Each song is broken down into 4 reading comprehensions, starting with retrieval and recording, then context clues, inference and finally an assessment where children are encouraged to work out what type of question they are being asked. Perfect for KS2! Weekly lesson plans are provided along with answer sheets. Breaking reading down into key skills will allow children to appreciate, understand and enjoy these songs whilst focusing on improving their comprehension with this structured and precise method. Songs include: Big Yellow Taxi (by Joni Mitchell) Indian Sunset (by Elton John) Ironic (by Alanis Morissette) Pompeii (by Bastille) Space Oddity (by David Bowie) The Trooper (by Iron Maiden) The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (by Gordon Lightfoot) Thriller (by Michael Jackson) What is Truth? (by Johnny Cash) What’s he Building? (by Tom Waits)

Teachers Rock! There are a lot of talented teachers out there who rock these days! Here are 10 teachers who live, or have lived, a double life as both teacher and musician. They are all active members of the teaching community on Twitter and have produced some awesome music which we have compiled for your listening pleasure. Patersani (Ofelia) Love Ends Disaster! (Suzanne) Apollo Junction (Paris) Dystopian Future Movies (Inertia) Shortwave Fade (Ghost) One for The Road (Fields of Athenry) Under a Banner (Inseparable) Duke and the Darlings (Days of Wonder) Mosaic (Song Here) Disco Mister (Feed the Rich) Check out the original blog post with biographies from each band and a list of 10 famous musicians who were teachers. The blog can be found HERE.

FREE Adjectives Song by Mr A, Mr C and Mr D Present taken from "The Literacy Jukebox" available on the App Store. Enjoy this fantastic hip-hop and dance sing-a-long by Mr D and his alien friend Bertram. 1 x Adjectives Song 1 x Adjectives Instrumental 1 x Adjectives Lyrics Magic adjectives, Describe for me, Magic adjectives, From London to N.Y.C!

FREE Nouns Song by Mr A, Mr C and Mr D Present taken from "The Literacy Jukebox" available on the App Store. Learn all about nouns with Mr D and his class in this fantastic sing-a-long ballad! 1 x Nouns Song 1 x Nouns Instrumental 1 x Nouns Lyrics A noun is an idea, Person, place or thing, Let’s hear you sing!

FREE Punctuation Nation Song by Mr A, Mr C and Mr D Present taken from "The Literacy Jukebox" available on the App Store. From full-stops to semi-colons, listen to Mr C as he takes you on a punctuation journey like no other! 1 x Punctuation Nation Song 1 x Punctuation Nation Instrumental 1 x Punctuation Nation Lyrics Let’s end this frustration and teach punctuation ‘til it reaches the corners of our proud nation!

FREE Adverbs Song by Mr A, Mr C and Mr D Present taken from "The Literacy Jukebox" available on the App Store. Learn all about adverbs with Mr D and his alien friend Bertram in this alternative hip-hop song for the classroom! 1 x Adverbs Song 1 x Adverbs Instrumental 1 x Adverbs Lyrics Verbs are action words, Like – fight, climb, jump, rest, walk, clean or feed, Like – fly, miss, build, whisper, cry or succeed, Now take heed, I’m gonna give you all you need!