‘Seven days of the week’: Song to learn the days and the origins of their names Catchy song for children. Lyric video plus lyric sheet. The second half of the song is a challenge for children to fill in the blanks as the days of the week disappear. Enjoy this and my many other TES resources.

Great song to help learn the colours of the rainbow. Red. Orange. Yellow. Green. Blue. Indigo. Violet! Resource contains the lyric video plus a separate lyric sheet.

A simple song perfect for children’s voices to celebrate mothers on Mothering Sunday. Sing along with the song. Create you own version using the chords G, C, D and Em. Lyrics are included.

A simple catchy original song to introduce young children to the characters, theme and plot of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Get the children to make up actions to the four lines of the chorus. Get the whole class to sing the choruses. Split into groups to sing a verse each. Or even split the verse into 3x two lines so that the children has just a few words to remember. Also includes an instrumental version for your class to sing-along. Lyrics are included. Chord sheet available on request. It’s in the key of C with just four basic chords (C F G Am) required. Great for instrumental lessons.

This resource contains 20 original songs and pieces of music for a school production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Created for a production performed across Nottinghamshire schools in 2017. The script was adapted by Martha Toogood. It is included here with cues as to where the songs and music fit with the text. A link to a video is included for reference. The original productions were peformed by Year 8, 9 and 10s. Title song ‘Whipping up a Tempest’ tells the whole story of TheTempest in 12 verse and 8 minutes! Available as a separate resource in my TES shop. The resource includes a medley of some of the songs to play as the audience leave the hall. The songs are relatively simple, memorable and accessible for this age group. The title song ‘Whipping up a Tempest’ is based on Johnny Cash. The others are equally ‘pop’. Vocal versions are included as guides for rehearsals. Instrumental versions are to be sung over in the production. In our prodcutions we used a vocal version of one of Ariel’s songs. Both instrumental and vocal versions are included here for choice. MP3 versions are included in this resource for size and ease of downloading. Full requency WAV versions are available after purchase and will be sent separately through a file transfer app. I (Liam Maloy) am available for guidance. Get in touch for advice and tips on how this can work for you and your children. Feel free to check out my other ‘Shakespeare in Schools’ music and songs for Macbeth.

‘Whipping up a Tempest’ is an original song - a sea shanty - written for schools productions of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. This single song tells the entire plot of the play and introduces the main characters. Children can sing the verses in small groups and the chorus as a whole class. This resource contains a vocal version as a guide, an instrumental for the production, a lyric sheet and a link to a video of children singing the song. ‘Whipping up a Tempest’ is my main song from the production. This and the other 19 songs and pieces of music are available as a single resource in my TES shop. Feel free to explore my other ‘Shakespeare in Schools’ resources for Macbeth and other plays.

This is the story of Macbeth in twelve short verses and a chorus (and eight minutes)! The song is perfect for teaching the plot of the play to children. The melody and words are designed for primary school children and others can easily participate. Smaller groups can sing the verses. All can sing the chorus. MP3 vocal guide and instrumental are included. Also contains an example recorded by children, lyric sheet and notes for teachers. Feel free to check out my other ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Shakespeare for schools’ music.

Song and resources to help learn about Macbeth. This song focuses on the battle scenes, mostly the final one from which it uses quotes. As well as the other music-related tasks on the lesson plan, children will write their own rhyming couplets for the ‘All Hail Macbeth!’ song. Vocal examples and instrumental version included. Lyrics and worksheets also included. Music-based games and activities as above to warm up and break the ice. This workshop allows children to explore basic aspects of song writing whilst applying them to group compositions. Sessions can be focused around specific themes and scenes as required by the school in preparation for the performance. Children will explore the sounds of the words and the basics of how they are put together in songs. Children require no formal musical skills to participate in this workshop. Some enthusiasm for words, poems, music and songs is preferable. Children will create an underscore and sound effects for a scene using percussion instruments. Using pre-recorded backing tracks, children will contribute to the composition of words and melodies of a song based on one of the themes and scenes of Macbeth in small groups and as a whole class. The children will explore the need for lyric-writing devices such as rhyme, meter, alliteration and assonance whilst building a basic understanding of song structure, melody and harmony, the rhythm and sound of the words, and the use of metaphor. As individual vocalists, small or whole groups, children will record their song using the microphone.

Fun, simple original fun song to help children learn a little about ‘Macbeth’. Perfect for Halloween! Make up some actions! Stir the cauldron! Be a witch - weird and strange! Contains some of Shakespeare’s original words. This pack contains: -mp3 of the vocal version -mp3 of an instrumental sing-along version -the lyric sheet -the chords -a lesson plan -a link to the video Check out my other Macbeth and ‘Shakespeare in Schools’ resources.

This rocking and rolling Halloween song will get you singing, dancing and doing the actions! Perfect for schools! Nothing scary here. Just some cool witches ready to turn you into a frog, or a bat or a worm. Watch out! Here are the words so get singing. I wish I was a witch. I wish I was a witch. With a big tall hat and a cute black cat. And a big broomstick. I wish I was a witch. One swish of my cloak is gonna make you croak. When I wave my wand you’ll be in my pond. When I tap on a log you’ll turn into a frog. I wish I was a witch … We got spells and potions. We’ve got two-for-one promotions. We got a cauldron too to make a thick green stew And when you drink some of that you’ll turn into a bat We got a bad reputation, but witches are a wonderful creation. Sisters gotta stick together. If men laugh we say ‘whatever’ I’m gonna make you squirm. Turn you into a worm. I wish I was a witch. I wish I was a witch. I wish I was a witch.

A joyful Christmas song full of the optimism that light brings to the darkness of winter. ‘Shine a light into every dark corner’ (sing along!). The song is secular, perfect for holiday celebrations across all religions and cultures. It has been sung in many countries around the world. In Germany, Australia, Canada, and in a tiny village in the North Pole. Share the hope that ‘Shine a light’ brings. Chords, sheet music, backing track versions with and without backing vocals are available on the Times Educational Supplement (TES) website.

Album of sixteen songs for teachers covering many curriculum-linked themes for a range of age groups. Comes bundled with links to videos. Lyrics are included in most of the videos. Some of the songs have their own TES resource pages where you can get lyrics, chord sheets, sheet music, backing track versions and more. 1. You can count on me: A danceable tune that teaches counting in a number of languages. 2. What’s the time: Teaches quarter past, half past quarter yo and o’clock. 3. Recycling: A fun rockin’ song that encourages children to ‘turn old things into new things’. 4. Animals in danger: An upbeat yet sensitive song about endangered animals. 5. No bees. No people: A danceable song about the value of bees. 6. Goodbye Mr Panda: Another endangered animals songs, this time for younger children. 7. Tidy up: A danceable song. Good for getting younger children to clear up. 8. Time to rhyme: A lively song to explain rhyme. 9. Joey Chrome: Learn about each of the eight planets with this friendly alien. 10. To make a rainbow: Learn the colours, plus how rainbows are made. 11. Everybody’s body: An action song for younger children. Promotes differentiation of body image. 12. Get healthy. Get happy: Actions. Movement. Dancing. Healthy. 13. Get you head in a book: Encourages children to read. 14. Let’s make a band: Good for getting children to accompany on tambourines, shakers, and singing. 15. Smile: A relaxing ‘time-out’ song to promote smiling. 16. Shine a light: A Christmas song all about the power of light in the darkness of winter.

Uplifting and anthem song for Christmas. Scored for alto sax, baritone sax, tenor sax, and trombone. Mp3 downloads are available for the full song, and the backing track with and without backing vocals.

This version has backing vocals included. The full version (with lead vocal) is available as a free mp3 download elsewhere on TES. There is also a version with no backing vocals.

This version has no backing vocals. Perfect for larger groups of singers who can fill in the extra voices. The full version is available as an mp3 download elsewhere on TES.

Fun, lively, interactive song to learn the parts of the body. Knees! Cheeks! Chin! Tummy! Head! Do the actions. Sing along! Words and chords included as separate documents.

Catchy, upbeat, danceable, singable song for children to learn about shrinking bee populations, the danger of pesticides to bees, and the impact that losing bees will have on humans. Lyric sheet included.

A song to get children to think about the issues of endangered animals. Simple enough for them to sing along, especially on the chorus. Upbeat and lively. Lyric sheet included.

Fun song and video to help children learn about the things that can be recycled or reused. Watch it in class as a fun interlude or as part of a project. I would suggest that most children of 12 or under would enjoy this. Contains clips from a number of recycling videos currently on YouTube including the Peppa Pig episode. I did some research as to what can actually be recycled. Some were surprising. There are also some funny ones in there (‘tunes and notes … daddy’s old jokes’). Look out for a guest appearance by Prof. Brian Cox!

Lyrics, video and mp3 for this catchy Halloween song. Perfect for children of all ages. Sing along with the simple call-and-response choruses. Easy to add actions. Do the actions to the bodily transformations in the verses: hop like a frog, flap like a bat, wiggle like a worm!