Lesson 1: The Three Bears

Children are introduced to instruments in the orchestra, and then try to identify the instruments within a piece of orchestral music based on the familiar story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

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Before the lesson

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Learning objective

  • To listen to and analyse an orchestral version of a traditional story

National curriculum

‘Pupils should be taught to:

  •  listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded
    music’

See National curriculum - Music key stages 1 to 2

Success criteria

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Cross-curricular links

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Attention grabber

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Main event

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Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: May need help with reminders of what the different sections of the orchestra sound like.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Should be challenged to explain how they grouped their instrument flashcards during the Attention grabber activity.

Wrapping up

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Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

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Glossary

Vocabulary
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