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It Is Okay to Make Mistakes!
We are only human after all!
I have made mistakes in front of the children before and I’m sure I will continue to do so. Whether it be getting the words and tune wrong, strumming the wrong chord on my guitar… I will correct myself or let the children know that I didn’t quite get it right. Mostly they just accept it and we carry on but sometimes they find it funny or sometimes even look at me with wonder! All is fine. I’m sure you know that as an educational professional, children need to k…
Storytelling through Music and Movement
Have you thought about using music as a stimulus for storytelling? This could be through songs, rhymes, or listening to music. In this blog, I’m going to focus on listening to music by either using the lyrics or the theme of the piece of music. It is important to select the right music as this can really help with the storytelling. I find it is easier if you choose pieces of music that were written to represent something e.g. animals, transport, theme music from films and TV shows…
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