Shake It Off and be nice to each other

Rebecca Vukovic

By Rebecca Vukovic
Published June 29, 2015

Superstar Taylor Swift may regularly take No.1 spot on the singles chart in Australia, but she’s also proving to be a hit for youngsters at St Albans Heights Primary School, who have been using her insanely popular song Shake it Off to learn how to look out for each other in the schoolyard.

The Year 1/2s have changed the lyrics to the smash hit song to use it as a reminder to ...

This story appeared in the July 2015 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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