Music notes divide time in half, or quarters etc. and using movement avoids the need to understand fractions first. This is one way of introducing notation by working out how many 'beats&' each word takes, e.g.: Twin-kle, twin-kle, lit-tle star walk walk walk walk walk walk stride Bee bee bee bee bee bee worm cr cr cr cr cr cr m (cr=crotchet, m=minim) INTERCURRICULA LINKS: Movement - self-regulation, balance Numeracy - experiencing fractions, time Literacy - experiencing syllables Creativity - tools to &';write' own songs

This helpful sheet summarises useful elements for focussed music sessions for these age groups, including appropriate instruments to use, suggested sequence of activities, suggested movement exploration.

This is the second part of Music Beats by Musicaliti. This resource shows you how to introduce rhythm through movement by using familiar vocabulary (insects and food), creating opportunities for children to quickly recognise how to perform challenging beats, with potential for maths (fractions) extensions. INTERCURRICULA LINKS: PE - self-regulation, balance Maths - experiencing fractions, time English - experiencing syllables Art - tools to create

This poster shows a range of instruments that provide a fantastic selection for children in nursery and other early years settings. Careful judgement should be made to consider which instruments should be left to children unsupervised, for example, instruments with small or fragile parts should be kept for occasions with adult supervision. Instruments can be grouped by type, and these are all grouped by short wooden sounds that they make.

This Christmas take on a traditional song brings a seasonal feel to any nursery setting or party around Christmas time! With ideas on suggested reindeer body parts, this familiar song develops spatial awareness as well as the physical experience of shape. In addition, musical concepts are physically experienced by moving in and out of the circle like crescendo or the building up of sound. In addition, it could be extended to different Christmas characters and using their most well-known traits. This song will also be available shortly as an e-book on iBooks - including links to an audio file to actually hear the song being sung and played (Come and Sing 2, by Frances Turnbull)!

This poster shows a range of instruments that provide a fantastic selection for children in nursery and other early years settings. Careful judgement should be made to consider which instruments should be left to children unsupervised, for example, instruments with small or fragile parts should be kept for occasions with adult supervision. Instruments can be grouped by type, and these are all grouped by short or long metallic sounds that they make.

This poster shows a range of instruments that provide a fantastic selection for children in nursery and other early years settings. Careful judgement should be made to consider which instruments should be left to children unsupervised, for example, instruments with small or fragile parts should be kept for occasions with adult supervision. Instruments can be grouped by type, and these are a mixture of skins (drums), props (egg shakers, scarves, parachute) and everyday items (cups and spoons).

This colourful poster breaks down 12 musical behaviours that could be included in each music session for babies from 0-1 year old. Based on leading research on both child development and music education, this easy-reference poster can be used in baby rooms for use during impromptu sessions. Pick your favourite songs and use them with these fun activities, meeting multiple early learning goals.

This colourful poster breaks down 12 musical behaviours that could be included in each music session for babies from 1-2 year old. Based on leading research on both child development and music education, this easy-reference poster can be used in baby rooms for use during impromptu sessions. Pick your favourite songs and use them with these fun activities, meeting multiple early learning goals.

Poster promoting music

This original song about a King creates the opportunity to match one word/syllable per beat, making it a straight-forward marching song! This helps children to physically match what they hear to what they do, and the use of two notes ensures that not only is the song easy for teachers to learn, it is also easy for both teachers and children to sing accurately and successfully! Extension ideas help to develop multiple skills including co-ordination and turn-taking, as well as beginning to develop the rhythmic skills found in language and phonics. This song will also be available shortly as an e-book on iBooks - including links to an audio file to actually hear the song being sung and played (Come and Sing 2, by Frances Turnbull)!

This poster provides suggestions for moving to the beat as different Christmas characters whilst playing your favourite Christmas tunes! Develop children's physical confidence, listening skills and co-ordination as you move as a walking elf, creeping tree or jogging snowman! Character "names" match the pace of the step: - walk-walk-walk-walk like an elf-elf-elf-elf - creeep-creeep like a treeee-treeee -jogging-jogging-jogging-jogging like a snowman-snowman-snowman-snowman As well as physical awareness, this practical application of movement in music helps to develop awareness of phonics and literacy, time and divisions of time, spatial awareness, focus and concentration - and is so enjoyable that it is seen as the Christmas Moving Game - nothing at all like exercise or hard work!

This lovely little song, with a version featured in old Cinderella films, creates countless opportunities to learn through play! With ideas on how to play along with props, or to turn the song into a game, the simplicity of the notes creates an opportunity for the most inexperienced singer to sing accurately! This song will also be available shortly as an e-book on iBooks - including links to an audio file to actually hear the song being sung and played (Come and Sing 2, by Frances Turnbull)!

This original song was created with an made-up story in mind. As part of a longer story (soon to be released!), this song tells the story about a Flying Fairy and a naughty elf. This sheet provides ideas on how to use scarves creatively to depict the entire part of this story, from scarves as fairy wings, scarves as elf clothes, scarves as broken instruments, and even scarves as gold! By acting out the character descriptions, children have the opportunity to develop empathy and expression as well as physical confidence! This song will also be available shortly in an e-book on iBooks - including links to an audio file to actually hear the song being sung and played (Come and Sing 2, by Frances Turnbull)!

This colourful poster breaks down 12 musical behaviours that could be included in each music session for toddlers from 2-3 year old. Based on leading research on both child development and music education, this easy-reference poster can be used in baby rooms for use during impromptu sessions. Pick your favourite songs and use them with these fun activities, meeting multiple early learning goals.

This colourful poster breaks down 12 musical behaviours that could be included in each music session for babies from 3-4y year old. Based on leading research on both child development and music education, this easy-reference poster can be used in baby rooms for use during impromptu sessions. Pick your favourite songs and use them with these fun activities, meeting multiple early learning goals.

This colourful poster breaks down 12 musical behaviours that could be included in each music session for preschoolers from 4-5 years old. Based on leading research on both child development and music education, this easy-reference poster can be used in baby rooms for use during impromptu sessions. Pick your favourite songs and use them with these fun activities, meeting multiple early learning goals.

This colourful poster breaks down 12 musical behaviours that could be included in each music session for babies from 6-7 years old. Based on leading research on both child development and music education, this easy-reference poster can be used in baby rooms for use during impromptu sessions. Pick your favourite songs and use them with these fun activities, meeting multiple early learning goals.

This poster-style reference sheet provides easy and accessible ways for all early years and foundation stage teachers to both meet the early learning goals and introduce creative training through music in 5 different ways, enhancing social, physical, academic, creative and emotional skills. Follow-up sheets behind it provide extra detail on how to use the suggestions, materials of which most nurseries, play groups and day care centres will already have, ready to use.

This introduction to rhythmic notation allows children from preschool to primary to develop their understanding the relationship between syllables and musical rhythms. The two sheets include both the insect rhythms (free download) as well as the musical notations. (To the tune of Frere Jacques.)