Illustrated lyrics and audio on a power-point with inbuilt sound

Edited video emphasizing the role of music and Shakespeare in the opening ceremony 2012 olympics. Pupils encouraged to appreciate Danny Boyle and Underworld's inspiration. The video also emphasizes the industrial Revolution. Good starting point for this topic and for studying creative impulses. The quality had been impaired by reducing size in order to upload.

A useful assembly for Spring, summer and especially Harvest. Can lead to discussions on life and death. The Sunflowers. A mini musical following the life cycle of sunflowers from sowing to harvest. The sunflowers have their own unique personalities The resources contains 1. Song sheet. 2. Script (easy costume) 3. 4 self-running PowerPoints with inbuilt sound. 4. 4 vocal tracks Mp3. 5. 4 backing tracks. 6 .Piano score 7. No license needed.

Gershwin. 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 empowering. web link to video and original; source

A simple technique for making up a song using the names of the fruit in the book 'Handa's surprise' It looks attractive too. You could scan them into a powerpoint so all the children can sing or play each others work. This will work with fruit or animals in the topic whether or not you are doing 'Handa&'s surprise'

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.

This is a useful little video that I have edited. It's from 'It&'s a bugs life ' The ants collect food and later celebrate . The video explores each aspect, the lifting, throwing, carrying, marching ,flying etc. I&';m using it for movement, but you could use it for Harvest festival, literacy , poetry etc . We are using it in our mini beasts topic. Children can make props for their foraging. We drew fruit and cut it out. We staggered under the weight and deposited the 'fruit' on our 'mountain '

The PowerPoint contains images, music, poetry and sound effects to stimulate a creative response to Thor. Sound files are embedded, and will not play until PowerPoint is fully open.

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.

Listen to examples of Tudor music and copy rhythms..Suitable for adapting to your needs. For specialist and non specialist . Contains music from that era as a stimuli to children's compositions. Ideas how to compose. Contains 2 videos of versions of Greensleeves and the score for ocarinas and treble clef instruments with a backing track

View landscapes from Monet, Van Gogh, Cezanne, O'Keeffe, Renior, and Constable. Compare how different artists approach landscapes.

Ideas for drama, art, movement, research and music through the topic of the Vikings and their invasion of LIndisfarne. The attached video is for information but will not be appropriate for younger students. Some pages have appropriate music for the topic embedded If you delete those pages, you may lose the sound. However the slides can be adapted to suit your needs. A backdrop is included should you wish to use it in drama. Feed back greatly appreciated. Thank you.

As part of the topic Conflict; we looked at the rhythm and melody at the beginning of Mars. The children then copied this music and created a small piece of of their own It was very simple; yet effective. Instructions as to "how to" given. Part two helps

Write your own Celtic rap as inspired by the BBC’s horrible histories. Worksheet and video Lyrics for the rap with sound bites to aid learning. Finding suitable tempo. Listed Learning objectives I have included the video as some schools are not allowed to access You Tube.The web-link is to the original source

This popular music is used for calming and focusing the children at any time of the day. I use it as the children enter Assembly.. The images and music are interspersed with snippets of information to keep the children focused. The music is on a loop. I have cut the full performance . The link to RE is 'Special Places' and to- P H S E - Music is an incredible way to soothe jagged emotions. File must be viewed in slide mode

Humorous illustrated posters defining key musical vocabulary .Alphabetical order

Recreate the sounds of the Rainforest. Identify the musical elements (and be able to define them) dynamics (loud and quiet); texture (Layering of sounds) Explore and discover sound makers in the environment (including own body and voice) Identify how the sounds are made The link is to the full length original version on you tube

The resource opens with the music Speed bonny boat as the children enter assembly. Note in order for the music to work,the PowerPoint must be in Slide mode (fully open) The PowerPoint then asks children various questions about Scotland, A video is available for downloads if your school has not got access to YouTube .Web-links are to original sources

Instructions are easier if you use the video in conjunction with the the PowerPoint. Good to use at Halloween. It’ s a simple technique but very effective for specialist and non specialist.

I ran the first video as the children came into Assembly.. It sets the mood for a thoughtful approach to the topic ' Bullying ' The second part shows how the problem.was tackled. In between the videos, you might like to ask the children what the solution could be. The original video is on the web address. I have edited the music of the original video to make it suitable for Assemblies, I have made it available here as I know some schools are not allowed to use You-tube