The PowerPoint contains images, music, poetry and sound effects to stimulate a creative response to Thor. Sound files are embedded, and will not play until PowerPoint is fully open.

Most primary classrooms have a few maracas in the store room.Be amazed at the different sounds a maraca can make! This resource contains a song, and 2 videos. One video shows how a maraca can be played. The second shows a maestro playing the maracas. Children are encouraged to explore the sounds a maraca can make. They are asked to make a simple presentation with their maraca and join in with a Spanish song. This lesson can be adapted for a current topic. The videos are included in the PPT. The YouTube links are for acknowledgement.

A bundle of resources about Spring including 3 videos, an original song , a nursery rhyme and a plant growing in slow motion with original music to stimulate movement. There is also a snippet of history. These are all inserted into a PowerPoint for ease of presentation.

As part of the topic Conflict, we looked at the rhythm and melody at the beginning of Mars. The children then copied this music and created a small piece of of their own It was very simple, yet effective. Instructions as to how to given. Part two helps children to describe the mood of the music and then examine their reaction to it.. Sound bites included in the Power Point 1 There is a section which helps pupils with the design of their reviews. Part 3 looks at pitch in more depth. See web page for original source

Two of Vera Lynn's most popular songs ' We'll meet again ' and 'White Cliffs of Dover ' put together in a medley Sound will play when in Slide Mode. View in normal mode if you wish to view words only. Backing track included. Lyrics and chords on the PowerPoint.

2 Videos , backing track for wriggly worm, and opportunities to play instruments on PPT. Separate video of slow worm for children to study the shapes it makes and music to move to

Photos of everyday objects from coronation time and today side by side. Rhymes for the jubilee. Composing a rhythm for loud and soft on the drum . The national anthem. Guide to worksheet is in the powerpoint.There are 2 levels. One worksheet is for a simple rhythm. The extension worksheet has spaces for a simple 4 note tune

A collection of different styles o the painting of fruit.

This is a useful little video that I have edited. It's from 'It&'s a bugs life ' The ants collect food and later celebrate . The video explores each aspect, the lifting, throwing, carrying, marching ,flying etc. I&';m using it for movement, but you could use it for Harvest festival, literacy , poetry etc . We are using it in our mini beasts topic. Children can make props for their foraging. We drew fruit and cut it out. We staggered under the weight and deposited the 'fruit' on our 'mountain '

A collection of paintings by the quirky artist who enjoys making faces from vegetables. Ideas for follow up lesson

L.O. 'Appreciating the different styles of art': 1. Short illustrated biography of Rousseau; 2. His painting with guidance as to what to look out. for; 3. 2 suggestions for their own work in the style of Rousseau.

A poster with clear instructions as to the writing of a newspaper report ( Viking times ) An example of a report and illustration created in Publisher.

You will recognize this beautifully evocative piece of music immediately y 'It can be used in many ways-as a self running file with embedded music, its useful to have running as the children enter the hall for Assembly. There are questions and pointers to focus the children's attention to the music.. I have cut it to 3 minutes, but the file is programmed to run on a loop. It can be used in the day to soothe and calm. Sound will only be heard in slide mode,.

Saint Saens changed the dynamic tempo of Offenbach's music to a very slow tempo. The children show this change in their movement.. View in slide mode to hear music. Show in normal view to see without sound Links to the full version of Offenbach's ' Can can ' and Saint Saens 'Tortoise' ,the original sources

PowerPoint works in conjunction with the videos in downloads..Using the Viking raids as a starting point, the PowerPoint looks at the chanting of monks from Benedictine to the modern Gregorians. Both videos are very soothing and can be played as a standalone resource before Assemblies or in a quiet time of the day. The work concludes with a little leaflet that is a response to the music. Mix and match! Web addresses to these source materials are included.

R.E An illustrated story of the life of St Francis

A simple chant in 3 parts for work on rhythm. All the parts together form a more complex rhythm Easy to do and effective. Useful for assemblies Knights in shining armour clipperty clop, clipperty clop Dragons dragons oh! Oh Hey , hey, hey ,win a battle today

Teach your children a wonderful dance! The men who worked in the diamond mines were forbidden to dance so. they invented a way to communicate by dancing in their boots! Let the children make up their own welly dance, The link is to the extended version of the gumboots interview which is the original source The last web-link is a contact for a visiting Gumboots dance troupe,

First part of the Assembly- the children have to guess which language is used to say hello Second part -a chant from Sing up with audio guide It can be done in Assembly from scratch as it needs a leader (yourself ) and an echo- the children. Third part - A humorous poem about an early morning greeting SOUND WILL WORK WHEN THE FILE IS VIEWED IN SLIDE SHOW MODE Web-link to original source

L.O To develop performance skills Video, lyrics and backing track Ugly bug ball backing track embedded and you must open PowerPoint to hear it Web-link to original source