Useful little song for Early years telling the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. There is an opportunity for the children to play their shakers in the little musical interludes. Also the song is useful for the concept of size. In the resources you will find A PPT of the song A video Backing and vocal MP3s Lyrics

The song of the “Enormous Turnip” in video with backing tracks In the resource you will find- A video, a PPT, backing track and vocals, lyrics in Word or PDF

Useful song for a topic on pirates . Optional parts for tuned instruments. The actions for the chorus 1.“This way that way” -move body side to side. 2. “Over the Irish sea” wave motion with hand 3. “Bottle of rum” Drinking action 4. “to warm my tum” rub tummy. Resources include self running animated PowerPoint , video, lyrics, backing track and vocal track. ( separate harmony track )

In this catchy song , the question is posed-Why do you toss a pancake ? It's a mystery to me. Does it need an outing or a change of scenery? Included in the pack 1. 2 mp3s vocals and backing 2.Lyrics on PDF with suggestions for sound effects 3. The song on animated PowerPoint. 4.The song on video

In this song, supported by an animated video, each family member appreciates chocolate from Auntie B , the chocoholic, to the baby covered in the stuff! The song has opportunities for 1. Singing in unison 2. Singing the verse and chorus simultaneously 3. Chime bar interlude for 3 notes , leading to 4. Reading the simple 3 note accompaniment for those more confident It therefore fulfils many curriculum requirements. You will find in the resource, 1. A PPT of the song 2. A video of the song 3. Teaching notes (word and PDF) 4. A backing track with the children’s chime bar part in 5. A backing track without the children’s part 6. A vocal track 7. The lyrics (word and PDF) 8. The song with a lead line and guitar chords (notes)

The story of Jack and the beanstalk in song The resource contains 1. A video and PowerPoint of the song 2. A backing track and vocal track 3. The lyrics with ideas to extend the theme.

A child dreams of accompanying favorite superheroes on adventures. There is an interlude between verses for children to move or/ and play a 2 note chime bar piece of music. In the resource, you will find 1. A PPT of the song 2. A video of the song 3. A backing track MP3 4. A vocal track MP3 5. The lyrics 6 A visual aid to the notes played.

This song with a hip hop beat welcomes you to Shrek’s home in the swamp. Living there are many folk from famous fairy stories. There is an opportunity, if you have a set of chime bars (from C to C’) to play them in descending order. If not, simply move your hands from an upright position to your side or on the floor. The idea is to feel the descent of the pitch from high to low. My children enjoyed adding movement to the song. It makes a good “party piece” for an assembly on fairy stories. Included in the resource 1. PPT lyrics music. 2. Lyrics 3. Backing track mp3 4. vocal track mp3 5. Video of the song Covers singing, playing an instrument, pitch, responding to music,

This song can be used at Easter or any time of the year for children from 5 to 7. The song starts off with 10 eggs and one by one they are taken by an animal until there is one left which is eaten by a child. The resource includes 1. An animated PowerPoint of the song with worksheets at the end 2. A backing track and a vocal track. 3. The lyrics 4 The video 5. 3 differentiated maths/art worksheets about the song (for younger students) PDF and word Children like to line up and play the part of an animal pouncing on the chocolate egg. For best results, blow worksheet to A3 and have 2 to 3 children working on it. The song is useful to use in performances because it lends itself to colourful masks and action. It can be a starting point for the question “Why do we celebrate Easter with chocolate eggs?”

A song about a young child's feelings. There is an opportunity for appropriate actions and percussion in the spaces in the music ( after the Faces are shown.)Children could also choose an instrument to reflect the feeling and play along when the face is shown. The incomplete worksheet is for the children. The complete worksheet is a model. Children could also choose an instrument to reflect the feeling and play along when the face is shown.

This resource covers singing, song writing and playing percussion instruments. The sound is inbuilt into the PPT. There are mp3s if preferred and backing tracks. The theme is TOYS. Resource includes. 1. Display only 2. 2PPT covering warm up, song writing, percussion playing 3. Mp3 voice “Late one night” and backing track 4. Mp3 voice “My favourite toy” and backing track 5. Mp3 voice “magic toy” and backing track 6. List of resources National Curriculum • use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes • play tuned and untuned instruments musically • experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.

Playing in the snow. Preview https://youtu.be/0-m9We1vfpw This simple animated song is about building a snowman and playing snow balls. It can be used on different levels. It’s suitable for a non-specialist or those more confident. There are quite a few lessons in this song and opportunities for art and literacy. In the resource you will find 1. Animated video/PPT of the song without instrument guide so that children can learn the song first. 2. Animated video/PPT of the song with percussion prompts when you're ready to add that. 3. Lyrics alone 4. For non-music readers a guide to percussion parts. 5. For the music reader Lead line and notes for percussion 6. Mp3s. Vocals, backing tracks with or without the percussion 7. Teaching notes 8. 8. Worksheets to showcase art and writing I have duplicated some resources in case you prefer "Word" or PDF

The song celebrates the freedom of flying with Peter Pan. Everything you need is in the pack. Specialists can use notation, non-specialists can use the video. Included in the resources you will find 1. An animated video of the song with lyrics 2. A PPT of the song plus intro to JM Barrie 3. Mp3s of the vocals and backing 4. A lead line and guitar chords in notation (jpeg and Sibelius) 5. The lyrics with guitar chords 6. Colouring page 7. A writing page designed for display purposes

A cumulative song in an animated PowerPoint or video with matching large pictures and a worksheet. These can be used to alter the order of the song or for flash cards etc. There are also 2 mp3s , backing and voice. With the backing track, you can use it for all sorts of songs according to your topic. E.g. Animals, people who help us etc. The tune used is "One man went to mow" Children could listen out for the guiro and play with the song. Also, they could enter the garden in the way an animal would move.

Resources contain 1. PowerPoint presentation of the song “Three cool blind mice” inspired by the mice from Shrek. Parts for simple percussion (Tappers, clapping, drum) 2. Video of the above if you prefer 3. PPT of the original three blind mice. (Links to YouTube for music to listen /move to. Ideas for follow up and origins of the nursery rhyme. 4. Mp3s of Three Cool Blind mice (backing and voice) 5. Bordered display sheet to showcase children’s own art.

This counting down song is designed for non music specialists to feel confident taking instrumental music. The words scrape, scrape, boom, clink suggest a guiro, a drum and anything metallic. The worksheets -3 - Children examine the completed picture and compare it to their worksheet. They have to identify what is missing and draw their own in the space. I tell them that the photocopier didn't work and they have to finish the picture. The shape dinosaurs could e created on the computer. There is a backing track and a vocals track, PPT and video Composition - Following on from the percussion pattern in the song, this shows how to write the composition down . The incomplete sheet is for the children to design their own composition

This simple song encourages the children to put on their super hero boots, magic cloak, and glasses for x -ray vision before they curl up exhausted after a days super heroism! Use props or simply mime the actions in the short musical interluded after each verse or use simple instruments to imitate the action.E.g When the skeleton appears , add some bones (tappers/claves)

Using the mp3s , you can substitute the name of animal you wish to sing about. The example here is the dragon. The song encourages the use of drum and cymbal as children celebrate the Chinese new year. The vocals sing of the dragon but any animal may be substituted when you use the backing track. Powerpoint of song 2.Lyrics 3.video 4 .voice mp3 Backing no percussion mp3

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

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