This book aims to provide simple musical material for pre-school and Key Stage One pupils. Usable by both non specialist and specialist teachers the songs actions music and movement activities and performance ideas are designed to stretch and improve musical ability whilst stimulating and cultivating enthusiasm for music in the very young. Contents include: 12 catchy songs to sing with simple and fun actions Musical activities developing concentration and listening skills 7 music and movement exercises A mini-musical to perform and impress mums and dads A CD featuring backing tracks for all songs and music and movement exercises Easypiano arrangements with guitar chord boxes

I Hear The Band is one of three new Earlybirds music activity packs guaranteed to get under-fives moving listening and having fun with music. Each pack has twelve songs a CD and cross-curricular activity plans. Earlybirds develops singing dancing and musical understanding in a practical easy-to-use format. Enjoy!The packs includes a CD with full performance tracks for all twelve songs lyrics for all twelve songs and activity plans with cross-curricular activities for all twelve songs.

A songbook bursting with stimulating play based activities to teach first steps in phonics. Full of brilliant ideas for getting children interested and involved in music with an engaging and entertaining presentation. More than 30 easy-to-learn songs and chants using both original and traditional melodies Supports the Letters and Sounds DCSF curriculum document for early years phonics Photocopiable illustrations and letter cards Audio CD containing lively performance tracks means that no music reading is required Can be used by specialist and generalist practitioners

Everything you need for class assemblies in one ready-to-use pack. Fourassemblies specially tailored for Year 2 with accompanying songs andmusic as well as ideas for dances costumes and sets with supporting teaching notes. Four complete class assemblies for Year 2 carefully designed to take the stress out of whole-class performances. Each assembly is based on a story which links to literacy topics as well as cross-curricular themes. The stories are semi-scripted allowing the class to join in with lines actions and choral speech. Supporting teaching notes provide ideas for sets costumes and dances as well as advice for preparing the performance and forlinking the assembly to classroom work and SEAL themes. The accompanying audio CD provides music for entering and exiting the assembly performance and backing tracks for the songs and music for optional dances. No music reading required.

Dragons and Dinosaurs are the fantastical beasts of myth legend and history: exciting monsters for young minds as they read learn and play. With their big teeth loud roars and fire-breathing jaws they are thought of asfearsome scary and mean creatures - even by other Dragons and Dinosaurs! Starting with the story A Roaring success! this musical activity book and CD tells the tale of two feuding Dragon and Dinosaur families who soonfind out that they're not so different after all.Ideal for specialist and generalist Early Years teachers Start With A Story - Dragons