This is the carol that begins- C Girls and boys, leave your toys Make no noise G Kneel at his crib and worship him. in the key of F

Writing on a white board devise rhythms using long lines and short lines. Children play each others masterpieces.

This is the carol that begins 'D G D Come, they told me pah-rum-pum-pum-pum!.It is in the key of D

Notes transposed and put in sets to enable children to choose which to play.. Simple blues

Vanessa and Ewelina describe in song their journey to live in a new country 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.

Emile writes a song about his love of football and the enthusiasm shows. Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. To encourage children to talk about their life outside school. 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

Kelsey wrote a song about her favorite occupation , reading 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.

Aaron and Aiden wrote a song about their guinea pigs. Aaron made a PowerPoint and inserted his song. Aiden use Dance E jay and created a backing track 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) Sound activated when PowerPoint in slide mode

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 song written and recorded by year 5 and 6 pupils at Hadleigh Junior school, lyrics and mp3 included

In key of F and C C F I'm dream-ing of a white Christ-mas G C just like the ones I used to know., Written by Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888. September 22, 1989), the American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in history

Use in different ways. Either ask children to find words beginning with B while you do the register and then press the power-point to see the words or use as a lesson about birds or the letter B

The key elements of the story on one page. Useful for children to refer to or write a sentence about each stage..

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

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.

Song sheet for Il est ne in the key of F.

Poster shows the scale of C positioned upwards and then how we traditionally show it - going horizontally. The third poster shows the scale of C on a stave

Illustrated lyrics and audio.Riding on top of a car

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.