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

Lesson 4: Jack and the Beanstalk

Working in groups, children plan how to tell the story of Jack and the Beanstalk through music, using their understanding of dynamics, timbre and tempo.

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Learning objective

To write a playscript and select appropriate musical sounds to accompany it.

Success criteria

I can write a script for the story

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

Experiment

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Cross-curricular links

English

Reading – Comprehension

Pupils should be

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Match them up.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Should be allocated an appropriate character and instrument; could focus on selecting the loud/quiet and fast/slow options on the Activity: Jack and the Beanstalk storyboard, explaining their decision.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should be encouraged to add sounds to their script; should articulate why tempo and dynamics change according to the plot.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: suggesting appropriate musical timbres for each

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Vocabulary definitions

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y2: Orchestral instruments

Lesson 1: The Three Bears

Lesson 2: The Snow Queen

Lesson 3: Red Riding Hood

Lesson 4: Jack and the Beanstalk

Lesson 5: Super storytellers

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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