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Subjects

Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 2: Starting with instruments

Playing instruments and using body percussion to help tell the story of The Three Little Pigs.

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Learning objective

To experiment with creating different sounds using a single instrument.

Success criteria

I can respond to hand gestures.
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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

Experiment

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Cross-curricular links

English

Reading – comprehension

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Speak like an expert and use the activity to recap learning from the previous lesson. Listen to the audio clip. Ask the children to open their hands wide if the music is loud and put them closer together if it is soft.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could select the best option from two or three different sounds demonstrated for their part of the story; could be prompted with different suggested sounds.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should suggest a variety of possible sounds; should justify why they have chosen a specific sound for their character or event from the story; could act as the leader for the main activity.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: responding to hand signals when playing

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Vocabulary definitions

sound pattern

When long and short sounds repeat in a certain way.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y1: Sound patterns

Lesson 1: Character voices

Lesson 2: Starting with instruments

Lesson 3: Sound patterns

Lesson 4: Responding to music

Lesson 5: Fairytale performance

Originally created by:

Elizabeth Stafford

Music specialist

After a brief spell as an opera singer, Liz embarked on a 20-year career in music education, teaching at early years, primary and secondary. After Liz had her daughter, she started her own business Music Education Solutions® Limited, helping teachers across the UK…

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