No music this time I'm afraid but put the rhythm section of the keyboard on, and rap to your heart's content

Kye wrote a song when he was fed up. An example of song writing being used to express all sorts of feelings. Useful as a stimulus for poetry about feelings..Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme. Sound activated when PowerPoint in slide mode

I had to make my own sound bites of bells as they were hard to track down. Pupils can tinker with them in Audacity or use them in their presentations.

Ben and Shane are year 2 children who wrote a song about the changing seasons. They then used dance e jay to provide a rhythm for their performance. Useful as a stimulus for poetry about the seasons..Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme.

Song of the morning by Elgar. The resources contains piece of music and PowerPoint slides with some detail about the piece. It is useful for Assembly music or to listen during the day. The music creates the right mood for concentrating and calming.Web link to video and original source

Downloads for keys of F D and Eb with lyrics

A power point show designed to run at the same time a rock group is playing The show is self running and uses special effects. I've used it at our concerts and it is the icing on the cake.

An entertaining example of harmony as performed by the VocaPeople. Link to their website and original source

Romanze from Piano Concerto No.1 The resources contains piece of music and PowerPoint slides with some detail about the piece. It is useful for Assembly music or to listen during the day. The music creates the right mood for concentrating and calming. web link to original source

Dramatic music. The resources contains piece of music and PowerPoint slides with some detail about the piece. It is useful for Assembly music or to listen during the day. The music creates the right mood for empowerment web link to performance and source

Add the endings ig to initial sounds A four line humorous poem/rhyme to teach the sound and allow the children the experience of reading together .The words have 3 letters and can be learned phonetically

This is so useful as the numbers can be moved off the number square enabling patterns to be easily seen .Then children can see the the sequence that you have chosen to develop.

The lyrics in this piece can be interpreted in a spiritual way, in keeping with North American Indian philosophy i.e The land on which we live is loaned to us.The resources contains piece of music and PowerPoint slides with some detail about the piece. It is useful for Assembly music or to listen during the day. The music creates the right mood for concentrating and calming. web link to video and original source Composers Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong

Leeham’s song is about his holiday to Bulgaria to see his family. 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.

Ellie and Chloe wrote this song about the things they do when they spend time with each other. Useful as a stimulus for poetry about friendship. . Children love the work of their peers .Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them.Choose favorite sentence. Count syllables and use that as template for future lines.

Look at the co lour of girls and boys eyes in your group. If they have blue eyes, draw them in the circle. If they have different colored eyes, put them outside the circle. I have made another for brown eyes.

Louis Armstrong's hit.Lyrics on a power point and backing track link to original source.

largo , a soothing piece of music.The resources contains piece of music and PowerPoint slides with some detail about the piece. It is useful for Assembly music or to listen during the day. The music creates the right mood for concentrating and calming. web link to original source- video

Add it to initial sound A four line humorous poem/rhyme to teach the sound and allow the children the experience of reading together .The words have 3 letters and can be learned phonetically

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.