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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 1: Here come the Romans

Singing Roman-themed vocal warm-ups and learning the Road building song through call and response.

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Learning objective

To sing in tune and in time.

Success criteria

I can sing in time with other people

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National curriculum

Music

Pupils should be taught to:

Play

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Cross-curricular links

History

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, you might want to check that children can recall: Pitch is how high or low the note is. Tempo is how fast or slow the music is. Dynamics is how loud or quiet the music is.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could be given the Activity: Road Building Song lyrics to help them follow the lyrics; could be given the simplest part in the vocal warm-up activity in the Main event to help with confidence.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could be grouped together on the more challenging part in the vocal warm-up activity; could pair up with less confident pupils and explain the musical concepts to them during the listening activity.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: learning a new song, singing in

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Vocabulary definitions

pitch

How high or low the note is.
Romans

People from the Roman empire.

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In this unit

Assessment - Music Y4: motifs

Lesson 1: Here come the Romans

Lesson 2: Musical motifs

Lesson 3: Motifs and mosaics

Lesson 4: Motif development

Lesson 5: Combine and perform

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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