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Composed by Bob Chilcott, one of the leading names in adult and children’s choral music, this catchy, eco-friendly song represents a great starting point for cross-curricular work, and would equally make a wonderful performance item for a class assembly on the theme of the environment.…
Forging links between singing and the Primary Curriculum with Sue Nicholls Many teachers and practitioners are developing cross-curricular approaches to delivering 'subjects', giving a vibrant and cohesive spirit to classroom activities. So why not absorb singing into this educational practice and select songs that support…
A 6-week KS2 activity plan by Andy Brooke KS2: WeatherSong: I can see clearly now The song uses references to the weather to symbolise state of mind, and so this Activity Plan is based on the theme of weather. As a starting point, for a…
Chosen song, The beach song is a great contemporary song from young singer-songwriter Josie Newton. Josie’s style is both current and child-friendly. As well as making a very fitting summer term centrepiece for themed topic work, 'The beach song' will also enable teachers to score…
Have you ever noticed how much you can learn through singing? It's amazing how well facts stick in your head when they've been set to a melody, and it's easy to teach children about all manner of topics through song. We know that teachers often…
In Issue 10 of the magazine, Sue Nicholls created a 6-week KS1 activity plan based on Put your coat on. To accompany this, Sue created a poem Charlie's cold. The verses replicate the clothing items featured in the song and adds lots of ideas for…
Looking for ways to promote healthy lifestyles, emotional health and well-being in your classroom? Look no further than our new resource: Get healthy, get singing! We have been working with the Healthy Schools to create songs, warm-ups, teaching notes and cross-curricular activity plans. All of them aim to promote…
It’s often said that music is an international language, and a new Sing Up pilot project – which forges links between UK and overseas schools – has put the theory into practice with great effect. International Voices brought together five Sing Up Clusters in the…
Selected song: Spaceship jam English/Science George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking is a children’s story of a journey through outer space, which aims to explain real science in an entertaining way. You can read extracts here. To reinforce learning, get the children to work in groups…
Two schools in Greenwich showed us how the Sing Up project 'In my space and time' helped pupils make connections between their local environment and the planet through music. Both sent us scores and lyrics for the songs they created. Check them out - and…