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Spring 2

 

This half term we will be looking at growth and growing. Exploring where our food comes from and exploring the garden.
Lesson 1
  • Planting in the garden In this lesson, we will start to explore the garden through singing games and rhymes. We will develop our sense of pulse and our understanding of note duration.
Lesson 2
  • Growing in the garden In this lesson, we will start to explore different pitches through imaginative play. We will also keep exploring note durations and keep our sense of pulse strong through physicalisation of the beat.
Lesson 3
  • The Veggie Patch (Part 1) In this lesson, we will get busy at the Veggie Patch. We will use raindrops to help us physicalise pitch and start to read high, middle and low sounds. This lesson's brand new song is one to dance to, so make sure you have plenty of space.
Lesson 4
  • The Veggie Patch (Part 2) In this lesson, we will visit the veggie patch again to see how high our plants have grown. We will use the image of growing plants to explore pitch and use an action game to reinforce the learning we did around the beat earlier on in the unit.
Lesson 5
  • Jack and the Beanstalk (Part 1) In this lesson, we will be taking an imaginative journey through the traditional tale "Jack and the Beanstalk". We will use the footsteps of the characters in the story to explore note duration. We will climb the beanstalk and develop our understanding of pitch as we climb higher and higher.
Lesson 6
  • Jack and the Beanstalk (Part 2) In this lesson, we will revisit the traditional tale "Jack and the Beanstalk". We will use the previous learning in note duration to read some simple rhythms through symbols. We will also climb the beanstalk again to further develop our understanding of pitch.

Spring term 1

We will be learning about habitats this half term in our topic ' Blue Planet'. Here are 6 music lessons around the theme of habitats. They focus on 2 specific habitats; The rainforest and the woodlands. 

 

Lesson 1
  • The Woodland (Part 1) On our first visit to the Woodland, we will discover what animals have been making footprints and develop our notation rhythm reading. We will learn a new song about a bird and a Russian Folk song about a Birch Tree.
Lesson 2
  • The Woodland (Part 2) This lesson, we will be going deeper into the woods and meeting a man in a cottage who loves to rescue animals. We will use more pawprints to develop our rhythm reading skills and make up some actions to a folk song.
Lesson 3
  • The Woodland (Part 3) On our final visit to the woods we will go walking with a fox, sing with the birds and rescue some more animals. We will use our knowledge of note duration to act-out different animal footsteps on our journey and improvise our own songs with the birds.
Lesson 4
  • The Rainforest (Part 1) We will be going on an imaginative journey deep into the Brazilian Rainforest to meet some songbirds, eat some fruit and do a lot of musical learning along the way!
Lesson 5
  • The Rainforest (Part 2) We will revisit the colourful rainforest and further explore our voices by improvising birdsongs, dance to some Brazilian drumming and make up some funky fruit rhythms.
Lesson 6
  • The Rainforest (Part 3) In our final trip to the rainforest, we will use our imagination to listen to the sounds of the rivers of the rainforest. we will strengthen our sense of pulse through a canoeing song and mix up another delicious fruit salad with your own ideas for rhythm patterns.

Autumn Term 

 

We will be learning alot of different songs this term in class. We will also be focusing on keeping a beat with clapping and simple percussion instruments. 

Here are some lessons all exploring different modes of transport, with songs and music. 

LITTLE DONKEY - Christmas Carol

You can learn 'Little Donkey', a traditional Christmas carol.

  • A big adventure In this lesson, we will be going on a big adventure, playing some of our favourite singing games from this unit.
  • Sailing on a boat It's time to jump on board and come sailing with us! We will be singing a song in French, with movement to mirror the rocking of a boat and making up some rhythmic rhymes in "Ally Ally O".
  • Getting on a train (Part 2) The Great Indian railway Adventure continues into the night. This week we will continue working on rhythm and beat through the rhymes we learned last lesson and we will also sing a Tamil Lullaby from Sri Lanka.
  • Getting on a train (Part 1) Toot-Toot! All aboard the Great Indian Railway Journey. This week we will learn a new rhyme about trains and a fun counting-out game that children in India like to play.
  • Walking on my street Our first adventure of this unit will take us on a journey around our neighbourhood. We will be using singing games to explore beat, note duration and rhyme. In this lesson, we will take part in our first imaginative listening activity. We will listen to a piece of music called "Promenade: Walking the Dog" by George Gershwin.
  • Sitting on the bus Beep-Beep! Time to get on board the big red bus. Our bus journey will take us on a musical adventure through the streets of London. We will use singing games to explore note duration and improvise rhythms with a rapping bus driver. This lesson's imaginative listening will take us on a bus tour through the Queen's neighbourhood, as we listen to Eric Coates' "Knightsbridge Suite".
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