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.

Carliannes song is about the fish in an aquarium. 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.

The story of the gingerbread man in a catchy song . Resource contains a video, PPT,backing tracks, lyrics

The story of the thee little pigs in song Resources include video and PPT of the song. Mp3s of vocals and backing Simple accompaniment (differentiated for pitch or rhythm . non specialist) Very simple worksheet to draw the pigs' houses. Lyrics on sheet

Suitable for 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 finding where the children have been on holiday. They can mark on the key if they saw a sunflower. Prior to that, the first maps help children to recognize the continents and Europe. 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.

Suitable Ages 6 -8 Planting a sunflower seed is a prerequisite to using this resource 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 writing instructions (differentiated) for sowing and growing sunflowers /recounting what they have done. 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.

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.

This resource is intended to provide an Assembly for your children to perform or to to watch if you are taking the Assembly It also gives opportunities for audience participation if they join in with the chorus… As a class lesson it can be used in literacy, music and drama. For guitarist , to play in the same key as the video, please put your capo on the third fret

This catchy song is a good starting point for Book week . It is suitable for non-specialists and those more confident. It has an easy to learn chorus so the children will soon pick it up. It tells the story of a child who reads at night under the duvet with a torch. The verses show the places and characters that are imagined. There is an extension in the form of a harmony for those more confident teachers. It is based on some of the words in the chorus. Basically, it is a run down from C to lower G Provided in the resource - 1. An animated video of the song 2. A PPT version (if you prefer that format) 3. Mp3s of the vocals and backing 4. Lyrics / guitar chords 5. The lead line in notation (Sibelius or Jpeg) 6. The harmony (extension) It’s a walking bass, and its shown in white on the harmony score.

Children love this song.It's useful if you have a topic on Animals of the UK. It&'s by the Southlanders. Marvelous for rhyming words. Ive added illustrations and lyrics to aid learning the song. Plenty of percussion opportunities after each list of animals -- da da da dum !

Simple but useful worksheet with illustrated words to the left for children who find writing and spelling difficult. The finished work looks good for display.