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Musical shows, activities, songs and a music curriculum planning toolkit for primary teachers and music co-ordinators. Thank you for visiting my shop! (PS: I am a primary and early years music specialist of many years, currently working mainly in preschools, as well as an established writer of children's musicals, nativity plays and music education resources. I hope you find my TES shop resources useful.)

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Musical shows, activities, songs and a music curriculum planning toolkit for primary teachers and music co-ordinators. Thank you for visiting my shop! (PS: I am a primary and early years music specialist of many years, currently working mainly in preschools, as well as an established writer of children's musicals, nativity plays and music education resources. I hope you find my TES shop resources useful.)
Music Games sample activities (EYFS, KS1, KS2)
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Music Games sample activities (EYFS, KS1, KS2)

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These are free music activities from three books of classroom music games that I have produced for Early Years, KS1 & KS2. To find out more please visit http://www.franticproductions.co.uk - thank you! Fran Carpenter (PS: Two activities are chanted, so no mp3 required. PPS: A Music Games flyer can now be downloaded from my website to share with colleagues.) Sausage = EYFS, Fishes = KS1, Mrs McCaulay = KS2, for those who would like to know.
Music for Christmas - Dance of the stars & moon!
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Music for Christmas - Dance of the stars & moon!

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This is an mp3 dance piece from my Christmas musical for KS1/Year 3, How Rudolph Got His Red Nose. It can be used within any nativity show you may be performing, but the Rudolph story play script it comes from is a magical show (& very popular), so do have a look on the website. Fran www.franticproductions.co.uk
Sunny Day! Early years, nursery, KS1 summer song
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Sunny Day! Early years, nursery, KS1 summer song

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Here is a little singing game you can use with early years and KS1. Teacher sings ‘Blue Group are on their way’ and Blue Group all sing ‘Hey!’ and go out to play! If you like it, it’s from my music games books for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 at www.franticproductions.co.uk. Fran
Al Bear Sings His Alphabet (early years song)
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Al Bear Sings His Alphabet (early years song)

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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!
What a lovely Christmas tree - early years song, mp3s and piano score
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What a lovely Christmas tree - early years song, mp3s and piano score

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A stand-alone Christmas song for nursery, preschool, reception and Year 1 (with mp3s and piano score) from my early years musical ‘Robin’s So Excited! Thank you for looking and listening, and happy Christmas! Kind regards, Fran Carpenter Find the whole show at www.franticproductions.co.uk or on Amazon
Away In A Manger - MP3 tracks & piano score arranged for Nursery, Reception & KS1
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Away In A Manger - MP3 tracks & piano score arranged for Nursery, Reception & KS1

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A simple arrangement of this beloved Christmas song, suitable for nursery, preschool, reception and KS1. At a pace suitable for very young children, and the backing track instrumentation will not overpower their young voices. (Arranged by Fran Carpenter) Of course, add to any nativity play! Download includes lyric sheet, piano score, MP3 vocal track and 2 x MP3 backing tracks (both 2 verse and 3 verse versions of the backing track). Thank you for looking and listening, and happy Christmas! Kind regards, Fran Carpenter Early years & primary music specialist & writer www.franticproductions.co.uk
Our Easter Song - early years & KS1 Easter song - music for EYFS Nursery Preschool Reception KS1
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Our Easter Song - early years & KS1 Easter song - music for EYFS Nursery Preschool Reception KS1

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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)
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - MP3 tracks & piano score arranged for early years & KS1 (also KS2!)
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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - MP3 tracks & piano score arranged for early years & KS1 (also KS2!)

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A simple arrangement of the famous Christmas song for younger voices (played twice through). Download includes lyrics, vocal MP3 track, instrumental MP3 backing track, piano score. At a pace suitable for very young singers, with an instrumental backing track that will not overpower their young voices. (However, this arrangement will certainly be enjoyed by older children and adults too!) Arranged by early years and primary music specialist, Fran Carpenter. Happy Christmas singing! Fran x www.franticproductions.co.uk
The Shepherds' Conga - a Christmas Song & Dance for KS1 & KS2
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The Shepherds' Conga - a Christmas Song & Dance for KS1 & KS2

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This is a lively, fun song and dance for Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2 to perform as part of their Christmas nativity show. The download includes lyrics sheet, MP3 vocal track and MP3 instrumental backing track. The song is from my quirky nativity musical 'The Angel's Harp', which you can find out more about on the website below. I hope your children love the Shepherds' Conga! Fran Carpenter Find the whole show 'The Angel's Harp' at www.franticproductions.co.uk or on Amazon
Bouncy Bunny! - early years spring & Easter song - music for EYFS Nursery Preschool Reception KS1
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Bouncy Bunny! - early years spring & Easter song - music for EYFS Nursery Preschool Reception KS1

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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)
It's Christmas Time!  A festive song for upper KS1 & KS2
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It's Christmas Time! A festive song for upper KS1 & KS2

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A festive song that your children will love to perform as part of a Christmas show or assembly. The download includes a vocal track, instrumental backing track and lyrics sheet. The song comes from my musical 'Santa's Christmas Circus Extravaganza!' which you can find out more about on the website below or on Amazon. Kind regards Fran Carpenter, primary music specialist & writer www.franticproductions.co.uk
Volcanoes & Earthquakes - A Creative Music Project for KS2
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Volcanoes & Earthquakes - A Creative Music Project for KS2

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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.
Early Years Christmas Songs & Music
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Early Years Christmas Songs & Music

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A bundle of early years Christmas songs and festive music activities: Away In A Manger backing track & piano music Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer backing track & piano music Dance Of The Stars & Moon (perfect for a twinkly star or angel dance) What A Lovely Christmas Tree song Selection of musical games for Christmas
Springtime Action Songs for Early Years, MP3s & book, Easter
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Springtime Action Songs for Early Years, MP3s & book, Easter

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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.
Nativity For Little Ones - a musical Christmas nativity play for pre-school, nursery & reception
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Nativity For Little Ones - a musical Christmas nativity play for pre-school, nursery & reception

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A delightfully charming little musical nativity play for young children to perform at Christmas. Tried and tested in hundreds of early years settings and reception classes, this nativity show has a simple script with rhyming narration for an adult or older child to read out, 6 songs (including Away in a Manger, with both 2 and 3 verse versions of the backing track) plus 2 instrumental dance pieces for star and angel dances. Comes with MP3 vocal tracks (17 in total and plain instrumental backing tracks. PDF script and piano scores book includes ideas for performance, staging, music and costumes. Duration about 20 minutes. NB: If you perform this play to parents or audience other than pupils and staff, a Nursery Performance Licence' must be purchased beforehand at the special TES Resource price of £15. A licence application form is included in your download. The PDF and MP3 files in this download are for the purchasing school/organisation's use only, and must not be shared, published or otherwise distributed beyond that organisation. Thank you! Fran Carpenter (early years & primary music specialist, writer) www.franticproductions.co.uk
Early Years & Primary Music Curriculum Planning, Progression & Assessment Toolkit EYFS KS1 KS2
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Early Years & Primary Music Curriculum Planning, Progression & Assessment Toolkit EYFS KS1 KS2

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“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