Designed to support wellbeing and emotional regulation, this resource guides children through the simple steps in Balloon Breathing, to support them in feeling calm and focused.
year: Year 1
Wellbeing Activity: Thoughts and feelings journal
Encourage children to explore their feelings and boost their wellbeing with this journal page. Designed to help children identify and share their emotions, reflect on their day and set positive intentions.
Vocabulary display – R&W Y1/2 (A): Why should we care for the world?
Teacher skills video: Beat and rhythm
This Music video supports teachers in developing effective strategies for teaching beat and rhythm at key stage one. It explores what beat and rhythm look like in a classroom setting, common challenges pupils may face, and how these foundational skills progress as pupils move into the upper key stages. Through clear modelling, movement activities, and simple instrument use, the video helps teachers build pupil confidence in recognising, maintaining, and responding to a steady beat before formally introducing rhythm.
Music teacher skills KS1 pitch
This Music video introduces key techniques for teaching pitch at key stage one. It explores how to develop children’s understanding of high and low sounds through vocal warm-ups, sound pictures, and pitched instruments. The video also models how to teach singing with a limited pitch range, gradually expanding as children gain confidence.
Music teacher KS1 skills tempo
This Music video explores how to teach the concept of tempo in key stage one through movement, rhythm, and familiar rhymes. Focusing on the theme of the snail and mouse, it helps pupils differentiate between fast and slow speeds by encouraging physical responses, voice work, and simple instrument play. The video also models how to scaffold tempo understanding through beat-keeping, miming, and retrieval activities.
This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Teacher Skills videos for Music, Key Stage 1. It equips teachers with practical strategies to support children as they explore tempo, preparing them for more advanced musical concepts in future key stages.
Music teacher skills KS1 dynamics
This Music video explores how to teach the concept of dynamic skills at key stage one. It introduces strategies to help pupils recognise and produce loud and quiet sounds through voice, listening activities, and instrumental exploration. The video clarifies common misconceptions and models dynamic contrasts using familiar songs and simple call-and-response activities, helping pupils apply their understanding to musical performance.
This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Teacher Skills videos for Music, key stage 1.
