Learning objective
- To use voices to perform a song with a fast and slow beat.
Success criteria
- I can explore fast and slow
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Use
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the children sitting down in a large horseshoe. Explain to the children that they will listen to the Audio: Snail and mouse rhyme and they must keep the beat to both verses of the rhyme by tapping their knees without saying the words. Play the following Audio: Snail and mouse rhyme and invite the…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing support
Could have the song modelled in small sections at a slow tempo; could need further verbal questioning to engage a singing voice (for example, “I think that’s your speaking voice you are using”).
Pupils working at greater depth
Should confidently perform the song; should lead a pair by singing “Ready, steady, off we go,” using fast and slow beats.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: performing the song using
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Vocabulary definitions
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singing voice
Using the voice to sing different sounds that can be high and low.
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warm up
Getting the voice and body ready to sing.
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In this unit
Assessment - Music Y1: Tempo
Lesson 1: Snail and mouse
Lesson 2: Exploring rhyme
Lesson 3: Singing snail and mouse
Lesson 4: Performing snail and mouse
Lesson 5: The story of snail and mouse
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 23rd October, 2023
