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As I was walking down the street
This is a charming song inviting children to greet and dance with new partners. It would make an excellent addition to any collection of playground songs and games!
- Accompaniment: Unaccompanied
- Key Stage: KS1 , KS2
- Musical Element: time signature change
- Year Group: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
- Subject: Physical education
- Style: Singing game
- Vocal Format: Unison
- Vocal Range: a 7th
- Accessibility/SEN: Braille scores
BINGO
A traditional circle game song that has been played by countless generations of children for over two hundred years! It’s fantastic for concentration, spelling and rhythm learning.
- Accompaniment: Accompanied
- Key Stage: KS1 , KS2
- Musical Element: body percussion (patsch)
- Year Group: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
- Subject: English , Music
- Style: Cumulative song
- Vocal Format: Unison
- Vocal Range: a 7th
- Accessibility/SEN: Braille scores
Dormi, dormi, o bel bambin (Sleep, sleep, oh lovely child)
This is a beautiful, gentle Italian lullaby and Christmas carol. Mary sings to the baby Jesus, ‘King Divine’.
- Accompaniment: Accompanied
- Key Stage: KS1 , KS2
- Musical Element: time signature change , verse and refrain
- Year Group: 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
- Subject: Geography , Modern foreign languages , Religious education
- Style: Lullaby , Christmas song
- Vocal Format: Unison
- Vocal Range: a 7th
- Accessibility/SEN: Braille scores
God save the Queen
This is the English national anthem.
The grand old Duke of York
A traditional nursery rhyme with a strong marching rhythm.
- Accompaniment: Unaccompanied
- Key Stage: KS1 , Foundation
- Musical Element: scale passages
- Year Group: Reception , 1 , 2
- Subject: History
- Style: Nursery rhyme
- Vocal Format: Unison
- Vocal Range: a 7th
- Accessibility/SEN: Braille scores
He’s got the whole world in his hands
This is an uplifting song emphasising friendship and unity. It also gives children an opportunity to experiment with lyric writing.
- Accompaniment: Accompanied
- Key Stage: KS1 , KS2
- Musical Element: slurs , major key
- Year Group: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
- Subject: PSHE & Citizenship , Religious education
- Style: Gospel , Spiritual
- Vocal Format: Unison
- Vocal Range: a 7th
- Accessibility/SEN: Braille scores
Hello, hello
This song is about getting together with friends and family, enjoying their company and then separating from them. It can help children to see that it is polite and friendly to say ‘hello’ when meeting someone and ‘goodbye’ when parting company.
- Accompaniment: Accompanied
- Key Stage: KS1 , Foundation
- Musical Element: major key
- Year Group: Reception , 1 , 2
- Subject: PSHE & Citizenship
- Style: Other
- Vocal Format: Unison
- Vocal Range: a 7th
- Accompaniment: Accompanied
- Key Stage: KS1 , KS2
- Musical Element: wide melodic leaps
- Year Group: 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
- Subject: English
- Style: Lullaby
- Vocal Format: Unison
- Vocal Range: a 7th
- Accessibility/SEN: Braille scores
If you’re happy and you know it
This is a fun nursery rhyme that encourages good cheer and physical activity.
- Accompaniment: Accompanied
- Key Stage: KS1
- Musical Element: dotted rhythms
- Year Group: 1 , 2
- Subject: Physical education , PSHE & Citizenship
- Style: Nursery rhyme
- Vocal Format: Unison
- Vocal Range: a 7th
- Accessibility/SEN: Braille scores
Jump Jim Joe
This simple song will get everyone dancing, and can also be used as a Maths activity to demonstrate doubling!
- Accompaniment: Accompanied , Unaccompanied
- Key Stage: KS1 , KS2
- Musical Element: major key , dotted rhythms
- Year Group: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
- Subject: Mathematics , Physical education
- Style: Singing game
- Vocal Format: Unison
- Vocal Range: a 7th
- Teaching Tool Type: Lesson plan
