Teacher skills video: Understanding confidence and self-awareness

Challenging negative perceptions children have of themselves and their ideas of perfectionism; helping children to accept themselves and treat themselves as they would a friend.

This video is part of the original Wellbeing scheme. Explore the revised Wellbeing scheme.

Teacher skills video: Coping strategies – self-harm

Examples of effective coping mechanisms to support affected children and tips to help establish what their ‘triggers’ are.

 

This video is part of the original Wellbeing scheme. Explore the revised Wellbeing scheme.

Teacher skills video: Understanding self-harm

This Teacher skills video aims to help teachers define and recognise self-harm.

This video is part of the original Wellbeing scheme. Explore the revised Wellbeing scheme.

Music EYFS Exploring notation using pitch

This Music video introduces teachers to techniques for exploring pitch and early notation with EYFS pupils. It demonstrates how to guide children in identifying and representing pitch through voice and symbols, using simple language like “squeaky” or “growly” to replace technical terms. The video also explores the sound and symbol game and other strategies that lay the groundwork for understanding traditional notation.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Music EYFS resources. It supports early musical development by encouraging sound exploration, creative notation, and foundational listening skills.

Music EYFS Exploring notation using pulse and rhythm

This Music video introduces teachers to simple strategies for exploring pulse and rhythm with EYFS pupils using visual notation. It demonstrates the use of heart maps to represent the beat of music, encourages the development of inner (thinking) voice, and supports beat-keeping through singing, pointing, clapping, and movement. The video highlights key techniques for nurturing pulse awareness and early rhythmic skills through familiar songs and playful practice.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Music EYFS resources. It builds the foundations for musical learning by helping children internalise pulse and rhythm in fun and accessible ways.

Music EYFS Creating a musical learning experience part 2

This Music video explores techniques to help Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) children experiment with vocal sounds and link their voice to simple visual notation. It demonstrates how children can follow the shape of a sound wave using their fingers and bodies, supporting early understanding of pitch and control. Teachers are guided on non-verbal conducting techniques, verbal cues such as “Ready, steady, off we go”, and strategies to reinforce pitch matching and group performance through songs and symbols.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Music EYFS resources. It supports pupils in building foundational music skills, encouraging confident sound exploration and early music notation awareness.

Music EYFS: Creating a musical learning experience part 1

This Music video introduces teachers to effective strategies for setting up and leading musical learning in the EYFS classroom. It explores the importance of modelling in music and how to use activities like the “voices” and “sound and symbol” games to help children develop vocal confidence and musical awareness. The video also demonstrates the use of musical leader signals and provides guidance on classroom layout to encourage group engagement, independence, and creative exploration of sound.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Music EYFS resources. It supports teachers in building confident, engaging lessons that develop foundational music skills through playful vocal and group activities.

Music: List of musicians

 

 

Identify the different musicians featured in the Kapow Primary lesson plans for Music.

Inter-related dimensions of music poster

A visual resource showing the keywords related to the inter-related dimensions of music. This can be used for reference and display by teachers following the Kapow Primary Music scheme of work.

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