Work on syllables must precede the lesson Display the words. Read them . Which words rhyme? Emphasize that these words must come at the end of the sentence or phrase. Give an example. Children take turns to make up something with few syllables. They take turns with each new word. by the end of a lesson , you have a simple rap.

A simple but effective idea. The chant has a format. Children have to rewrite the spaces choosing appropriate words . They need to understand syllables before they can do this.

Make up a story using the sound bites as a clue for the setting . Everything is ok until you hear the breaking glass. Put this into a power point and add the sound. You might also like to use a sound processor to compose music culminating in the broken glass. NB You may have to convert these files into WAV files . A switch converter is available on the internet

What is inspiration? Listen to 5 different composers who were inspired by Shakespeare. The PowerPoint explores different genres of music all with the same inspiration - Romeo and Juliet. The links are all to the full length versions of the clips above.

The sheets fold into a concertina to make a little booklet for their collection of long sounds. I open the images in windows gallery and print out an A4 size. The sounds are Long a , e , i , o and u. Drawing is encouraged!

Six simple pictures in a PowerPoint or as separate posters, tell in a few words the Christmas story

Teddy bear poems and an idea for their own poems

Explores the vocabulary and layout of newspapers etc. Promotes discussion and understanding of the text used.

How to write information text welcoming visitors to the rainforest or the jungle

An opportunity to hear ( embedded files ) the barrel organ playing melodies we associate with the circus. Plenty of opportunity to move to the music. The file lends itself to adaptation but you will lose sound if you delete the slide with sound on. The modern version of Nelly the elephant-is included The PowerPoint is a stimulus to creating music and moving. Elephant poem and a worksheet for an information text about the circus. Would appreciate feed back. The Moscow state circus PPT contains maps, information and images from a geographical point of view. Feedback appreciated

Children's attention focused on various zones of the pictures to develop their skills at writing a setting..

Children encouraged to focus their attention on different zones of the pictures to develop their setting writing

How to use a dictionary appropriately and locate the words

Examples of headings and diagrams which do not match? Encouraging children to notice the relevance of subject matter and its related diagram

What are contents? What is an index.? Can you write your own ?

What is a glossary. Could we write one?

Text and illustrations for Little Red Riding Hood

A method to help the children write a poem

A poster with clear instructions as to the writing of a newspaper report ( Viking times ) An example of a report and illustration created in Publisher.

Ideas for drama, art, movement, research and music through the topic of the Vikings and their invasion of LIndisfarne. Some pages have appropriate music for the topic embedded If you delete those pages, you may lose the sound. However the slides can be adapted to suit your needs. A backdrop is included should you wish to use it in drama Feed back greatly appreciated. Thank you.