This is a half term plan for weekly musical activities with year 5/6. Could be delivered in any order. Has links to music needed.

This differentiated reading activity encourages pupils to read a very short pirate story and design the front cover. They must show comprehension in their design based on what they have read. Their title choice will give the teacher a good indication of how much they have inferred and comprehended. They can also enter blurb on the back cover, add their own publishing emblem, bar code and make belief author. This is an ideal reading activity to revise what’s included on the front and back front cover. Great to use as an independent reading task during guided reading.

A quick overview of music throughout a junior school