# Brilliant Pandas

Experiencing the sound of the slide whistle going from low to high and high to low allows the Brilliant Pandas to focus on the melodic direction and sound of the glissando. Using their voices and the movement of their bodies to imitate the sound and shape of a...

What is help? How to ask for help? When can you help? Can you always help? The Brilliant Pandas children made helping hand-themed artwork during one of their visual arts lessons. First, the children extended their knowledge of the importance of help and asking for...

We, the Brilliant Pandas, have had a busy two weeks. We have been continuing with our unit on ’A Century of Art’. We talked about art as a way of expression. Writing, singing, dancing and painting are different forms of expression to convey ideas and feelings. One of...

In the activity ’Beat and No Beat’ the Brilliant Pandas were listening to the music, making a distinction between hearing music with a beat or music with no beat, and responding creatively to what they heard. The rhythmic awareness that comes from listening to rhythm...

The Brilliant Pandas children made winter tree collages during one of their visual arts lessons. First, they observed various winter landscapes and learned a lot of interesting facts about winter trees. Then, they chose materials, such as foil pieces, foam paper...

The Brilliant Pandas children went on a sailing trip with the chess pieces. First, they listened to the chess pieces and Mr Klye who told his favourite sailing memories to the children. Then, they dramatized the most exciting parts of the story using various kinds of...