A creative music project for Key Stage 2, to run alongside any classroom geography project about volcanoes or earthquakes. This resource consists of: * a medium term planning overview * 4 easy-to-follow weekly music lesson plans * a pupil composition planning sheet * a teacher’s informal assessment/observation form Musical instruments required are standard school percussion instruments (tuned and untuned), although electronic instruments (eg. keyboards) and children’s own instruments (e.g. guitars, violins, recorders etc.) can easily and successfully be integrated into this project. Some of the other resources mentioned are youtube videos, best displayed on a Smartboard (please check with your school whether you are allowed to access youtube). A digital audio recorder or video recorder (or mobile phone with those facilities!) is also required to record the final compositions.

“This is such an excellent resource and well worth the money! It contains an extremely thorough progression chart which includes progression in dimensions; musical skills such as singing or notation; and other musical knowledge including historical knowledge or world music. The individual and class assessment sheets are very useful and easily adaptable to suit your own needs. The brainstorming charts for planning are also very helpful in sparking ideas to help you create a really solid unit of work. Thanks so much for a great resource!” Becca, Primary Music Teacher, TES This resource will help primary school music co-ordinators and music specialists who are required to plan a whole school music curriculum based on the current Primary National Curriculum for Music and Early Years Foundation Stage Framework. It is NOT a scheme of work, but a simply-worded (yet comprehensive) overview of what musical learning should take place from Nursery (3s) to Year 6 (11s). Plus there are useful long, medium and short term planning templates, and a music-through-topics brainstorming sheet, all with example content, for you to use. ‘Dimensions of Music’, ‘Musical Skills’ and ‘Other Musical Knowledge’ are broken down into statements which can be used in several ways: * i) to help you map out and plan ‘what’ should be taught in each year group * ii) to help you plan an assessment system for your school or class (i.e. most statements can be prefixed with ‘…is not yet able to…’ ‘…is able to…’ ‘…is confidently able to…’ or with ‘I can…’) * iii) to help you when it comes to writing statements for end of year reports. This resource is designed to be adaptable for all planning and assessment approaches in schools, and documents are in editable Word or Excel format. I hope this Toolkit saves you reinventing the ‘music planning wheel’ from scratch. It should, at least, give you a very good start! Contents of download: * A whole school music curriculum planning, progression and assessment overview showing detailed progression in musical learning from Nursery to Year 6 (ie. Nursery, Reception, Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2) * Individual year group music curriculum planning overviews for Nursery to Year 6 * An example whole school yearly planning overview, on which you can map out your own school’s music curriculum (long term planning) * 2 x example half-termly plans for a single year group (medium term planning) * An example weekly music lesson plan, for when you need to outline a single lesson in more detail (short term planning) * A music-through-topics brainstorming sheet, with completed examples, to help you plot out quality music lessons based on a class topic * A class observation sheet, for making notes during a music lesson * An individual child ‘Musical Progress and Achievement Record’ sheet

5 spring-themed songs for 2-5 year olds. Bouncy Bunny, Baby Animals, The Roly-Poly Easter Egg, Push Little Shoot (growing plants) and Our Easter Song (Easter story told simply in a song). MP3s of vocal and backing tracks. Each song has a fun colouring picture. Perfect for preschool, nursery and reception classes. Songs can be performed together as a little springtime or Easter performance or assembly. Book includes piano scores and lyric sheets.

A delightful early years seasonal action song for springtime and Easter. Ideal for a project on animals and pets, and perfect for an Easter assembly or celebration. (And use my ‘Our Easter Song’ song too, also on TES Resources…) Includes teacher lyrics sheet, piano music, mp3 vocal and backing tracks, plus a bonus colouring picture of Bouncy Bunny himself! Happy bouncing! Kind regards, Fran (From my Springtime Action Songs book - Frantic Productions and Amazon)

A gentle early years song, retelling the Easter Story very simply for young children. Perfect for an Easter assembly or celebration. (And use my Bouncy Bunny song too, also on TES Resources!) Includes teacher lyrics sheet, piano music, mp3 vocal and backing tracks - plus a bonus colouring picture of Jesus on a donkey! Have a happy singing Easter! Kind regards, Fran (From my Springtime Action Songs book - Frantic Productions & Amazon)

A simple song to teach the alphabet for nursery, reception and Year 1 children. Song is sung on video by Fran Carpenter. Teacher’s notes, including music score, also included. Fran will be showcasing more of her music teaching ideas videos for early years and primary ages shortly!