Curriculum Activities and Resources

These activities and resources are for teachers working with pupils in Key Stage 1.

Additional activities for pupils receiving small group/individual instrumental or vocal tuition can be found on our Resources for Pupils pages.

The Singing Walrus

The Singing Walrus

A fun video full of funky moves for children to join in with

Bim Bum Clapping Song

Bim Bum Clapping Song

Easy to learn and tricky to master!  Good for practising rhythm and co-ordination

Tuning a Ukulele

Tuning a Ukulele

A simple guide to tuning a ukulele for teachers and parents/carers

Dance Warm Up Crotchet and Quavers Lesson

Dance Warm Up Crotchet and Quavers Lesson

A singing and movement musical activity for Reception to Year 1

Reading Treble Clef

Reading Treble Clef

A video tutorial Aimed at Key Stage 2 and suitable for KS1, presented by Mr Simons (primary school teacher and Musica Youth Strings Musical Director)

Minibeast Composition Exercise

Using garden minibeasts as the foundation of some basic composition and rhythm work.

Songbirds Activities

Musical activities suitable for young children with a particular focus on the Kodaly method of teaching.

Chip Shop Guitar Warm Up

A fun warm up for beginner guitarists.

Ukulele Beginner Guide

Three short step-by-step booklets for absolute beginner ukulele players.  An ideal way for parents/carers and children to learn together, or to be used in the classroom.

Book 1 Book 2 Book 3

Ukulele Jamboree Songbook

A collection of chords and lyrics to familiar traditional songs.  Chord patterns provided for ukulele accompaniment.

BBC Bitesize

Educational resources organised by Key Stage.  Lessons have been created with teachers and other educational experts and feature a mix of videos, animations, practice activities, quizzes and games.

BBC Ten Pieces

Educational resources organised by Key Stage.  Lessons have been created with teachers and other educational experts and feature a mix of videos, animations, practice activities, quizzes and games.

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Free Online Concerts

600 concerts available to watch online for free from a world class orchestra

Classics for Kids

A website featuring interactive educational games, worksheets and information for use by children, parents/carers and teachers

Musical Futures Top Ten Resources

Resources recommended for teachers to use for planning home lessons for students.

MusicTheory.net

Free online music theory educational lesson presentations

Sing Up! - Song of the Week

A huge range of backing tracks, sheet music, worksheets and lyrics for classroom singing.  The 'Song of the Week' resources are available for free.