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Lesson Four – Venus
This music teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to select and compose pieces of music to represent different expressions and themes about the planet of Venus that can be found in the Solar System.
The class can combine a selection of rhythm patterns to express ideas about a particular planet to describe its moods and feelings.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select and compose pieces of music to represent different expressions and themes about the planet of Venus that can be found in the Solar System
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and define vocabulary words that can be used to describe different planets and a template to help the children select and record eight beat rhythm patterns to reflect a planet in the Solar System
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to compose pieces of music to represent different expressions and themes about the planet of Venus.
This lesson is part of a music scheme of work to get the children to identify, describe and compose rhythm patterns and musical compositions to illustrate moods and objects connected to space when visiting other planets. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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