Comments on: Mark making and early writing with young children, with help from Fleetwood Mac, Jean Michel Jarre and Captain Pugwash! /2016/05/mark-making-and-early-writing-with-young-children-with-help-from-fleetwood-mac-jean-michel-jarre-and-captain-pugwash/ Supporting children's language, communication and learning Thu, 26 May 2016 19:59:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3 By: Michael Jones /2016/05/mark-making-and-early-writing-with-young-children-with-help-from-fleetwood-mac-jean-michel-jarre-and-captain-pugwash/#comment-8142 Thu, 26 May 2016 19:59:53 +0000 /?p=1639#comment-8142 Thanks Tim!!!
An amp that goes up to 12?’why not buy a bigger amp?’ ”Because this one goes up to 12′
Does that make you the David St Hubbins of your band?
Great to hear from you!
Michael

]]> By: Tim Dunkerley /2016/05/mark-making-and-early-writing-with-young-children-with-help-from-fleetwood-mac-jean-michel-jarre-and-captain-pugwash/#comment-8141 Thu, 26 May 2016 11:02:54 +0000 /?p=1639#comment-8141 Hey Michael I point you in the direction of a vid on youtube with, One Love (The Stone Roses) Sung in the voice of Captain Pugwash. Priceless.
PS I have (really) just bought and amp and it goes to 12
Tim

]]> By: Michael Jones /2016/05/mark-making-and-early-writing-with-young-children-with-help-from-fleetwood-mac-jean-michel-jarre-and-captain-pugwash/#comment-8140 Fri, 13 May 2016 14:47:25 +0000 /?p=1639#comment-8140 Yes indeed. I’ve come in for quite a bit of stick about encouraging children to move to ‘rock and pop’ when really we should be ‘inculcating’ a love of ‘classical’ music. Hmmm… how to respond? I know that staff in Steiner schools have been using this approach since the schools were founded. However… (minefield approaching!!)
Didn’t Coleridge and friends enjoy the odd puff of laudanum? After you have visited the local ‘Kubla Khan Coleridge Experience Tea Rooms’ you may be whistling ‘Xanadu’ by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch (try moving to that!!!!)

]]> By: simon marley /2016/05/mark-making-and-early-writing-with-young-children-with-help-from-fleetwood-mac-jean-michel-jarre-and-captain-pugwash/#comment-8139 Fri, 13 May 2016 13:15:08 +0000 /?p=1639#comment-8139 Write Dance sounds well worth trying. I saw the value of movement and music and language learning with ‘Take 10’video materials designed to help children learn foreign languages.

Going on a walk starting at Coleridge’s cottage in Nether Stowey, Somerset on Sunday. Will be whistling ‘Albatross’ along the way.

]]> By: Michael Jones /2016/05/mark-making-and-early-writing-with-young-children-with-help-from-fleetwood-mac-jean-michel-jarre-and-captain-pugwash/#comment-8138 Thu, 12 May 2016 06:10:44 +0000 /?p=1639#comment-8138 Hi Sue
I should point out that the Write Dance programme is a brilliant idea, and I highly recommend that teachers invest in it. The point I’m making in the post is that some adults and children don’t instantly ‘get into’ the music or language, while others do, so they should consider adapting it to suit the children they are working with.

You can find out more by visiting writedancetraining.com
Thanks for your kind comments! Keep smiling, man.
Michael

]]> By: Michael Jones /2016/05/mark-making-and-early-writing-with-young-children-with-help-from-fleetwood-mac-jean-michel-jarre-and-captain-pugwash/#comment-8137 Wed, 11 May 2016 22:02:14 +0000 /?p=1639#comment-8137 ‘This amp is specially designed to be extra loud, so it can be turned up to 11’
‘Why not just buy a bigger amp?’
‘Because this one goes up to 11’ it’s logical….
Seriously Mine, please read my reply to Sue Thomas about the value of Write Dance. It’s a great scheme, but like any approach in education, teachers should feel free to adapt a resource to meet the needs of the children they are working with.

]]> By: Mine Conkbayir /2016/05/mark-making-and-early-writing-with-young-children-with-help-from-fleetwood-mac-jean-michel-jarre-and-captain-pugwash/#comment-8136 Wed, 11 May 2016 20:53:33 +0000 /?p=1639#comment-8136 Love the Spinal Tap reference! Another great piece which is easy to put to practical use! Thanks Michael : )

]]> By: Sue Thomas /2016/05/mark-making-and-early-writing-with-young-children-with-help-from-fleetwood-mac-jean-michel-jarre-and-captain-pugwash/#comment-8135 Wed, 11 May 2016 20:12:14 +0000 /?p=1639#comment-8135 This is so true Michael, the soprano voice, lyrics and music in Write Dance made us all want to run away and ‘wave’ goodbye for ever! Who can forget the memorable ditty, ‘My hill is over there, your hill is over here’??
Thank once again for taking the time to write these great blogs – they are full of really interesting stuff and always make me smile.

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