Work on syllables must precede the lesson Display the words. Read them . Which words rhyme? Emphasize that these words must come at the end of the sentence or phrase. Give an example. Children take turns to make up something with few syllables. They take turns with each new word. by the end of a lesson , you have a simple rap.

A simplified version with illustrations . It takes us to the Darling's house in London where Mr and Mrs Darling are going out. It finishes as the children fly away to Never Never land. The text is easy to read.

Explores the vocabulary and layout of newspapers etc. Promotes discussion and understanding of the text used.

Carliannes song is about the fish in an aquarium. Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

An original Christmas story about an ogre terrifying a small town and how he is overcome by toys and elves. The children are encouraged to play simple percussion instruments in the appropriate places. There is also a short clip of a video playing the music 'Sleigh Ride'

Children have to identify how many words begin with B while you take the register.Afterwards, you reveal the words to match the illustrations and the final count. Differentiation. Children could write the word on their whiteboard as well as count. As the words are revealed, they can check. their words.

A man who does not think For himself Does not think at all. 1854-1900 an Irish writer, poet and playwright. He wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray.

While the teacher is doing the register, draw or write anything you can see which begins with W. How many do you have ? Afterwards, you reveal the words to match the illustrations and the final count.

A poster with useful words to describe the position of something. E. g under, below , above, between, beside.

L.O. 'I can organize sound'. Using a video as stimuli children are led to make body sounds and chant; They later organize one syllable words to make songs.

Ideas for drama, art, movement, research and music through the topic of the Vikings and their invasion of LIndisfarne. Some pages have appropriate music for the topic embedded If you delete those pages, you may lose the sound. However the slides can be adapted to suit your needs. A backdrop is included should you wish to use it in drama Feed back greatly appreciated. Thank you.

The story is split into parts. The children choose which part they would like to compose for. The story is read again with the children playing on cue.

Rowan wrote a song about her identity. Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Aiden wrote this heart warming song about his Chinese hamster Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

The sheets fold into a concertina to make a little booklet for their collection of long sounds. I open the images in windows gallery and print out an A4 size. The sounds are Long a , e , i , o and u. Drawing is encouraged!

Make up a story using the sound bites as a clue for the setting . Everything is ok until you hear the breaking glass. Put this into a power point and add the sound. You might also like to use a sound processor to compose music culminating in the broken glass. NB You may have to convert these files into WAV files . A switch converter is available on the internet

The main keywords are illustrated with pictures. wolf, three little pigs, house of bricks, house of straw , house of twigs.

An opportunity to hear ( embedded files ) the barrel organ playing melodies we associate with the circus. Plenty of opportunity to move to the music. The file lends itself to adaptation but you will lose sound if you delete the slide with sound on. The modern version of Nelly the elephant-is included The PowerPoint is a stimulus to creating music and moving. Elephant poem and a worksheet for an information text about the circus. Would appreciate feed back. The Moscow state circus PPT contains maps, information and images from a geographical point of view. Feedback appreciated

Simple songs to sing inspired by the pages of" I like books" by the famous author Anthony Browne. Press the icons to hear the songs. "The Shape Game " also by Anthony Browne, looks at the picture in details and develops a song in which children are encouraged to copy the simple musical accompaniment. Useful for seaside topic. For more of my songs, visit youtube.com/user/pwilloughby3

Firstly, watch and copy the movement of a swan. Then watch as two different dancers perform to Saint Saens ' The Dying swan '. Children dance using ideas from The Swan and ideas from the professional dancers. The video about the swan has directions to focus the attention The video provides a wonderful starting point for descriptive work