This resource can be used at the start of the year as a quick revision of the four different sentence types. Towards the end of the year use it to consolidate the year’s teaching.
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Download the sample pack for free. This contains examples of our comprehensions from Reception to Year 6.
With a range of text types, dedicated grammar and vocabulary tasks, textual analysis and comprehension questions, you will be all set for any reading block. And for those of you who need to track each child’s progress, our handy 5 and 7-page trackers will allow you to identify the reading skills taught and give you the evidence you need for your folder.
These flashcards will help your students to memorise their musical note and rest lengths. Each card has the note/rest image and name (UK and US) on one side and the number of crotchet beats it represents on the other side. Simply cut out the cards, leaving the matching pairs attached, fold in half and laminate or stick the two sides together.
Note/rest lengths included:
Semiquaver/sixteenth note
Quaver/eighth note
Dotted quaver/eighth note
Crotchet/quarter note
Dotted crotchet/quarter note
Minim/half note
Dotted minim/dotted half note
Semibreve/whole note
This is a free sample quiz from the Grade 1 Music Theory Games and Quizzes pack, which is based on the current (2020 onwards) ABRSM music theory syllabus. It contains 26 games and activities plus 10 music quizzes.
View the whole pack here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/grade-1-music-theory-games-and-quizzes-12301624
This is the sample set for the bumper Clapping Rhythms pack. The free set features dotted quavers / dotted eighth notes. It contains 10 four-bar solos and 5 four-bar duets of equal difficulty.
If you like this, the full pack contains 120 clapping rhythm solos and 50 clapping rhythm duets with equal parts. It features 12 levels, each with 10 four-bar solos and 5 four-bar duets.
Every level introduces a new musical element:
Crotchets/quarter notes & rests. 4/4 time
3/4 time
Minim/half notes & rests. 2/4 time
Semibreve/whole notes, dotted minims/ dotted half notes, paired quavers/eighth notes and rests
Single quavers/eighth notes and rests
Dotted crotchets/dotted quarter notes
Semiquavers/sixteenth notes
6/8, 9/8, 12/8 time (compound time)
Compound time with offbeat notes
Triplets
Ties
Recap: Selection of all rhythms
It costs only £8. That’s just 33p per page!
Download the full pack here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/clapping-rhythms-12030301
Five instructional PowerPoints including apostrophes (possession and contraction), homophones 2, soft ‘g,’ and adding the ible and able suffixes. This pack also includes four games including bingo, Word Surgery, a crossword and Explosion! To help show progress there is a student quiz with teachers’ answer guide.
Liven up old displays with these parts of speech posters covering common and proper nouns, abstract and collective nouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, interjections and conjunctions.
A great resource for encouraging children to use a range of thinking skills. These cards can be used with or without real hats and can be applied to any text. They are particularly useful for KS2.
These treble and bass clef flashcards are ideal for checking your students’ knowledge in lessons and for giving them their own copies to practise their note recognition skills between lessons.
The treble clef cards go from the G below the stave to the D above the stave (G2-D6). The bass clef cards go from the B below the stave to the F above the stave (B1-F4).
Simply cut out the cards, fold them and either stick them together or, for a more hard-wearing copy, laminate them.
Try this free sample Composition Inspiration Card before buying the full set of 30 additional cards.
The set will give your students the ideas and inspiration they need to start composing their own pieces of music.
Each card features an interesting photo and ideas about which sounds might be heard within the music. The cards also contain a selection of challenges; students can choose one (or more!) to incorporate into their piece. These include rhythms, melodies, key signatures, time signatures, intervals and more.
The full set is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/composition-inspiration-cards-11901942?theme=0
Help your instrumental students to set out their goals for the new school year with these free goals sheets.
Features:
My goals
Goal ideas
Achievement log
Weekly practice log
Freebie: Download the treble clef version of this game for free.
Race to collect your trick or treating costume and props with this spooktacular board game.
Players randomly select a collection card that lists four items they need to pick up around the board. They must name the notes as they travel around the board.
This pack includes six boards:
– Treble clef lines and spaces
– Bass clef lines and spaces
– Alto clef lines and spaces
– Tenor clef lines and spaces
– Treble clef C4-G4 and bass clef C3-G3 for five finger piano
– Treble clef C4-G4 and bass clef F3-C4 for five finger piano
Get the full pack for just £1 here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-spooktacular-12192187
Are you bored of note games about cabbage, beef and eggs? This matching game features animals whose names contain mostly musical letters, bringing in a new set of words.
Animal Equivalents, designed for two players, helps students practise their note reading skills. Players aim to create matching pairs of pictures and notes by asking their opponent for specific cards and picking up random cards. They will need to read the note letters on the stave to identify which animal name cards they hold. Featured animals include the badger, eagle and bear.
The game lasts for approximately 10 minutes. This download includes versions for treble, bass, alto and tenor clef – just select the one that is right for your student.
Race to collect all the items for the perfect summer’s day at the beach. This seasonal board game challenges players to name the notes they see on the staff or to find the notes on the piano. All you need is the printed game board, a counter for each player (two players), a pencil and a dice. It takes 5 to 10 minutes to play. You can also set a timer and see who can collect the most objects in that time to ensure it fits perfectly into your lesson.
This pack includes eight boards:
– Treble clef lines and spaces
– Bass clef lines and spaces
– Alto clef lines and spaces
– Tenor clef lines and spaces
– Treble clef C4-G4 for five finger piano
– Bass clef C3-G3 for five finger piano
– Bass clef F3-C4 for five finger piano
– Letters (for note finding on the piano or writing on a blank staff)
Who will have the most perfect crown before the time elapses?
Ideal for the King’s Coronation but suitable for any day of the year, this board game challenges players to name the musical note lengths or give the number of beats they represent. Players travel around the board collecting and colouring the gems on their crowns, with the most decorated crown winning. The game takes five to 10 minutes; you can choose how much time to put on the timer to suit your lesson.
There are two levels.
Level 1:
Crotchets/quarter notes
Minims/half notes
Dotted minims/dotted half notes
Semibreves/whole notes
Level 2:
Semiquavers/sixteenth notes
Quavers/eighth notes
Dotted quavers/dotted eighth notes
Crotchets/quarter notes
Dotted crotchets/dotted quarter notes
Minims/half notes
Dotted minims/dotted half notes
Semibreves/whole notes
Santa needs you to collect the items he needs for his Christmas party, identifying the musical notes on your way.
This board game comes with versions for treble clef lines and spaces, bass clef lines and spaces, five finger piano treble clef C4 to G4, five finger piano bass clef C3 to G3 and five finger piano bass clef F3 to C4.
Simply print the game board and use a dice and counters to play.
These trick or treaters have given themselves spooky codenames for Halloween. Each of the nine trick or treaters has written their codename in musical notes. Decode the letters to work out their matching codenames.
This resource contains nine matching pairs in the treble clef set and an otherwise identical nine matching pairs in the bass clef.