Thoughts about music to make your students think

Teaching E. Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Teaching J. Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Teaching Q Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Teaching U Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Teaching W Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Teaching M Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

I've taken screenshots of each stage of using Madpad . We start with making a pattern with the existing sound bank and then go on to create our own sounds. You cant use Reflector with Mad pad hence the screen shots I haven't gone into detail with ABA structure . You may need to do some work on patterns before you start here or you could miss that and concentrate on creating rhythms

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.

Add eg to initial sound A four line humorous poem/rhyme to teach the sound and allow the children the experience of reading together .The words have 3 letters and can be learned phonetically

Add ax to initial sound A four line humorous poem/rhyme to teach the sound and allow the children the experience of reading together .The have 3 letters and can be learned phonetically. Look out for the snoring man !

This resource can be adapted as a reward for team or merit points

Teaching I Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Teaching the letter O Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Teaching D Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Accelerated learning Dueling_banjos from the film Deliverance, Although the film itself has a violent theme, this snippet is very innocent and energizing Original source from you tube

Teaching G Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Teaching H Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Teaching F Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .

Teaching N Choose the picture which has a different initial letter and is therefore the odd one out. The final slide animates the odd one out; Children could design their own alphabet frieze or playing cards (for snap) choosing from the pictures on the PowerPoint. .