I designed these cute pianos to help beginner pupils develop their use of piano practise strategies. I grouped the strategies into three stages and have included a platform so each panda can be stood up on top of pupils’ pianos. Best laminated, printed onto card or stuck onto a cereal packet, cut carefully around the end of each panda, including the feet, and crease each side of the piano keys at the bottom so that they stand up correctly.

I use these for extra reinforcement with my pupils as they begin to understand the mechanics of scales. They’re also really useful to aid discussion and to practise the patterns on the fallboard.

I use these with my beginner students to allow them to learn and appreciate celebrated piano music by key composers. I’ve included some basic facts and a very simple accompaniment that they can play along with. Useful for reinforcing and practising note/key finding along with keeping a steady beat.

Use this snakes and ladders-inspired game to help pupils practise recognising their intervals. Instead of using a die, ask them to pick up a card and recognise the interval. If correct they move that number of spaces, if incorrect they stay where they are. If they land on a square with a cable car they can move up. Landing on an icy path means they move down! For an alternative idea they could also play the intervals on the piano in either the bass or treble clefs.

This is a Trivial Pursuits style game where pupils work in a pair or three to collect all 8 IRDs on their drum kits. As they land on a coloured IRD their partner asks them a question from the question sheet. If they answer correctly they can colour it in on their drum kit. If they get it wrong they can try again next time! I’d recommend enlarging the game board to A3 and using buttons as