Liam , year 6 wrote about his BMX. This illustrates how the programme Audacity was used to lower his voice to a pitch which suited the song he had written. Useful as a stimulus for poetry about hobbies. . Children love the work of their peers .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.

Two simple pieces for keyboards whereby one instrument echoes the other. It could be played with other tuned instruments, There are revision activities on the sheet.

Add at 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

Add ill 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

Teaching the T sound. Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

I was really hard up one year and couldn't afford to give my class a card or gift. I made these small cards so that they knew I wished them a merry Christmas !

Alex from year6 recorded a ball bouncing and inserted this sound bite to create a piece of music about his favorite sport, basket ball. He imported the sample into dance e jay. The music was then imported into a video of a basket ball player he respected. The result is in the download. This is a good example of how dance e jay can work with imported sound files

Add ew 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. Apologies I have uploaded the wrong file. That is remedied now

Add id 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

Leandra’s song captures the time just before you go to sleep. It is useful as stimuli for personal writing, poetry or, song writing; Children love the work of their peers Method -Brainstormed 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 Run in slide mode to hear music

certificate to show appreciation for keyboard players hard work over the year. There are smaller sized certificates for a term's work

Using the letter P Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

A very simple exercise that I wrote to let children experiment with the rhythm section of their keyboards. In the key of D

Sort instruments into those that you can pluck, shake or bang

In key of FFHere we go up to CBethlehem, Bethlehem, BethlehemFHere we go up to Bethlehem C FOn a cold and frosty morning

Examples of headings and diagrams that do not match. Encouraging children to notice the relevance of subject matter and its related diagram. Students would need background knowledge of the Russian Circus to complete this activity (but can be adapted).

Add ib 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 selection of guitar chords for the music room

Teaching A. Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Accelerated Learning Starting point on reflection. Does the song empower? Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright Irish performance