Hello and Welcome to my shop! I have a mixture of resources based on my experiences. Mostly, you will find resources for the Primary-Curriculum which have been developed in accordance with my experience teaching Primary. Secondly, you will find music-related resources developed in accordance with my musical training (BA Music - Oxford University). Finally, you will find GCSE A-Level appropriate resources that I developed when I was a student. I hope you will find something of use to you. :)
Hello and Welcome to my shop! I have a mixture of resources based on my experiences. Mostly, you will find resources for the Primary-Curriculum which have been developed in accordance with my experience teaching Primary. Secondly, you will find music-related resources developed in accordance with my musical training (BA Music - Oxford University). Finally, you will find GCSE A-Level appropriate resources that I developed when I was a student. I hope you will find something of use to you. :)
A wordsearch including 16 musical instruments. Set out in an easy-to-view format. Great starter activity. Good way to encourage pupils to think about musical instrument names, develop spelling of musical instruments, and identify different musical instruments.
Worksheet to allow pupils to create their own acrostics poem using the word “instruments”. Great for encouraging children to reflect on musical instruments they know, as well as facts surrounding music and musical families more broadly. Great for encouraging writing and spelling of musical instruments and key musical terminology.
Worksheet where pupil’s can match the musical instrument pictures to the correct musical instrument name. Great starter or plenary activity. Encourages children to identify musical instruments by sight and name.
Wordsearch covering keywords relating to instrumental families and properties of instrumental families. 18 words to find in the wordsearch. Answers are provided on a separate sheet. Wordsearch is laid out in a family manner, with some images, musical border and space between the letters. Words to find are given at the bottom of the page.
Great starter or plenary task. Useful for encouraging children to recall the names of different instrumental families, their properties, and learn their spellings in a fun and relaxed way.
Could maybe have a class competition to see who can complete the wordsearch the quickest?
Colour coding worksheet encouraging children to think about different musical instruments and decide which instrumental family they belong to. 24 musical instruments given with instructions to colour-code the instruments based on whether they are in the woodwind, brass, string, keyboard, or percussion family. Answers provided on a separate sheet.
Great starter or plenary activity.
Cut and stick worksheet on instrumental families. Children are given 24 different musical instruments and a table with the following four sections: woodwind - brass - percussion - strings. Children are to cut out the 24 musical instrument names and organise them into the correct place in the table. Aim to help children recall and learn the name of different musical instruments and which instrumental family they belong to.
Great starter or plenary activity.
Combining times tables, music, and coding. All the letters of the alphabet are given a number. Students have to solve the simple times table sum to work out the letter to spell out the names of different instrumental families. Times table up to 12X included.
Names of different instrumental families are given but with their letters scrambled up. Children are asked to unscramble the letters to work out which instrumental family is being named. The first letter of each family is left capitalised as a starting point.
Worksheet framed in a child-friendly manner by creating a character “Oli Owl” who is making and instrument inventory but got his letters muddled. Worksheet invites children to help “Oli” write his inventory by unscrambling his letters.
Answers provided on a separate sheet.
A writing based activity to create a fact file about instrumental families. Skills involved: writing, reading, and memory recall. Children are given a short paragraph about each instrumental family in turn but with unfinished sentences. Children are to complete the sentences to create a fact file about instrumental families.
Example as follows: "I am the woodwind family. Instruments in my family include… I am normally made of … Some features of the woodwind family are… "
Designed to consolidate student’s knowledge of key features of instrumental families. A reading activity where students are presented with a short paragraph describing an instrumental family and they are asked to decide which instrumental family is being described. Answers provided on a separate sheet.
Great starter or plenary activity.
**Lesson three in a series of six lessons on musical instruments and instrumental families. Lesson three is on The Brass Family.
This lesson forms part of a series designed to teach children about musical instruments and instrumental families without the need for music resources or specialist musical knowledge. The lessons are designed to be accessible to students from all musical backgrounds.
Although the lesson does form part of a series, it can also be used a stand-alone lesson on brass instrument and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the series.
This lesson pack contains a presentation and 6 worksheets.
Presentation
The presentation is best used to teach students about the brass family. The lesson presentation is structured as follows:
overview of instrument families
overview of the brass family - key instruments, common features etc.
Deeper look at the trumpet
Deeper look at the trombone
Deeper look at the french horn
Deeper look at the baritone and euphonium
Deeper look at the tuba
Comparison of brass instruments
Three activities
The presentation finishes with three different activity suggestions to consolidate knowledge.
The presentation includes questions and short activities throughout to allow students to take an active part in their learning.
The presentation is long enough and detailed enough that it could be separated across two lessons for lower ability learners. If this is the case, I would suggest splitting into two lessons, starting the second lesson with the comparisons between instruments.
Worksheets
The lesson pack comes with 6 different worksheets, each a different activity as follows:
cut and stick
wordsearch
times table sheet
unscramble activity
fact file writing activity
true or false quiz
All worksheets except the fact file writing worksheet would make excellent starter or plenary activities to frame the lesson.
Lesson Two in a Five Lesson Series on Musical Instruments and Instrumental Families
Woodwind Family - whole lesson.
This lesson pack is designed to teach children about the woodwind family. It forms part of a 6 lesson series which is designed to allow children to access a music education without the need for music resources, or specialist musical knowledge on the part of the students or teachers.
This lesson does not need to be used as part of the whole lesson series, however. It can be used in isolation to teach children about the woodwind family.
Contained in this bundle is a lesson presentation and 5 worksheets.
Presentation: 43 slide presentation to teach children about the woodwind family. The presentation covers key features of the woodwind family; instruments in the woodwind family; comparisons between woodwind instruments. The presentation is interspersed with various group, class, and individual activities including quizzes, discussion points, mind-mapping, poster making, fact file making. Questions are asked throughout to engage children and allow them to take an active role in their learning. Colour is used to aid memory.
Worksheets: 5 worksheets covering a range of different skills including - wordsearch, fact file writing frames, times tables/coding, true or false quiz, unscramble activity. Wordsearch/unscramble/TF make great starter/plenary activities. Worksheets are designed to utilise a range of skills whilst consolidate student knowledge of woodwind instruments.
Lesson One of a series of 6 lessons designed to teach children about musical instruments and instrumental families
Lesson one focuses on an introduction to different musical instruments and instrumental families with lessons 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 going into more detail on each individual instrumental family.
The idea of these lessons is to enable children to learn about musical instruments, instrumental families, and music more generally without the need for any specialist musical knowledge or practical music resources like instruments.
Lesson consists of a presentation and two worksheet packs. One worksheet pack on musical instruments and the other on instrumental families. There are more worksheets and activities as is necessary for one lesson to allows teachers and support staff to choose the most appropriate worksheets/activities for your students, and to allow the activities to cover a range of lessons and circumstances if need be. Some worksheets would make great starter / plenary tasks.
Presentation covers each of the instrumental families in brief detail, covering key features of each, instruments belonging to each family. It also explains how instrumental families are assigned and why. Activities and questions are embedded throughout the presentation to encourage students to have an active part in their learning. Animations and colour are used in a subtle way to engage children’s attention without being over-stimulating.
Worksheets involve a range of activities including: wordsearches, riddles, times tables, cut-and-stick, colour coding, unscrambling, matching, reading, and writing activities. Total of 15 worksheets included with answers where appropriate. Worksheets presented in a friendly manner with musical borders, simple instructions, and some images.
**Lesson six in a series of six lessons on musical instruments and instrumental families. Lesson five covers The Keyboard Family
This lesson forms part of a series designed to teach children about musical instruments and instrumental families without the need for music resources or specialist musical knowledge. The lessons are designed to be accessible to students from all musical backgrounds.
Although the lesson does form part of a series, it can also be used a stand-alone lesson on keyboard instrument and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the series.
This lesson pack contains a presentation and 4 worksheets.
Presentation
The presentation is best used to teach students about the keyboard family. The lesson presentation is structured as follows:
overview of instrument families
overview of the keyboard family - key instruments, common features etc.
Deeper look at the piano
Deeper look at the electric piano / keyboard
Three activities
The presentation finishes with three different activity suggestions to consolidate knowledge: a written task, and two creative tasks.
The presentation includes questions and short activities throughout to allow students to take an active part in their learning.
The presentation is long enough and detailed enough that it could be separated across two lessons for lower level learners. If this is the case, I would suggest splitting into two lessons, starting the second lesson with the deeper look at the electric piano / keyboard.
Worksheets
The lesson pack comes with 4 different worksheets, each a different activity as follows:
wordsearch
times table sheet
unscramble activity
fact file writing activity
Worksheets come with answers where appropriate. All worksheets except the fact file writing worksheet would make excellent starter or plenary activities to frame the lesson. Where possible, worksheets have a cross-curricular emphasis and are designed to enhance literacy and numeracy skills as well as reinforcing the subject of keyboard instruments.
**Lesson five in a series of six lessons on musical instruments and instrumental families. Lesson five covers The Percussion Family
This lesson forms part of a series designed to teach children about musical instruments and instrumental families without the need for music resources or specialist musical knowledge. The lessons are designed to be accessible to students from all musical backgrounds.
Although the lesson does form part of a series, it can also be used a stand-alone lesson on percussion instrument and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the series.
This lesson pack contains a presentation and 6 worksheets.
Presentation
The presentation is best used to teach students about the percussion family. The lesson presentation is structured as follows:
overview of instrument families
overview of the percussion family - key instruments, common features etc.
Deeper look at the drum
Deeper look at the cymbal
Deeper look at the drum kit
Deeper look at the timpani
Deeper look at the glockenspiel and xylophone
Deeper look at shakers
Three activities
The presentation finishes with three different activity suggestions to consolidate knowledge.
The presentation includes questions and short activities throughout to allow students to take an active part in their learning.
The presentation is long enough and detailed enough that it could be separated across two lessons for lower level learners. If this is the case, I would suggest splitting into two lessons, starting the second lesson with the deeper look at different percussion instruments.
Worksheets
The lesson pack comes with 6 different worksheets, each a different activity as follows:
cut and stick
wordsearch
times table sheet
unscramble activity
fact file writing activity
true or false quiz
Worksheets come with answers where appropriate. All worksheets except the fact file writing worksheet would make excellent starter or plenary activities to frame the lesson. Where possible, worksheets have a cross-curricular emphasis and are designed to enhance literacy and numeracy skills as well as reinforcing the subject of percussion instruments.
**Lesson four in a series of six lessons on musical instruments and instrumental families. Lesson four is on The String Family
This lesson forms part of a series designed to teach children about musical instruments and instrumental families without the need for music resources or specialist musical knowledge. The lessons are designed to be accessible to students from all musical backgrounds.
Although the lesson does form part of a series, it can also be used a stand-alone lesson on string instrument and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the series.
This lesson pack contains a presentation and 6 worksheets.
Presentation
The presentation is best used to teach students about the string family. The lesson presentation is structured as follows:
overview of instrument families
overview of the string family - key instruments, common features etc.
Deeper look at the violin, viola, cello, and double bass
Deeper look at the acoustic and electric guitar
Deeper look at the harp
Comparison of string instruments
Three activities
The presentation finishes with three different activity suggestions to consolidate knowledge.
The presentation includes questions and short activities throughout to allow students to take an active part in their learning.
The presentation is long enough and detailed enough that it could be separated across two lessons for lower ability learners. If this is the case, I would suggest splitting into two lessons, starting the second lesson with the comparisons between instruments.
Worksheets
The lesson pack comes with 6 different worksheets, each a different activity as follows:
cut and stick
wordsearch
times table sheet
unscramble activity
fact file writing activity
true or false quiz
Worksheets come with answers where appropriate. All worksheets except the fact file writing worksheet would make excellent starter or plenary activities to frame the lesson.
A collection of worksheets based around the names of different musical instruments. A range of activities and skills included in the worksheets including:
Wordsearch
Times table problems
Unscrambling words
Solving riddles
Matching activity
Identifying instruments by their image
Acrostic poems
This worksheet collection could serve multiple lessons on musical instruments. Individual worksheets would work well as starter or plenary activities to either summarise learning, or remind students of what they learned previously, but they could also be used as consolidation activities within lessons after teaching.
The worksheet collection could also be used as an independent / paired activity where children could receive all the sheets in a booklet and work through them at their own pace.
Answers provided on separate sheets for all activities where appropriate.
Worksheet combining music and times tables. Solve the times table problems to crack the code and spell out the names of percussion instruments. 2 worksheets provided. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great starter or plenary activity - allows for numeracy and literacy development across the curriculum. Worksheet presented in an appealing way with a musical border.
A wordsearch on percussion instruments and key features of percussion instruments. Wordsearch involves 12 different words. Answers provided on a separate sheet.
Great plenary or starter activity. Great for learning key words and their spellings. Presented in an appealing way with a musical border and some images.
Unscramble activity involving the names of different percussion instruments. Great activity for learning key words and their spellings. Great starter or plenary activity.