Music Unit of work on a Winter theme. Includes listening activities related to Vivaldi's Winter (audio included) and Vaughan William's Sinfonia Antarctica. Composition activities includes links with Literacy (poetry) as well as word rhythms and graphic scores.

Selections of worksheets and activities to reinforce note values and reading rhythms. Can easily be used by the non-specialist as Note Values Reference Sheet provided in both UK and US versions. Resources can either be printed off or shown on whiteboard.

Music Lesson linked with topic on Winter Olympic Games. Includes lesson plan, powerpoint presentation with embedded audio for listening. Lesson starter and composition prompt. Ideal for any work on Fanfares can use with glockenspiels, keyboard, ukulele or any other tuned instruments.

Original Japanese song with alternative lyrics to suit Chinese New Year Theme. Full melody with colour coded phrases for ease of teaching which could be played on keyboards. Simplified versions for recorders and glockenspiel as well as Ukulele chords. Can be used in whole class music curriculum lessons or as a resource to support the creative curriculum. Ideal performance piece for an assembly theme such as Spring, Chinese New Year or multi-cultural awareness. Mp3 included and embedded in Ppt file.

Starter activity and development ideas using pancake filling word rhythms. Can be printed off or displayed on a whiteboard.

Simple prompt sheet used in a cross curricular unit where pupils explored dream catchers. Involves making up a simple ostinato on glockenspiels using the notes of the pentatonic scale.

Music and Cross Curricular Unit of Work on a Winter Theme - relates to Winter Soundscape Resource

Music reward for those who have stood out in a lesson. Print off and cut out 4 individual cards per sheet. Print on coloured paper or card to make extra special.