A package full of ideas for Autumn music.It contains videos of Vivaldi s music with specific instructions on how to move (summer) and when to play (Autumn) Worksheet( shown on PowerPoint) to record colour of leaves for autumn and sounds to listen out for. It all fits in with trips outdoors to look out for red, yellow and brown leaves.There are 3 videos in all including a listening activity, just press the screen to view or listen

PowerPoint opens with illustrations and questions connected to the baby Jesus and lullabies. There are lyrics with an inbuilt backing track. Music will not play unless the PowerPoint is running in slide mode. This is the carol with the refrain ' We will rock you '

2 songs about school. One is about the entrance hall, the other is about the mosaic on the wall. Sound files are embedded.and will not play until PowerPoint is fully open

Sort instruments into those that youc an pluck, shake or bang.

This PowerPoint explores through music and dance the trophies that we have in school. It then looks at winning trophies at the Olympics.and moving to the music. Sound files are embedded, and will not play until PowerPoint is fully open. I would appreciate feedback as I have written and recorded the songs myself.

Using the mp3s , you can substitute the name of animal you wish to sing about. The example here is the dragon. The song encourages the use of drum and cymbal as children celebrate the Chinese new year. The vocals sing of the dragon but any animal may be substituted when you use the backing track. Powerpoint of song 2.Lyrics 3.video 4 .voice mp3 Backing no percussion mp3

1.A popular carol in either PowerPoint or video 2. The music in A4 ready to print or in Sibelius if you have it 3 .MP3s - Three backing tracks to ease your children in to playing without a lead line and a vocal track( in C) 4. Parts for chime bars and guitar chords/lyrics

Playing in the snow. Preview https://youtu.be/0-m9We1vfpw This simple animated song is about building a snowman and playing snow balls. It can be used on different levels. It’s suitable for a non-specialist or those more confident. There are quite a few lessons in this song and opportunities for art and literacy. In the resource you will find 1. Animated video/PPT of the song without instrument guide so that children can learn the song first. 2. Animated video/PPT of the song with percussion prompts when you're ready to add that. 3. Lyrics alone 4. For non-music readers a guide to percussion parts. 5. For the music reader Lead line and notes for percussion 6. Mp3s. Vocals, backing tracks with or without the percussion 7. Teaching notes 8. 8. Worksheets to showcase art and writing I have duplicated some resources in case you prefer "Word" or PDF

This little song was inspired by Oliver Jeffers book “How to catch a star” .It is about a little boy who is desperate to catch a star. You’ll have to read the book to find out what happens! It can be used as a starting point for an Assembly with scope for movement and triangle players. The song has a triangle part that the children are encouraged to listen out for and then play. I’ve also written a song based on the book “Lost and found “which is also by Oliver Jeffries. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-song-about-friendship-with-percussion-parts-non-specialist-11059683 The resource has 1. A video of the song 2. A PowerPoint if you should wish to add your own stuff! 3. chords and lyrics 4. Backing tracks with and without triangle. A vocal track 5. A completed example of a worksheet and a blank one

The idea is - you tell the children you have been given a recording by your friend. He was sitting on the cliff one night, when he heard a strange sound. He recorded it on his phone but can’t understand what the voice is saying. You give out large pieces of paper to groups of 4. Ask them to listen and try and decipher the recording. They will surprise you with their ingenuity! Then next lesson, you play a version of the recording that you have cleaned up on the computer. Is it clearer? What course of action can you take now? Enclosed are the lesson plans for Art, ICT, drama, music and song writing plus the 2 soundscapes. (The sea, an ethereal sound and a disguised voice) This would make a very interesting children’s Assembly piece.

Suitable Ages 6 -8 The presentation is in A4 size, so the worksheets can be printed directly from the PowerPoint. I have included a free song from the musical “The Sunflowers” which could be a starting point. There are 10 different areas in the Sunflower Project. The one here concentrates on poetry. Rhyming words, opposites and comprehension are used in humorous poetry to encourage the child to write their own creations. The sheets can be trimmed easily by the child so that they can be pasted into an A4 booklet. The sunflower Project starts with the sowing of the sunflower seed and follows the observation through until Harvest. Each resource covers a curriculum area. The assumption is that natural science knowledge is absorbed through these various activities.

Four pictures of different stages of the Nativity for children to colour

A finished picture is shown and then a picture which is incomplete. The children have to say what is missing and create a completed one. I say that they were photocopied incorrectly and I need their help to make completed pictures. The first one introduces the idea of audience. From then on the pictures depict various scenes from the Nativity and they are treated in a similar vein . Good for discussion and creative impulses.

Here is a gentle , evocative song perfect to accompany a children’s Assembly. Here you will find A video of the song A PPt of the song and teaching for the easy accompaniment An mp3 vocals An mp3 backing Lyrics on Word