I am a music specialist and the music I write is original, tested on children and for the less confident teacher. My aim is to provide you with everything you need to fulfil Topic requirements and those of the National Curriculum (without having to prepare anything.) I provide Power Points/videos and give you mp3s and lyrics. Notation is sometimes given. The instrumental parts are dead easy!
I am a music specialist and the music I write is original, tested on children and for the less confident teacher. My aim is to provide you with everything you need to fulfil Topic requirements and those of the National Curriculum (without having to prepare anything.) I provide Power Points/videos and give you mp3s and lyrics. Notation is sometimes given. The instrumental parts are dead easy!
Suitable Ages 6-8
When trimmed and pasted into an A4 book, these worksheets provide an effective topic end of year display. Preparation is minimal. The research section even has its own booklet with original ideas and reasons to do the research. The RE section covers why we celebrate the harvest of the sunflowers, whilst the geography section looks at Europe and the continents with a view to garnering the children's knowledge of holidays etc to discover where sunflowers are grown.
Suitable Age 6-8
These creative worksheets and ideas when trimmed along the guide lines and pasted, make an attractive topic book. Preparation is minimal and yet the results are effective. The Observational aspect requires that a sunflower has been planted.
With this traditional song resource you can choose what to teach and what you feel comfortable with so it suits both non specialist and those a bit more adventurous . In some cases you can give the melody line to a child who is taking music lessons to extend them . If you would like to add accompaniments, the children can hear where they come in the video/recordings and copy them.
The history of the song and brass bands are introduced. A YouTube link is provided but if you are not allowed to use you-tube, I have put an audio clip there.. I've also added some little creative ideas in the teaching aide.
Children using these resources will be able to
1. Look at the notation/letter names and play simple notes on the chime bars/xylophone to accompany the song “The Happy wanderer”
Extension - More able children can play melody line
2. Trace the tunes popularity from a small German choirs rendition , a hit in the 50s, to becoming popular in the Scout’s jamborees’
3. Recognize brass band music and note that it is played all over the world. The band
Playing here is from Hong Kong and the UK.
4. Learn to sing the song and copy short audio snippets.
5. Use their "ear" and try simple improvisation.
Suitable ages 6 to 8
When trimmed and pasted into an A4 book, these worksheets create an effective and colourful display.
The poetry is humorous and engaging. The literacy is mainly for the spring to coincide with the seed sowing. The shape and symmetry are colourful . The data is best done in the Autumn term but some sheets can be done at any time
Differentiation is there whenever possible.
Meet Peter Pan, Captain Hook and Tinkerbell in the Peter Pan song
Travel to the swamp, play the instruments and meet the fairyland characters Finally meet the hip 3 blind mice and join in with the percussion parts in the chorus.
Songs of the sea
1.Bobbing up and down like this (Sons of the sea)
with percussion parts and teaching PPT
2.The day I went to sea
3.Drunken sailor (with percussion parts)
Please preview on
1. I built this house https://youtu.be/JFvN0Zzb5iY
2. The estate Agent https://youtu.be/y8PoRh6iXnU
3.Openthedrawbridge https://youtu.be/5Z9zXpN4G7M
4. In the hairy, scary castle. (Illustrations differ) https://youtu.be/mPXSrhcj7bs
All songs have a video and some opportunities to play percussion
4 songs with ideas for your creative curriculum
Ladybird ladybird fly away home
The spider's song - A musical story
Going to see some bug- A song
A bug fell in a jug - A song
Songs to celebrate special days
St Georges Day
Mothers day with optional percussion
Valentines day - My secret Valentine-optional percussion
National Anthem - optional ocarina part
1 Pancake day
2 Valentines day.- The Fussy Valentine. Optional percussion parts
3.Song for the Chinese New Year - Optional percussion parts. percussion parts
4. The Halloween party with percussion parts
A collection of new and old songs for Christmas
1. Mary had a baby
2. Celebrate
3. Santa's fallen off his sleigh
4. We wish you a merry Christmas
5. Hey Father Christmas
6. Mary and the angel.A new carol
Many of the songs have accompaniments for the children to play. All have video.
A useful assembly for Spring, summer and especially Harvest. Can lead to discussions on life and death.
The Sunflowers. A mini musical following the life cycle of sunflowers from sowing to harvest. The sunflowers have their own unique personalities
The resources contains
1. Song sheet.
2. Script (easy costume)
3. 4 self-running PowerPoints with inbuilt sound.
4. 4 vocal tracks Mp3.
5. 4 backing tracks.
6 .Piano score
7. No license needed.
These songs were chosen as examples of good traditional songs , two of which are firm favorites with boys!. Reading music is not necessary but it can extend those children who have piano lessons anyway.
