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

I wanted to introduce teeth cleaning and couldn't find a poem anywhere to introduce it, so, I wrote one. Hope you have fun with it!

The main keywords are illustrated with pictures. wolf, three little pigs, house of bricks, house of straw , house of twigs.

The story is split into parts. The children choose which part they would like to compose for. The story is read again with the children playing on cue.

This is an animated PowerPoint song which tells the story of a ghost orchestra whose instruments play at night. . Here is a creative opportunity to learn about timbre without really trying. Children mime when the ghost instruments play and sing the chorus in between. It is also a useful stimulus for creative writing. teaching notes at the end of slide show . Children like to pretend tp play the instrument and then sink to the bottom of the sea with the animation.

Freya and Layla wrote a song about friendship Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing, discussion or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Run in slide mode to hear sound.

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

Printable classroom display poster. From As You Like It , a comedy by William Shakespeare. All the world's a stage, And all the men and women Merely players; They have their exits And their entrances, And one man in his time Plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.

A man who does not think For himself Does not think at all. 1854-1900 an Irish writer, poet and playwright. He wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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

Children have to identify how many words begin with B while you take the register.Afterwards, you reveal the words to match the illustrations and the final count. Differentiation. Children could write the word on their whiteboard as well as count. As the words are revealed, they can check. their words.

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.

Aeron's song all about a favorite occupation - eating chocolate! Song is a useful stimuli for personal writing, poetry, or song writing Method -Brainstormed ideas, Chose most relevant words and then words which rhyme with them Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Developed a backing track using Dance E jay. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

I know only That what is moral Is what you feel good after And what is immoral Is what you feel bad after. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations.

Sappha wrote a song about stuff happening in the playground. Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme.and insert own sound bites. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Don’t go round saying The world owes you a living The world owes you nothing. It was here first. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist.

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

The primary music club’s project for the term was to write a song, arrange, record and market it. Here is the result. Its theme is friendship and it provides a good stimulus for discussion, poetry etc. Sound activated when PowerPoint in slide mode

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