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.

Illustrated lyrics and audio.Riding on top of a car

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.

L.O. 'Appreciating the different styles of art': 1. Short illustrated biography of Rousseau; 2. His painting with guidance as to what to look out. for; 3. 2 suggestions for their own work in the style of Rousseau.

A simple work sheet which has rectangles in which to draw your school now, The other rectangles are to be drawn from old records of your school. This will look very effective when completed and will have helped observational skills, Especially useful for children who find recording difficult. Looks lovely when completed - good display fodder.

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.

Illustrated number problems with 2 games before and after. Problems of the type How much more money has A then B etc

Examining plant parts Comparing them to others What do they need

Venn diagrams to sort sound by plucking, hitting , shaking and blowing. Designed to look attractive on display

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.

Silent night music and lyrics backing track is in G Chords for guitarist Lyrics Poster to guess the first notes Story of Silent night

use the video to show in an amusing way the different pitches of the voice. The PowerPoint guides the children to use their voices in different ways The excerpt comes from the film 'The Incredibles'

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!

How to use a dictionary appropriately and locate the words

PowerPoint with stages of planning the test. The worksheet is not my best , but useful for recording the results quickly and referring to on the whiteboard. I open this with windows live photo gallery and select full page to print.

Various audio and video files put together to help children understand the pulse of music.. Movement and discussion encouraged The sound will not play in the PowerPoint unless you view it in slide mode.

Liam , year 6 wrote about his BMX. This illustrates how the programme Audacity was used to lower his voice to a pitch which suited the song he had written. Useful as a stimulus for poetry about hobbies. . 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.

As part of the topic Conflict, we looked at the rhythm and melody at the beginning of Mars. The children then copied this music and created a small piece of of their own It was very simple, yet effective. Instructions as to how to given. Part two helps children to describe the mood of the music and then examine their reaction to it.. Sound bites included in the Power Point 1 There is a section which helps pupils with the design of their reviews. Part 3 looks at pitch in more depth. See web page for original source

A package full of ideas for Autumn music.It contains videos of Vivaldi s music with specific instructions on how to move (summer) and when to play (Autumn) Worksheet( shown on PowerPoint) to record colour of leaves for autumn and sounds to listen out for. It all fits in with trips outdoors to look out for red, yellow and brown leaves.There are 3 videos in all including a listening activity, just press the screen to view or listen

Photos of everyday objects from coronation time and today side by side. Rhymes for the jubilee. Composing a rhythm for loud and soft on the drum . The national anthem. Guide to worksheet is in the powerpoint.There are 2 levels. One worksheet is for a simple rhythm. The extension worksheet has spaces for a simple 4 note tune