Learning objective
- To sing in time with others.
Success criteria
- I can sing in time with the music.
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National curriculum
Music
Pupils should be taught to:
- Play
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Explain that the children will work with a partner to remember ways to improve their singing performance. Display the Presentation: Fact tennis and arrange the children in pairs. Ask them to take turns sharing one suggestion at a time about how to improve their singing performance. Give each child one minute to talk. Encourage them…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could initially join in with the ‘Ay-oh!’ refrain; could alternate between singing and performing the actions in time with the music in the verses.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should use musical vocabulary to describe the performance; should independently suggest ways they can improve their performance; could come up with their own actions.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: suggesting improvements to work; singing and
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Vocabulary definitions
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action
A movement that matches the music.
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beat
The steady pulse you can feel or move to in music.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 10th November, 2025
Lesson 5: Singing my ballad
Using a backing track, children perform their ballad, with actions, as a class.
Lesson 5: Rock and roll performance
Performing ‘Rock Around the Clock’ together, with pupils taking on different roles and instruments.
Lesson 2: Rock Around the Clock
Singing and performing the rock and roll song Rock Around the Clock.
Lesson 2: Performing a ballad
Listening to and learning to identify the features of a ballad, understanding that ballads tell...
