Two of Vera Lynn's most popular songs ' We'll meet again ' and 'White Cliffs of Dover ' put together in a medley Sound will play when in Slide Mode. View in normal mode if you wish to view words only. Backing track included. Lyrics and chords on the PowerPoint.

Simple handout for planning fair tests.

1.This song tells the story of a family waiting for the birth of a new baby. The old pram is scrubbed, the walls are painted and there is an air of expectancy. 2.There is a PowerPoint to explain how to play a simple accompaniment in the chorus . This develops into simple explanations of the notes and the stave with suitable activities. 3. A PowerPoint promoting simple maths activities based on the advent calendar with templates of the calendar for exploratory work. 4. Suggestions for drama and drawing with RE being implicit.

Video with sailors singing 'What shall we do with the drunken sailor?' Guitar chords and diagrams on the words A min and G Illustrations and lyrics on the PowerPoint. Children never seem to tire of this song ! Fits in with the Pirate theme The web address is for the original source In the premium section, I have mp3s for another version of Drunken sailor which has parts for the children to play along to.

The song which traces the impact that the invaders have had on ancient Britain and their legacy to the country. The story is told by a little ghost who haunts a primary school classroom and hears all the history lessons. Included in resource 1. PPT of song 2.Video of the song 3.Video of when to play the instruments 4. Lyrics 5. Mp3 performance track 6. Mp3 backing track 7. Mp3 backing track ( no percussion parts)

The story of the thee little pigs in song Resources include video and PPT of the song. Mp3s of vocals and backing Simple accompaniment (differentiated for pitch or rhythm . non specialist) Very simple worksheet to draw the pigs' houses. Lyrics on sheet

This counting down song is designed for non music specialists to feel confident taking instrumental music. The words scrape, scrape, boom, clink suggest a guiro, a drum and anything metallic. The worksheets -3 - Children examine the completed picture and compare it to their worksheet. They have to identify what is missing and draw their own in the space. I tell them that the photocopier didn't work and they have to finish the picture. The shape dinosaurs could e created on the computer. There is a backing track and a vocals track, PPT and video Composition - Following on from the percussion pattern in the song, this shows how to write the composition down . The incomplete sheet is for the children to design their own composition

Simple songs to sing inspired by the pages of" I like books" by the famous author Anthony Browne. Press the icons to hear the songs. "The Shape Game " also by Anthony Browne, looks at the picture in details and develops a song in which children are encouraged to copy the simple musical accompaniment. Useful for seaside topic.For more of my songs, visityoutube.com/user/pwilloughby3

The story of St George and the dragon told in song. 1. PPT 2. Video 3.Lyrics and guitar chords 4. Backing track mp3 5. Performance track mp3 I have used this with key stage 1 and 2. They love it ! (Especially the boys)

The song is about the changes a child faces from birth to the first day at school. We used it to introduce the topic "Myself" and then the children brought in photos of themselves as babies

The story of the gingerbread man in a catchy song . Resource contains a video, PPT,backing tracks, lyrics

This song is a humorous, potted version of all the kings in the Plantagenet era. After each song and chorus is an interlude for the instruments to play. It’s differentiated. If it’s too difficult, ask the children to invent a drum and tambourine rhythm to play over it. Included in the resource, you will find A PPT of the song A video of the song 3 Mp3s Vocal, backing, backing with the interlude played. Sheet music for children Lyrics

A cumulative song in an animated PowerPoint or video with matching large pictures and a worksheet. These can be used to alter the order of the song or for flash cards etc. There are also 2 mp3s , backing and voice. With the backing track, you can use it for all sorts of songs according to your topic. E.g. Animals, people who help us etc. The tune used is "One man went to mow" Children could listen out for the guiro and play with the song. Also, they could enter the garden in the way an animal would move.

This simple song encourages the children to put on their super hero boots, magic cloak, and glasses for x -ray vision before they curl up exhausted after a days super heroism! Use props or simply mime the actions in the short musical interluded after each verse or use simple instruments to imitate the action.E.g When the skeleton appears , add some bones (tappers/claves)

The resources can be used with the book Lost and found or a just as a song about friendship 1.There is a video of the song with percussion opportunities 2.lyrics 3 .2 backing tracks ( one without the children's percussion part) and a vocal track. There are also worksheets with examples given . There is scope for movement as the children face each other and row backwards and forwards in the chorus. A PPT is also provided should you prefer that to a video. There is also a free video on the free rsources section for movement and music . See https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/music-and-movement-penguins-friendship-11059688

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 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.