.Suitable for non specialist. Easy to follow.\nOne way is to collectively designate the instruments to each of the the 4 Wind in the willows characters.Then, choose a leader for , say, the woodblock, ask them to play something to represent their chosen character, and then let the others copy it.. Repeat 3 times . Add other characters.

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.

I've taken screenshots of each stage of using Madpad . We start with making a pattern with the existing sound bank and then go on to create our own sounds. You cant use Reflector with Mad pad hence the screen shots I haven't gone into detail with ABA structure . You may need to do some work on patterns before you start here or you could miss that and concentrate on creating rhythms

In key of G. (GRat-a-tat-tat, Rat-a-tat-tat D7No! No! No! GThere isn’t any room)

This is the carol that begins "D G DCome, they told me pah-rum-pum-pum-pum!.It is in the key of D

Song sheet Away in the manger in the key of F

This is the carol that begins- C Girls and boys, leave your toys Make no noise G Kneel at his crib and worship him. in the key of F

Writing on a board devise rhythms using long lines and short lines. Children play each others masterpieces.

Emile writes a song about his love of football and the enthusiasm shows.Useful as a stimulus for poetry; writing or song writing; Children love the work of their peers. To encourage children to talk about their life outside school.Method -Brainstorm ideas; Choose 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 program.Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Vanessa and Ewelina describe in song their journey to live in a new country. 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)Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Work on syllables must precede the lessonDisplay the words. Read them . Which words rhyme? Emphasize that these words must come at the end of the sentence or phrase. Give an example. Children take turns to make up something with few syllables. They take turns with each new word. By the end of a lesson, you have a simple rap.

First establish the pulse and chant the words twice. Then substitute the second repeat with a musical instrument. Older children can use pitch.

This features on an advert now. Lyrics on a PowerPoint and backing track.

This is an animated PowerPoint song that tells the story of a ghost orchestra whose instruments play at night. Although it is primarily a music lesson, there are many ways that writing can be integrated into this lesson as well.

A song written and recorded by year 5 and 6 pupils at Hadleigh Junior school, lyrics and mp3 included cords

Social studies support. Workers build and fix things! Who works in our community?"Can we fix it? Yes we can !" Good one for goals and challenges.Lyrics on a power point and backing track web link to original source

The resources contains piece of music and PowerPoint slides with some detail about the piece. web link to the video and watch orchestra play the toys

Songs and musical activities using the child's name and body sounds/movement. Sound files are embedded and will not play until PowerPoint is fully open

This resources links language arts and music to teach children how to create their own chants.

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.