom in these words, as those of you who have felt this
‘strange pull’, will understand. It is something innate – unable to be resisted
– something that one just HAS to do…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
myself, have experienced that ‘strange pull’ since childhood – the pull of
WORDS - playing with them, rhyming them, singing them, writing them, teaching
them, ordering them into prose, puns, story chapters…</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our home is testament to this word obsession of mine, groaning as it does, under the weight of box upon box of information-laden paper, waiting to be uploaded onto my computer (scribbled notations, song lyrics, stories, quotes, research articles for the half-finished novel that I mean to complete before I leave this mortal coil)... </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;">… but I digress!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Looking back, with
the benefit of my 20/20 </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">hindsight</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> vision, over a lifetime of experiences (childhood,
teaching, parenting, singing, writing, etc.), I now understand that my passion
for singing, teaching and writing, is in fact, my heritage.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My
childhood home was a ‘singing home’! My Irish parents were always singing - Mum, in choirs, and around the house; my sharp-witted Dad, a high school Head
of English, who kept us all entertained with his self-penned songs, accompanied on
his trusty (never rusty) old harmonica. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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compositions, and Irish ballads and rebel songs, making SINGING, for us, not only
one of the most natural and enjoyable experiences in the world, but also, one
of the most effective methods for learning about life, history, and the world.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 11pt;">I remember those songs, to this day, and still tear up whenever I hear ‘Danny Boy’, one
of his favourites, which never fails to take me back to those idyllic childhood
days. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 17px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 17px;">♥</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 11pt;">They say ‘The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’, and I come
from a long Irish line of singers who love to teach/teachers who love to sing,
from great aunties, my father, two sisters and me, to a niece and recently
qualified daughter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Blog, then, is born
of passion, belief, and experience: PASSION for writing, teaching, singing, and
helping children to learn; BELIEF in the power of song to </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">help</span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> children learn, and diverse EXPERIENCE
accumulated from many years in the field.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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changed in many ways, and it has taught me many things, but the one thing that
remains constant, and really strikes a ‘chord’, is that children still LOVE to
sing! They respond to it, it makes them happy, engages them, gives them a sense
of belonging, and creates a positive classroom mood for the day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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MOMENT, which led me to what I do today, is the firm belief that singing also aids LEARNING – children LEARN
what they SING! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently returned to casual classroom teaching after an extended stint,
co-writing song-based, curriculum teaching resources* (with friend and colleague, Kathryn Radloff).</span></span></div>
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to be an integral part of my teaching
day (and</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> my life); </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I am more passionate than ever about helping children to learn through
this powerful, enjoyable and highly-effective medium, and</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> look forward to
sharing with you what I’ve learned, and continue to learn, on this journey.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In future posts,
I’ll be providing tips and suggestions to help you,
the teacher, parent and carer to integrate this powerful medium into the daily
learning experiences of the children in your care.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until then, I'll leave you with the wise words of the master, Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart, who once said: </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">'</span></i></span>The best way to learn is through the powerful force of rhythm.'</span></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Yours in Singing, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 11pt;">♫</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nuala</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'MS ゴシック'; font-size: 21px;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12pt;">(</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'MS ゴシック'; font-size: 12pt;">ツ</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12pt;">) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12pt;"><u><i>Question:</i></u> How do you use songs with the children in your care?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">*</span>KEYSTONE CREATIONS
~ Educational Songs: <a href="http://www.keystonecreations.com.au/">http://www.keystonecreations.com.au/</a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">FACEBOOK: <a href="file:///KeystoneCreations">https://www.facebook.com/KeystoneCreations</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">TWITTER: <a href="file:///singtolearn">https://twitter.com/singtolearn</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">PINTEREST: <a href="http://pinterest.com/keycre/">http://pinterest.com/keycre/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</h2>Nuala O'Hanlonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770158624942179001noreply@blogger.com2Sydney-37.996162679728123 150.8203125-66.473136179728129 110.390625 -9.519189179728123 -168.75