by Kynan Robinson | May 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
This is a lesson devised by myself and fellow music teacher Andrew Williamson I’m a big believer in getting children to compose from a very early age, in that way the mystique is taken away from the role of composer and it becomes a natural and enjoyable...
by Andrew Williamson | May 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
This is a combination of three posts on Student Composition Dissonance and Consonance Its great to be starting our composition unit with grades 5 and 6 this term. Kynan Robinson and I love teaching this unit because its a great opportunity to see and hear student...
by kerry | Mar 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
This post is crossposted from the new Connect blog which aims to highlight great online resources for Primary and Secondary students and their teachers. Each Connect page has a link to the blog. Encourage your students to explore the sites and leave comments! If you...
by slav | Mar 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
The School Library Association of Victoria has commenced a blog for the Readers Cup. In 2009, SLAV will be holding Readers Cup state finals for the very first time. At present, all secondary schools are invited to attend by registering their interest via this survey....
by heatherblakey | Feb 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
As most of you know, the Premier’s Reading Challenge commences on Monday 2 February and finishes on 31 August. To help things along, all of the Readers Cup books that have questions and answers provided (links on the right hand side of the page) that are on the PRC...
by Marie Coppolaro | Jan 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
If any teacher has ever relieved another teacher’s class, then they will have realised it is very different from having their own group of students and being well-prepared can make the day much less stressful. As a relief teacher, there is very little time for...