Key Stage One : Music : Farm Sounds : Lesson One – Percussion Sounds


This music teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to explore different ways of playing percussion instruments to create a range of sounds. The class can identify the correct ways to play an instrument that could represent an animal that lives on a farm.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to explore different ways of playing percussion instruments to create a range of sounds

Learning Objectives

Play untuned instruments with control and co-ordination. Explore how sounds can be made in different ways.

Learning Outcomes

I know how to play untuned instruments to create a sound. I can make sounds using different methods.

Percussion Sounds

Teaching sequence to help the children explore different ways of playing percussion instruments to create a range of sounds

Percussion Sounds

Display posters to help the children describe ways of playing a range of percussion instruments to make different sounds

Ways to Play

Activity cards to help the children choose ways to play a range of percussion instruments to make different sounds

Percussion Sounds

Interactive activity to help the children explore different ways of playing percussion instruments to create a range of sounds

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to explore different ways of playing percussion instruments to create a range of sounds

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