This Music video introduces teachers to lesson two of the South America unit, where pupils explore the history and key features of salsa music. The session begins with a recap of the song learned in lesson one before moving into literacy-based activities supported by a presentation of cultural and musical background. Teachers are encouraged to invite any pupils with South American heritage or knowledge of salsa dance to share their experiences, helping to enrich classroom discussion.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Music scheme – notes. It provides scaffolding ideas to support pupils in completing the knowledge catcher task, much like a reading comprehension activity. It ensures teachers feel confident in delivering the cultural context of salsa music before moving on to the practical learning of the topic song in the following lesson.

Music, KS2 Whole-class instrumental lessons, Instrumental lessons, Unit 3: South America (Instrumental lessons), Lesson 2: History of Latin music