Two-year plan for teaching music, for Key Stage 1 (Kindergarten and 1st Grade), covering when Music Playtime recommends teaching each topic and in which order. Among the these there are both essential and optional topics, so that you can construct your music curriculum to suit your students and your setting.

Examples of names that are made up of two syllables, for students to clap along to and recognise the beats.

2 syllable names - Examples

Examples of names that are made up of one syllable, for students to clap along to and recognise the beats.

1 syllable names - Examples

Examples of names that are made up of three syllables, for students to clap along to and recognise the beats.

3 syllable names - Examples

Examples of names that are made up of four syllables, for students to clap along to and recognise the beats.

4 syllable names - Examples

A visual representation of duration as a musical concept, designed to help students understand what is meant by 'duration' in music.

Duration poster

A visual representation of dynamics as a musical concept, designed to help students understand what is meant by 'dynamics' in music.

Dynamics poster

One explosion graphics meant to indicate two syllables, this is to help children recognise clap along to and recognise the beats created by syllables.

1 syllable names - How many beats poster

Two explosion graphics meant to indicate two syllables, this is to help children recognise clap along to and recognise the beats created by syllables.

2 syllable names - How many beats poster

Three explosion graphics meant to indicate two syllables, this is to help children recognise clap along to and recognise the beats created by syllables.

3 syllable names - How many beats poster

Four explosion graphics meant to indicate two syllables, this is to help children recognise clap along to and recognise the beats created by syllables.

4 syllable names - How many beats poster

A visual representation of pitch as a musical concept, designed to help students understand what is meant by 'pitch' in music.

Pitch poster

A sheet for recording student progression in each of the topics taught as part of the Music Playtime Music curriculum. It allows you to make record progress across topics of students joining in, singing, playing, rhythm and pulse, creating music, and listening and responding.

Student progression recording sheet

Sample lesson plans for the unit Ourselves for Key Stage 1, this is to give you some structure and guidance in case you wanted to create lesson plans for every unit.

Sample Lesson Plan - Elementary School - Ourselves

A visual representation of silence as a musical concept, designed to help students understand what is meant by 'silence' in music.

Silence poster

A visual representation of tempo as a musical concept, designed to help students understand what is meant by 'tempo' in music.

Tempo poster

A visual representation of texture as a musical concept, designed to help students understand what is meant by 'texture' in music.

Texture poster

A visual representation of timbre as a musical concept, designed to help students understand what is meant by 'timbre' in music.

Timbre poster

Two-year plan for teaching music, for Pre-K and Pre-K, covering when Music Playtime recommends teaching each topic and in which order. Among the these there are both essential and optional topics, so that you can construct your music curriculum to suit your students and your setting.

Two-Year Plan: Pre-K - Pre-K

This topic is about our friends and focuses on name patterns, rhythms and pitches. Please read the ABOUT section before you begin and download the Elementary School sample lesson plans to see how easy it is to make your own plans using Music Playtime! <h3>Elements</h3> <ul class="simple elements"> <li>Structure: The way music is constructed.</li> <li>Duration: Long or short notes, RHYTHM.</li> <li>Tempo: Fast or slow speed of the PULSE, or BEAT</li> <li>Timbre: The individual quality of a sound.</li> <li>Pitch: High pitched and low pitched sounds.</li> </ul> <h3>Resources</h3> <ul class="resources"> <li>Tuned and untuned percussion instruments</li> <li>Name-clapping cards</li> <li>Chrome Music Lab</li> </ul>

Ourselves & Our Friends Level: Key Stage 1

Kindergarten

1st Grade

Music

Two-Year Plan: Key Stage 1

Music Playtime has been created by a Key Stage 1 and Early Years Music education specialist. The schemes are built in recognition of the fact that most primary teachers are not music specialists. Access the knowledge and the ideas you need to feel confident teaching music.