{"id":324,"date":"2026-09-07T10:41:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T03:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/?p=324"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T03:41:23","slug":"when-a-favorite-song-becomes-a-window-into-personal-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/when-a-favorite-song-becomes-a-window-into-personal-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"When a Favorite Song Becomes a Window Into Personal Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Cita Hati, we believe that learning about <strong>personal identity<\/strong> begins with something very simple: giving children the space to share who they are. In Grade 1, this can happen in the most joyful and unexpected ways. Sometimes, through a favorite song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of their <strong>Personal Identity<\/strong> Unit of Inquiry, our young learners are invited to explore a question that sounds simple but opens the door to something much deeper: <em>What makes me, me?<\/em> One of the ways they explore this is by presenting their favorite song to their classmates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_171450-1024x826.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.23972763559521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_171450-1024x826.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_171450-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_171450-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_171450-1536x1239.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_171450-2048x1652.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some children, their favorite song may be a song they love to sing. For others, it may be a song that makes them want to dance, a song that reminds them of someone they love, or simply a song that makes them feel happy. And that is precisely where the learning begins.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-info has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More Than Just a Song<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When children talk about their favorite songs, they are not simply talking about music. They are sharing a small part of themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A song can reveal preferences, feelings, memories, personalities, and even the way a child experiences the world. One student may be drawn to the lyrics because the words mean something to them. Another may love the melody. Someone else may not even know what the song is about and they simply love the <em>vibe<\/em> and cannot stop dancing when it plays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This reminds us that music is wonderfully complex. Not every feeling can be explained through words, and not every reason for loving something needs to be the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through these presentations, our students begin to discover that <strong>identity can be expressed in many different forms<\/strong>. Sometimes, who we are is revealed not through what we say, but through what we choose, what we enjoy, and what makes us feel something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/when-a-favorite-song-becomes-a-window-into-personal-identity\/#Becoming_Thinkers_Through_Different_Perspectives\" >Becoming Thinkers Through Different Perspectives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/when-a-favorite-song-becomes-a-window-into-personal-identity\/#Reflecting_on_What_Makes_Us_Unique\" >Reflecting on What Makes Us Unique<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/when-a-favorite-song-becomes-a-window-into-personal-identity\/#Celebrating_Differences_Through_Music\" >Celebrating Differences Through Music<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/when-a-favorite-song-becomes-a-window-into-personal-identity\/#When_Music_Says_What_Words_Cannot\" >When Music Says What Words Cannot<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Becoming_Thinkers_Through_Different_Perspectives\"><\/span><strong>Becoming Thinkers Through Different Perspectives<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Favorite Song activity also gives our Grade 1 students an opportunity to develop the IB Learner Profile attribute of being <strong>Thinkers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_172052-1024x738.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_172052-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_172052-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_172052-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_172052-1536x1107.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_20260820_172052-2048x1476.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As they listen to their classmates&#8217; presentations, students are encouraged to look beyond their own preferences. They begin to ask questions such as, <em>\u201cWhy does my friend like this song?\u201d<\/em> or <em>\u201cWhat makes this song special to them?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps a classmate loves a song that they have never heard before. Perhaps they do not understand why someone would choose that particular song. And that is okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The learning is not about deciding which song is \u201cbetter.\u201d Instead, students are learning to recognize that people can experience the same world in very different ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By listening carefully and considering another person&#8217;s perspective, our students begin to move beyond simply noticing differences. They begin to understand <strong>why differences exist and why those differences make each person unique<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reflecting_on_What_Makes_Us_Unique\"><\/span><strong>Reflecting on What Makes Us Unique<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The experience also invites students to become <strong>Reflective<\/strong> learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After sharing their favorite songs, children have the opportunity to think about their own choices: <em>Why did I choose this song? What does it say about me? Has my thinking changed after hearing my friends&#8217; choices?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These may seem like small questions, but for a young learner, they are important steps toward understanding personal identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1024x675.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-1024x675.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-768x506.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bchati.sch.id\/heartnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image.jpeg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students begin to recognize that their preferences are part of who they are, while also discovering that their friends may have completely different preferences. Some children may love energetic songs, while others prefer something calm. Some may enjoy singing every word, while others simply want to move their bodies and dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no single \u201cright\u201d way to enjoy music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Celebrating_Differences_Through_Music\"><\/span><strong>Celebrating Differences Through Music<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps one of the most meaningful lessons from this experience is that <strong>difference does not have to divide us, it can help us understand one another<\/strong>. When a child listens to a classmate share a song they do not personally like, they are given an opportunity to practice something much bigger than music appreciation: <strong>respect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They learn that <em>\u201cI don&#8217;t like this song\u201d<\/em> can exist alongside <em>\u201cI understand why you love it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That small shift in thinking is powerful. It teaches children that appreciating someone does not require having the same preferences, opinions, or experiences. In a classroom filled with different voices, personalities, cultures, and preferences, every favorite song becomes another piece of the bigger picture of who we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Music_Says_What_Words_Cannot\"><\/span><strong>When Music Says What Words Cannot<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Music has a unique way of communicating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes, we cannot quite explain why a particular song makes us happy. Sometimes, we hear a rhythm and our bodies simply want to move. Sometimes, a melody reminds us of a special moment. And sometimes, we just love a song because it makes us <em>feel something<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For our Grade 1 learners, this is an important discovery: <strong>not everything we feel or value can be expressed perfectly through words<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through their Favorite Song presentations, children are learning to express themselves, listen to others, reflect on their own identity, and appreciate different perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What begins as a simple question <em>\u201cWhat is your favorite song?\u201d<\/em>&nbsp; becomes an invitation to explore something much deeper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Who am I? What makes me unique? How are my friends different from me? And how can I celebrate those differences?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Cita Hati, we believe that every child has a story worth hearing. Sometimes, that story is told through words. Sometimes, through movement. And sometimes, it begins with a song. Because when a child shares the music they love, they are sharing more than a favorite song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>They are sharing a little piece of who they are<\/em>. <\/strong>(Rionaldus S.B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Cita Hati, we believe that learning about personal identity begins with something very simple: giving children the space to share who they are. 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