Hello and Welcome to my shop! I have a mixture of resources based on my experiences. Mostly, you will find resources for the Primary-Curriculum which have been developed in accordance with my experience teaching Primary. Secondly, you will find music-related resources developed in accordance with my musical training (BA Music - Oxford University). Finally, you will find GCSE A-Level appropriate resources that I developed when I was a student. I hope you will find something of use to you. :)
Hello and Welcome to my shop! I have a mixture of resources based on my experiences. Mostly, you will find resources for the Primary-Curriculum which have been developed in accordance with my experience teaching Primary. Secondly, you will find music-related resources developed in accordance with my musical training (BA Music - Oxford University). Finally, you will find GCSE A-Level appropriate resources that I developed when I was a student. I hope you will find something of use to you. :)
**Lesson four in a series of six lessons on musical instruments and instrumental families. Lesson four is on The String Family
This lesson forms part of a series designed to teach children about musical instruments and instrumental families without the need for music resources or specialist musical knowledge. The lessons are designed to be accessible to students from all musical backgrounds.
Although the lesson does form part of a series, it can also be used a stand-alone lesson on string instrument and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the series.
This lesson pack contains a presentation and 6 worksheets.
Presentation
The presentation is best used to teach students about the string family. The lesson presentation is structured as follows:
overview of instrument families
overview of the string family - key instruments, common features etc.
Deeper look at the violin, viola, cello, and double bass
Deeper look at the acoustic and electric guitar
Deeper look at the harp
Comparison of string instruments
Three activities
The presentation finishes with three different activity suggestions to consolidate knowledge.
The presentation includes questions and short activities throughout to allow students to take an active part in their learning.
The presentation is long enough and detailed enough that it could be separated across two lessons for lower ability learners. If this is the case, I would suggest splitting into two lessons, starting the second lesson with the comparisons between instruments.
Worksheets
The lesson pack comes with 6 different worksheets, each a different activity as follows:
cut and stick
wordsearch
times table sheet
unscramble activity
fact file writing activity
true or false quiz
Worksheets come with answers where appropriate. All worksheets except the fact file writing worksheet would make excellent starter or plenary activities to frame the lesson.
An entire lesson aimed at teaching primary aged children about verbs. Bundle contains a presentation about verbs along with a three worksheet pack.
Presentation covers: what is a verb? example of verbs. Different types of verbs. How to use verbs in a sentence. Verbs and tenses. Activity at the end.
Worksheet pack contains three different worksheets to consolidate student knowledge of verbs. Activities include a fill in the blank, reading activity, and a writing activity.
Resources work best when starting with the presentation to introduce children to the theory and concept of verbs followed by the worksheets to test and consolidate knowledge.
A two resource bundle comprising a whole lesson about nouns. Resources included are a presentation to teach students about nouns, with some class activities at the end, and a worksheets pack.
Presentation talks through definitions of a noun, types of noun, examples of nouns, and two class activities at the end.
Worksheet pack contains five different worksheets designed to consolidate teaching from the presentation. Worksheets include two reading tasks, a cut and stick task, a matching task, and a written task.
A collection of worksheets based around the names of different musical instruments. A range of activities and skills included in the worksheets including:
Wordsearch
Times table problems
Unscrambling words
Solving riddles
Matching activity
Identifying instruments by their image
Acrostic poems
This worksheet collection could serve multiple lessons on musical instruments. Individual worksheets would work well as starter or plenary activities to either summarise learning, or remind students of what they learned previously, but they could also be used as consolidation activities within lessons after teaching.
The worksheet collection could also be used as an independent / paired activity where children could receive all the sheets in a booklet and work through them at their own pace.
Answers provided on separate sheets for all activities where appropriate.
A whole lesson on adverbs aimed at primary school aged children, specifically KS2. The bundle contains a taught presentation to cover the content and theory behind adverbs and a worksheet pack containing 4 worksheets to consolidate knowledge.
The presentation covers the following content:
-what are adverbs?
-different types of adverbs
-examples of adverbs
-how we can use adverbs in our writing
The presentation is interwoven with examples to develop application of knowledge to reading and writing. There are also interactive questions and an acting activity at the end.
The worksheets are designed for use after the presentation to consolidate knowledge and allow students chance to apply their knowledge to broader English skills such as reading and writing.
Worksheets include
-fill in the blank activity
-two reading activities
-a written activity.
Two resources that work well in tandem with each other. The first resource contains a selection of quick-fire quiz questions on the topics: the digestive system, enzymes, cells, sampling living things, and diffusion. The second contains exam questions on the same topics. Both resources could be used as revision resources for consolidating knowledge, refreshing knowledge, or highlighting areas of strengths and weakness, or they could be used as end of lesson activities to help process taught information. Resources are useful for exam preparation by practicing both knowledge recall and exam technique.
This is a collection of presentations / flashcards covering changes to British politics, economy, society and foreign relations 1950 - 2000. There is specific factual detail included throughout each presentation.
Worksheet combining music and times tables. Solve the times table problems to crack the code and spell out the names of percussion instruments. 2 worksheets provided. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great starter or plenary activity - allows for numeracy and literacy development across the curriculum. Worksheet presented in an appealing way with a musical border.
A wordsearch on percussion instruments and key features of percussion instruments. Wordsearch involves 12 different words. Answers provided on a separate sheet.
Great plenary or starter activity. Great for learning key words and their spellings. Presented in an appealing way with a musical border and some images.
Unscramble activity involving the names of different percussion instruments. Great activity for learning key words and their spellings. Great starter or plenary activity.
A collection of 7 fact file writing frames for different percussion instruments - drum, cymbal, drum kit, timpani, xylophone, glockenspiel, shakers.
Writing frames include 6 prompter questions with lines underneath to help students structure and focus their fact file. There is space to provide an image.
Prompter questions focus around key features of the instruments and their sound, history of the instruments, description of the instruments, then finish with more reflective questions, encouraging children to think creatively and form opinions.
This resource is a great example of cross-curricular working, allowing students to develop knowledge on a specific topic whilst furthering their literacy skills in a proactive fashion. It combines student’s critical thinking with creative thinking and knowledge-based learning.
True or false quiz about percussion instruments. Questions cover instrument names, key features of percussion instruments and how they make a sound, and percussion instrument history as well as key facts about material and structure. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great plenary activity to assess student learning. Great cross-curricular activity of developing literacy skills in other subjects.
**Lesson six in a 6-part unit of work on musical instruments and instrumental families. ** This lesson covers the keyboard family.
HOWEVER This lesson can work as a stand-alone teaching resource for introducing students to keyboard instruments and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the lesson series
The aim of this unit of work is to enable children to learn about music and musical instruments without the requirement of any specialist music teacher, prior musical knowledge, or practical music resources like instruments.
This lesson covers the keyboard family. The following topic areas are covered in the lesson: recap of instrumental families, introduction to keyboard family and keyboard instruments, walk-through of individual keyboard instruments, activities. The piano and electric piano are discussed in this lesson.
The lesson is structured as a detailed presentation. Questions are asked throughout to help engage students’ attention and allow them to have an active part in their learning.
Activities are also involved in the lesson to help students consolidate their knowledge. Activities include the following:
mind map activity
poster-making/ advertising activity
written fact-file activity
creative design activity
The presentation has 30 slides. For lower level students, it may be necessary to divide the lesson into 2 halves. If this is desirable, I would recommend ending the first lesson at the point where the electric piano walk through begins.
Colour is used throughout to aid memory. Animations and transitions are used throughout to engage attention but they are used subtly so as to not become overwhelming or overstimulating.
**Lesson five in a 6-part unit of work on musical instruments and instrumental families. ** This lesson covers the percussion family.
HOWEVER This lesson can work as a stand-alone teaching resource for introducing students to percussion instruments and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the lesson series
The aim of this unit of work is to enable children to learn about music and musical instruments without the requirement of any specialist music teacher, prior musical knowledge, or practical music resources like instruments.
This lesson covers the percussion family. The following topic areas are covered in the lesson: recap of instrumental families, introduction to percussion family and percussion instruments, walk-through of individual percussion instruments, activities. The drum, cymbal, drum kit, timpani, xylophone, glockenspiel, and shakers are discussed in this lesson.
The lesson is structured as a detailed presentation. Questions are asked throughout to help engage students’ attention and allow them to have an active part in their learning. Activities are also involved in the lesson to help students consolidate their knowledge. Activities include the following:
mind map activity
poster-making/ advertising activity
written fact-file activity
creative design activity
The presentation has 40 slides. .
Colour is used throughout to aid memory. Animations and transitions are used throughout to engage attention but they are used subtly so as to not become overwhelming or overstimulating.
**Lesson four in a 6-part unit of work on musical instruments and instrumental families. ** This lesson covers the string family.
HOWEVER This lesson can work as a stand-alone teaching resource for introducing students to string instruments and does not need to be used in conjunction with other lessons in the lesson series
The aim of this unit of work is to enable children to learn about music and musical instruments without the requirement of any specialist music teacher, prior musical knowledge, or practical music resources like instruments.
This lesson covers the string family. The following topic areas are covered in the lesson: recap of instrumental families, introduction to string family and string instruments, walk-through of individual string instruments, comparing string instruments. The violin, viola, cello, double bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, and harp are discussed in this lesson.
The lesson is structured as a detailed presentation. Questions are asked throughout to help engage students’ attention and allow them to have an active part in their learning. Activities are also involved in the lesson to help students consolidate their knowledge. Activities include the following:
mind map activity
poster-making/ advertising activity
written fact-file activity
creative design activity
The presentation has 36 slides. Depending on the needs of the pupils and length of the lesson, this lesson could be broken-down into 2 or 3 separate lessons. If breaking the lesson into 2, I would recommend commencing lesson 2 from ‘comparing string instruments’. If breaking the lesson down into 3 separate lessons, I would recommend commencing lesson 2 from the walk-through of individual string instruments, and lesson 3 from ‘comparing string instruments’.
Colour is used throughout to aid memory. Animations and transitions are used throughout to engage attention but they are used subtly so as to not become overwhelming or overstimulating.
Worksheet combining music and times tables. Solve the times table problems to crack the code and spell out the names of keyboard instruments. Answers provided on a separate sheet. Great starter or plenary activity - allows for numeracy and literacy development across the curriculum. Worksheet presented in an appealing way with a musical border.
A collection of 2 fact file writing frames for different keyboard instruments - piano and electric piano.
Writing frames include 6 prompter questions with lines underneath to help students structure and focus their fact file. There is space to provide an image.
Prompter questions focus around key features of the instruments and their sound, history of the instruments, description of the instruments, then finish with more reflective questions, encouraging children to think creatively and form opinions.
This resource is a great example of cross-curricular working, allowing students to develop knowledge on a specific topic whilst furthering their literacy skills in a proactive fashion. It combines student’s critical thinking with creative thinking and knowledge-based learning.
A wordsearch on keyboard instruments and key features of keyboard instruments. Wordsearch involves 11 different words. Answers provided on a separate sheet.
Great plenary or starter activity. Great for learning key words and their spellings. Presented in an appealing way with a musical border and some images.
Unscramble activity involving the names of different keyboard instruments and key words associated with the keyboard family of instruments. Great activity for learning key words and their spellings. Great starter or plenary activity.
