Kundai has emigrated and writes a song about the music he remembers from home... Illustrates how the choice of drums styles can determine the mood of the piece. Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing about a memory., 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.

Ceylan’s song is about her two nanas, one lives in the U.K, the other in Turkey. Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. Method -Brainstormed ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Take the first sentence as a blueprint for subsequent lines (syllables) Developed a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Luke remembers the time he broke his thumb. 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. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

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!

Vanessa and Ewelina describe in song their journey to live in a new country 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. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Emile writes a song about his love of football and the enthusiasm shows. Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or song writing, Children love the work of their peers. To encourage children to talk about their life outside school. 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. Run in slide mode to hear sound

Kelsey wrote a song about her favorite occupation , reading 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. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

' Can we fix it? Yes we can !' Good one for goals and challenges.Lyrics on a power point and backing track web link to original source

Rowan wrote a song about her identity. 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. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

Aiden wrote this heart warming song about his Chinese hamster 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. Run in slide mode to hear sound.

The video follows Damian Aspinall’s heart-warming reunion with a gorilla that was released into the jungle 5 years ago. This is a starting point for discussions about Loyalty/ friendship /nature etc. The first web link is to the original source. The second web link is to the Aspinall Foundation website. I have made a poster showing endangered species The video is just over 4 minutes long

The part where Martin Luther speaks of his 4 children and their future. on an illustrated poster with mp3 matching the words..

A heartwarming illustrated poem about two friends walking on the beach. One slaps the other. I do not have the name of the author despite research but I have tried to make it look lovely. .

A video of Nick Vujicic's amazing attitude to life. He has no limbs.The original source link to you-tube. is on the web link. Also included is a power-point and backing track to Bring it all back plus a link to S Club 7 performing their song on tour.

I have acted this out with children for Assemblies. They loved seeing the stage full of litter etc. I think it drove home the point that not putting things back in the right place and being very untidy impacts on others.

There are more than a few lessons here! Use videos in conjunction with the PowerPoint. Recognize the features of music from different cultures Become familiar with the location Become familiar with the people Recognize the importance of myth, song and music Respond to the music Link to YouTube is for full length original versions of The Countdown kids and Waltzing Matilda. The rainbow Serpent and The Aborigines