I am a music specialist and the music I write is original, tested on children and for the less confident teacher. My aim is to provide you with everything you need to fulfil Topic requirements and those of the National Curriculum (without having to prepare anything.) I provide Power Points/videos and give you mp3s and lyrics. Notation is sometimes given. The instrumental parts are dead easy!
I am a music specialist and the music I write is original, tested on children and for the less confident teacher. My aim is to provide you with everything you need to fulfil Topic requirements and those of the National Curriculum (without having to prepare anything.) I provide Power Points/videos and give you mp3s and lyrics. Notation is sometimes given. The instrumental parts are dead easy!
There are 10 different curricular areas in the Sunflower Project. The one here concentrates on the mixing of colours and the making of a paper mosaic. The sheets can be trimmed easily by the child so that they can be pasted into an A4 booklet. The presentation is in A4 size, so the worksheets can be printed directly from the PowerPoint.
I have included a free song from the musical “The Sunflowers” which could be a starting point.
The sunflower Project starts with the sowing of the sunflower seed and follows the observation through until Harvest. Each resource covers a curriculum area. The assumption is that natural science knowledge is absorbed through these various activities.
Suitable for ages 6-8
The presentation is in A4 size, so the worksheets can be printed directly from the PowerPoint.
I have included a free song from the musical “The Sunflowers” which could be a starting point. There are 10 different areas in the Sunflower Project.
The one here concentrates on finding where the children have been on holiday. They can mark on the key if they saw a sunflower.
Prior to that, the first maps help children to recognize the continents and Europe.
The sheets can be trimmed easily by the child so that they can be pasted into an A4 booklet.
The sunflower Project starts with the sowing of the sunflower seed and follows the observation through until Harvest. Each resource covers a curriculum area. The assumption is that natural science knowledge is absorbed through these various activities.
Ages 6-8
You will need sunflower seeds for the last part of the exploration
The presentation is in A4 size, so the worksheets can be printed directly from the PowerPoint.
I have included a free song from the musical “The Sunflowers” which could be a starting point. There are 10 different areas in the Sunflower Project. The one here concentrates on using the tools in simple graphics programmes. I have used PowerPoint and Paint but you could use anything you are familiar with. It uses copy, paste, rotate fill and different types of pens. The aim is to make a colouring book based on the shapes of sunflowers.
The sheets can be trimmed easily by the child so that they can be pasted into an A4 booklet.
The sunflower Project starts with the sowing of the sunflower seed and follows the observation through until Harvest. Each resource covers a curriculum area. The assumption is that natural science knowledge is absorbed through these various activities.
Ages 6-8
Sun flower seed sowing is a prerequisite with this resource
The presentation is in A4 size, so the worksheets can be printed directly from the PowerPoint.
I have included a free song from the musical “The Sunflowers” which could be a starting point. There are 10 different areas in the Sunflower Project. The one here concentrates observing the sunflowers over the year with a viewfinder and looking at the shades of colour in a seed under the magnifying glass.
The sheets can be trimmed easily by the child so that they can be pasted into an A4 booklet.
The sunflower Project starts with the sowing of the sunflower seed and follows the observation through until Harvest. Each resource covers a curriculum area. The assumption is that natural science knowledge is absorbed through these various activities.
Ages 6-8
This resource is more effective after the harvest of the Sunflower seeds.
The presentation is in A4 size, so the worksheets can be printed directly from the PowerPoint.
I have included a free song from the musical “The Sunflowers” which could be a starting point. There are 10 different areas in the Sunflower Project. The one here concentrates on the celebration harvest, nutrition, recipes, using drawing and writing and poetry to express these ideas.
The sheets can be trimmed easily by the child so that they can be pasted into an A4 booklet.
The sunflower Project starts with the sowing of the sunflower seed and follows the observation through until Harvest. Each resource covers a curriculum area. The assumption is that natural science knowledge is absorbed through these various activities.
Suitable Ages 6-8
The presentation is in A4 size, so the worksheets can be printed directly from the PowerPoint.
I have included a free song from the musical “The Sunflowers” which could be a starting point. There are 10 different areas in the Sunflower Project.
The one here concentrates on finding where the children have been on holiday. They can mark on the key if they saw a sunflower.
Prior to that, the first maps help children to recognize the continents and Europe.
The sheets can be trimmed easily by the child so that they can be pasted into an A4 booklet.
The sunflower Project starts with the sowing of the sunflower seed and follows the observation through until Harvest. Each resource covers a curriculum area. The assumption is that natural science knowledge is absorbed through these various activities.
Suitable Ages 6-8
When trimmed and pasted into an A4 book, these worksheets provide an effective topic end of year display. Preparation is minimal. The research section even has its own booklet with original ideas and reasons to do the research. The RE section covers why we celebrate the harvest of the sunflowers, whilst the geography section looks at Europe and the continents with a view to garnering the children's knowledge of holidays etc to discover where sunflowers are grown.
Suitable ages 6 to 8
When trimmed and pasted into an A4 book, these worksheets create an effective and colourful display.
The poetry is humorous and engaging. The literacy is mainly for the spring to coincide with the seed sowing. The shape and symmetry are colourful . The data is best done in the Autumn term but some sheets can be done at any time
Differentiation is there whenever possible.
Suitable Age 6-8
These creative worksheets and ideas when trimmed along the guide lines and pasted, make an attractive topic book. Preparation is minimal and yet the results are effective. The Observational aspect requires that a sunflower has been planted.
Suitable Ages 6 to 8
All the resources have been written to engage the child on an imaginative, creative and scientific approach to learning. The finished work can be trimmed along the guidelines and be pasted in an A4 booklet with the minimum of fuss. The Power Points are in A4 size and can be printed out for the worksheets.
To get the best from the resources, it is hoped that it would all start with the planting of a sunflower. This is echoed in the little musical which follows a class as it sows the seed. (Words etc. are already on a PowerPoint and no specialist knowledge is necessary)
The observation section is for each season. RE and data is for Autumn. Literacy for Spring. The rest of the sheets can be done in any order.
Can be previewed on
https://youtu.be/5YNC8CrAqyA
National curriculum requirements
play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical
instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression
listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory
use and understand staff and other musical notations
I needed another song to teach letter notes in music as "Doh ray mi" from the Sound of music has been done to death. So I wrote this little piece to aid the teaching of these letter notes. The non specialist could also have a go if they have chime bars or glockenspiels . Keyboard teachers might also find it useful
Included in the folder
1. video with music , lyrics and some notation . However it is not necessary to be able to read music.
2. Teaching notes
3. mp3 voice and backing
mp3 Backing and lead line
mp3 Backing no lead line
The prosperity of the Vikings. The raid on Lindisfarne.
Drama lesson about the monks and their vows of silence
The link is to a video describing the preparation for the journey
L.O
We are learning to use our
voices and bodies to perform chants.
The children are taught a new chant to teach their friends in the playground.
Web-link to original source. My video is adapted
Lesson - Study of flamenco and activities
Containing 2 videos embedded song . Music map, information, activities hyperlink
Uses the dance to generate their own music and dance
Web-links to original sources
Worksheet for comparisons
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.
Kye wrote a song when he was fed up. An example of song writing being used to express all sorts of feelings.
Useful as a stimulus for poetry about feelings..Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme.
Sound activated when PowerPoint in slide mode
A good starting point for a discussion about the value of green space and conserving trees in towns.This was a protest song written in 1999. It was against the proposed building of a car park on a green space in a busy town, .The proposal was scrapped after a long campaign.
The lyrics are also displayed on a self running Power Point with embedded sound. In order to hear it, you must run the Ppt in slide mode..
Year 6 boys collaborate and write a song outlining how man disrespects the planet. A sound bite from a partner school’s recording in Africa is added to Dance e jay to create a global feel. This is a good example of how dance e jay can work with imported sound files
Useful as a stimulus for poetry, writing or protest song writing . . Children love the work of their peers .Method -Brainstorm ideas, Chose most relevant words and then find words which rhyme with them. Develop a backing track using Dance E jay or a similar programme.
