Su 2 | Exploring Musical Sounds
In the final unit of the year, “Exploring Musical Sounds,” Nursery children continue their musical journey by exploring various sounds and instruments. Focussing on listening and playing together, children engage in group activities that encourage them to listen, play, and …
Overview
In the final unit of the year, “Exploring Musical Sounds,” Nursery children continue their musical journey by exploring various sounds and instruments. Focussing on listening and playing together, children engage in group activities that encourage them to listen, play, and sing well together. They discover the joy of creating music as a collective, setting the stage for future musical collaboration and exploration.
Expected Standards:
- Children can clap and move to the beat of songs or music, showcasing coordination and an internal sense of rhythm.
- Children can identify and imitate melodic shapes in familiar songs, such as recognising when a melody moves up and down.
Lesson structure
- Introduce the unit
- Warm up
- Core song (sm)
- Listening (live/recorded)
- Rhyme/Nursery rhyme
- Core sml song
- Other song (not just sml)
- Listening/movement activity
- Goodbye song
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