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!
The wonderful story of the dog and the dolphin who became friends. I have put the web address to the original video but I have included my adapted version in the downloads as the scene when the shark appears is a little frightening for younger viewers I have a also written the soundtrack,. Whatever age, this video captures children’s hearts. It can be used during Assembly or when the children walk in.
Guess what the sounds are . There is an icon to press for new sounds. SOUND FILES OPEN WHEN THE POWERPOINT RUNS IN SLIDE MODE
What can you hear outside?
Worksheet to draw their results.
This really worked. The children were quiet, focused and intent on listening.
Updated 18th Nov. Previous download did not hide the images. sorry.
This animated power point has sound embedded and is self ’s up tempo. The chords are with the lyrics
The song that can be viewed on YouTube at . Its great as a closing song for a concert.
The musical can be bought by going to
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-christmas-musical-the-special-gift-age-6-to-10-also-includes-scenery-and-sound-effects-11151827
This little song is about children planting a sunflower seed. A preview of the song and the rest of the musical can be seen at
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It’s the story of pupils at a school planting sunflowers and what happens to them.
The whole musical (including Power Points, backing tracks, scripts etc) can be taught from Spring through to Autumn. There is no extra work for the teacher to do . Everything is provided
To buy complete Musical https://www.tes.com/us/teacher-lessons/-the-sunflowers-mini-musical-age-5-to-8-spring-to-harvest-11143545
2 songs about school. One is about the entrance hall, the other is about the mosaic on the wall. Sound files are embedded.and will not play until PowerPoint is fully open
This PowerPoint explores through music and dance the trophies that we have in school. It then looks at winning trophies at the Olympics.and moving to the music.
Sound files are embedded, and will not play until PowerPoint is fully open.
I would appreciate feedback as I have written and recorded the songs myself.
I had to share this as the mood it recreates in the hall is lovely especially when its Autumn and the air is crisp. Some people are unable to access you tube hence the video's inclusion . N.B The video quality will not be as good as on you-tube
Web link to original source
I have used these resources after reading the book "Lost and found" by Oliver Jeffers.
The film is edited highlights of the way a penguin moves. I wrote the music to follow those movements. The children can add instruments to it for added effect( e.g. A guiro (scraper)
I have put more resources in the premium section, (an animated song with instrumental parts for the non specialist and an art worksheet. These all fit with the Friendship/Sea theme. https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/a-song-about-friendship-with-percussion-parts-non-specialist-11059683
A finished picture is shown and then a picture which is incomplete. The children have to say what is missing and create a completed one. I say that they were photocopied incorrectly and I need their help to make completed pictures.
The first one introduces the idea of audience. From then on the pictures depict various scenes from the Nativity and they are treated in a similar vein . Good for discussion and creative impulses.
This is a nonsense song about animals having identity problems. The sheep thinks that she’s a car and the cow thinks that she’s a dog. There are parts for the untuned instruments to play along with the melody. I got the idea from the tune Beep beep Ima sheep . I asked LiDeuce Deuce, the composer if I could use the words of the title in my song . Normally I would sell my original songs but I promised LiDeuce Deuce (Tod Bryanton ) that I wouldn’t , hence this freebie.
Key stage 1
Pupils should be taught to:
• use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes
• play tuned and untuned instruments musically
• listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music
•experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.
Included in pack
PPT of the animated song with music (Video on YouTube )
Follow up ideas
Melody and chords notation
A chime bar part notation
Chime bar parts pictures
Backing track without chime bars
Backing with chime bars
Vocals
Ages 6-8
Sun flower seed sowing is a prerequisite with 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 observing the sunflowers over the year with a viewfinder and looking at the shades of colour in a seed under the magnifying glass.
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 to 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 shape and symmetry (differentiated). It is based around the shapes seen in a sunflower or in sunflower designs. It covers recognition of shape and finding lines of symmetry.
Work can be trimmed easily by the child and placed into an A4 book
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 to 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 data collection from the moment the sunflower seed is planted. Data is collected about growth and recorded on the bar charts supplied. There are also data to be collected about favorite garden and wild flowers.
The finished work can be easily trimmed and placed into A4 books.
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
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.
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.
There are 10 different curricular areas in the Sunflower Project. The one here concentrates on the mixing of colours and the making of a paper mosaic. The sheets can be trimmed easily by the child so that they can be pasted into an A4 booklet. 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.
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 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.
Ages 6-8
You will need sunflower seeds for the last part of the exploration
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 using the tools in simple graphics programmes. I have used PowerPoint and Paint but you could use anything you are familiar with. It uses copy, paste, rotate fill and different types of pens. The aim is to make a colouring book based on the shapes of sunflowers.
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.
Ages 6-8
This resource is more effective after the harvest of the Sunflower seeds.
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 the celebration harvest, nutrition, recipes, using drawing and writing and poetry to express these ideas.
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.