Brother Sun, Sister Moon

I successfully engaged primary school students in a Peace Project on St. Francis's message of love for man and nature. The song in the video is "The song of Saint Francis"  by Donavan Leitch in the  Franco Zeffirelli film "Brother Sun, Sister Moon".
Watch  my students pretending to be "God's creatures":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omO_5wLQXX4

Proud to be American

Peace Tags

I find working on songs in the classroom  very useful to convey ideas and values as well as a means of improving and enlarging students' vocabulary. The use of ICT tools makes learning easier, more enjoyable and  helps fix language. Here are some of the works  my students created with  power point. The students distinguish ideas with a positive or a negative connotation using words of different colours and  sizes. Watch a video containing their works:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsPMYe2GZhI

Make a better world calendar

Have you ever heard of the " Make a Better World Calendar"? Working on a  school peace project I   found out that there are many very important  days in the year.  The  most meaningful one is  " Make a Difference Day". So, remember, each of  us has the power to do good deeds to change things.
Do you know other important days?  

Visit:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpHkD8sQ2D4&feature=channel_video_title

Excellent book: Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Ever since schooldays my favourite book has been  Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach.

Don't miss it. It's  profound message will help you live better: the wellspring of happiness is seeking perfection through continuous learning, purposeful deeds and cultivating ones interests and passions.  A  masterpiece to work on at school. 
Watch  my video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH1ShTNh-9k