Original music/track/backing to the well known Christmas poem, composed by my dad (professional musician) and my husband (studio engineer) for my class's performance in our school's Christmas show, so this is good quality and original (copyrighted) material. Starts with a count-in of four beats (tambourine). Chord changes for each 4 lines, making it easy to follow, and additional sounds and effects compliment the verses' content or meaning, as does the chord itself, and the track on its own reflects the mood of the poem as it is played. Please note: when this was written it was for a version of the poem without lines 41 and 42 (The stump of a pipe....) My Year 4 class took turns performing verses together whilst others acted or danced to the verses. Could suit any age depending on the intended performance. Sample of first minute on sound cloud: https://soundcloud.com/goldfinch-493956305/twas-the-night-before-christmas-sample

This is my planning for The Middler book by Kirsty Applebaum which I wrote and taught with Power of Reading elements and oracy lessons included. The children loved this book. If you are looking for the language stems, Google Tower Hamlets language structures.