This song ( in a rock and roll style) tells the story of the founding of the Olympics. Kronos and Zeus wrestle for the prize of the Earth. In commemoration of this, Zeus, the winner declares a four yearly sporting celebration (The Olympics). Included in the pack, is a video, A PPT, vocal and backing tracks , lyrics

This song can be used at Easter or any time of the year for children from 5 to 7. The song starts off with 10 eggs and one by one they are taken by an animal until there is one left which is eaten by a child. The resource includes 1. An animated PowerPoint of the song with worksheets at the end 2. A backing track and a vocal track. 3. The lyrics 4 The video 5. 3 differentiated maths/art worksheets about the song (for younger students) PDF and word Children like to line up and play the part of an animal pouncing on the chocolate egg. For best results, blow worksheet to A3 and have 2 to 3 children working on it. The song is useful to use in performances because it lends itself to colourful masks and action. It can be a starting point for the question “Why do we celebrate Easter with chocolate eggs?”

This resource covers singing, song writing and playing percussion instruments. The sound is inbuilt into the PPT. There are mp3s if preferred and backing tracks. The theme is TOYS. Resource includes. 1. Display only 2. 2PPT covering warm up, song writing, percussion playing 3. Mp3 voice “Late one night” and backing track 4. Mp3 voice “My favourite toy” and backing track 5. Mp3 voice “magic toy” and backing track 6. List of resources National Curriculum • use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes • play tuned and untuned instruments musically • experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.

This little song was inspired by Oliver Jeffers book “How to catch a star” .It is about a little boy who is desperate to catch a star. You’ll have to read the book to find out what happens! It can be used as a starting point for an Assembly with scope for movement and triangle players. The song has a triangle part that the children are encouraged to listen out for and then play. I’ve also written a song based on the book “Lost and found “which is also by Oliver Jeffries. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-song-about-friendship-with-percussion-parts-non-specialist-11059683 The resource has 1. A video of the song 2. A PowerPoint if you should wish to add your own stuff! 3. chords and lyrics 4. Backing tracks with and without triangle. A vocal track 5. A completed example of a worksheet and a blank one

I wrote this carol because I couldn’t find many suitable carols about the Annunciation. It’s useful if you are doing a Nativity Reading. There is a guide to use 3 notes on the chime bars (or glockenspiel if you haven’t got an Eb) Resources 1 Mary and the angel video 2 Mary and the angel lyrics 3 Mary and the angel vocals 4 Mary and the angel backing track 5 Mary and the angel. How to play some notes 6 Mary and angel melody and guitar 7 As above in Sibelius 8 Mary and the angel resources list.

The resources can be used with the book Lost and found or a just as a song about friendship 1.There is a video of the song with percussion opportunities 2.lyrics 3 .2 backing tracks ( one without the children's percussion part) and a vocal track. There are also worksheets with examples given . There is scope for movement as the children face each other and row backwards and forwards in the chorus. A PPT is also provided should you prefer that to a video. There is also a free video on the free rsources section for movement and music . See https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/music-and-movement-penguins-friendship-11059688

The song Jingle Bells for non specialists and specialists . Key stage 1 and 2 • play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression • listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory • use and understand staff and other musical notations • develop an understanding of the history of music. ( See the last part of the video) Differentiation - 1 Use the video as a song only 2 Use only the first few bars of the accompaniment 3 Add 4 note accompaniment in chorus 4 Add more notes in the verse

The Halloween Party. Song with percussion parts. Non-specialist and specialist. This easy to learn song has a catchy chorus and is a lovely activity to use at the end of your Halloween day or it can be used over a few weeks to teach simple percussion parts. The percussion parts are graded in difficulty so there is something for everyone. In the teaching guide, there are audio examples of the percussion to help children play” by ear”. Opportunities for movement. 1. An animated video of the song 2.A teaching guide to the percussion parts with audio PPT 3. Separate lyrics 4. Notation – lead line -guitar- 5. Notation for the percussion 6. Notation for the xylophone 7.Notation – lead line -guitar- Sibelius 8. Notation for the percussion Sibelius 9. Notation for the xylophone Sibelius 10. Halloween song vocals MP3 11. Halloween backing and percussion 12. Halloween lead line and piano 13. Index to resources

A folk version of the Christmas song. There are PowerPoints to facilitate the learning of simple percussion parts. There are questions to develop listening skills and note reading. You can either perform the song in unison or play an accompaniment. This can be extended to a simple harmony and a counter melody. Resources include. 1. PPT Introduction – history of the song 2. PPT of the completed song 3. PPT teaching the accompaniments of the song with sound bytes. 4. Lyrics of the song 5. Video of the song 6. Mp3 vocals of the song 7. Mp3 backing with counter melody 8. Mp3 backing without percussion instruments 9. Notation melody 10. Notation chime bars 11. Notation counter melody Mu2/1.1 play and perform in solo and ensemble contexts, using their voices and playing musical instruments with increasing accuracy, fluency, control and expression Mu2/1.3 listen with attention to detail and recall sounds with increasing aural memory Mu2/1.4 use and understand staff and other musical notations Mu2/1.6 develop an understanding of the history of music.

1.This song tells the story of a family waiting for the birth of a new baby. The old pram is scrubbed, the walls are painted and there is an air of expectancy. 2.There is a PowerPoint to explain how to play a simple accompaniment in the chorus . This develops into simple explanations of the notes and the stave with suitable activities. 3. A PowerPoint promoting simple maths activities based on the advent calendar with templates of the calendar for exploratory work. 4. Suggestions for drama and drawing with RE being implicit.