Tuesday 25 October 2011

Summative Week

It's hard to believe that 7 weeks have gone by already!

I have observed growth in the children's ability to reflect on how music makes them feel and express the images that come to their minds. I have seen an a developing interest in music from other cultures.

The Summative Activity is an opportunity for your child to express what they've learned and understand from the unit of inquiry. The children listened to 3 songs and chose 1 to work with. They talked about how the song made them feel, what it made them think about and then they decided how they wanted to express their thinking: art, drama, or dance.

I've included the links so you can listen to the song your child chose.
Vivaldi - La tempesta di mare

African Tribal Orchestra - Sundown in Madagaskar

Raven Hart-Bellecourt and Lisa Muswagon - Strong Woman Song


Today I worked with Byron, Hao Hao, and Kai who all chose the First Nations song; The Strong Woman Song. They each chose to paint and decided on which colours best represented the music and what colour they wanted to paint on. Debbie will continue with the other children the rest of the week.
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