Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Clap the rhythm of their name.
- Clap in time to music.
- Sing the overall shape of a melody.
- Play in time to music.
- Copy and create rhythms based on word patterns.
- Play on the pulse.
Suggested prior learning
Exploring sound
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Pulse and rhythm: My favourite things
Lesson 2: Pulse and rhythm: You’ve got a friend
Lesson 3: Pulse and rhythm: Dance, dance, dance
Lesson 4: Pulse and rhythm: Happy
Lesson 5: Pulse and rhythm: Practice makes perfect
Key skills
- Recognising and understanding the
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Key knowledge
- To know that rhythm
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Key vocabulary
rhythm
pulse
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Unit resources
Assessment – Year 1: Pulse and rhythm
Assessment – Year 1: Pulse and rhythm Assessment resources for this unit. Use
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Music: Long-term plans
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Music: Pupil progression of skills
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- spell by: segmenting spoken words into phonemes and representing these by graphemes, spelling many correctly’
See 'National curriculum - English key stages 1 and 2'.
Physical Education
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- perform dances using simple movement patterns’
See 'National curriculum - Physical Education key stages 1 and 2'.
Build on the learning
Classical music, dynamics and tempo (Theme: Animals)
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