Year 1 music: African songs

Music is one of the most natural channels to lead children in to the world of another culture. Young children, especially, enjoy songs from African heritage. Both African and African-American songs invovle a lot of percussion and movements, which makes them very suitable for lower primary music lesson. The lyrics are usually quite easy to pick up; in fact, many African songs are performed in the

Shidonni - draw a pet, bring it to life~~

Shidonni is a cool site - I had fun playing it. Children can draw anything onto that board and it'd turn into a "pet" which would move around. You can even assign an animal sound to your pet.I've registered to it with the blog's e-mail. You may wanna login using the following username and password first, before you register for it.Name: teacher-monicaPassword: creativityHave fun~

Cool iphone widget

Scenario:Your right hand is holding your child's hand, he/she is whining about feeling bored in the MTR; your iphone is in your left hand. What do you do? Do you have enough cool widget handy to keep your kids occupied? (in a fun and educational way - popping virtual bubble wrap is NOT one, obviously.)Check this out:The application is inspired by the famous Jackson Pollock website:Even Steve Jobs

INTERACTIVE ART GALLERY sponsored by HSBC

Many times, artists avoid being "commerical." Some extreme advocacy spreads the notion that making any connection to the commerical and business world pollutes the artistic industry.As a music educator, I don't agree with this at all. Many world-class corporates are aware of the responsiblities of corporate citizenship. They provide funding to support different creative projects and artistic

Online arts galleries for children (UK, USA, CANADA)

Visual art was never my favorite subject; now I regret that I didn't learn to draw. Although I don't have the skill to analyse the techniques used behind paintings, I like looking at paintings at art galleries. When I visit museums abroad, I realize how a lot of them has resources for children available. Those little guide books usually include child-friendly games and assignments that trigger

Online games for parents (for relaxation's sake)

Dear Parents,When you have put your children to sleep, what time is it? Do you still leave time to yourself? Perhaps you'd watch the late night news or update your facebook status before you go to sleep. I do admire all of you; you have to dedicate so much time to your children and you hardly leave "alone" time to yourself.I have almost forgotten about this site before I accidentally run into it