Lesson 1: Timbre and rhythmic patterns: Character voices

Children explore timbre through the familiar story of The Three Little Pigs by creating different character voices.

Learning objective

  • To use voices expressively to speak and chant

National curriculum

‘Pupils should be taught to:

  • use their voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and
    rhymes’

See National curriculum - Music key stages 1 to 2

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Can play a smaller role within the group, to reduce pressure and not to hinder confidence.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Should think about how they could add some action to complement their spoken words.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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