Playing Instruments KS2
Playing Instruments KS2 is a five-mission Key Stage 2 music activity book mapped to the DfE National Curriculum for KS2 Music. Children sort tuned instruments (glockenspiel, recorder, keyboard) from untuned ones (drum, tambourine, claves), classify instruments into the four families of strings, woodwind, brass and percussion, read simple notation and the note names A–G, keep in time with a steady pulse and control the dynamics, and finish by playing together in an ensemble that follows a leader and starts and stops as one. Auto-marked questions are checked instantly on screen, or the whole book can be printed with a full answer key. Includes teacher, parent and pupil notes and is fully SEND-friendly with high-contrast and large-text modes.
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What you'll learn
- Playing Instruments
Inside this resource
- 5 printable pages
- Answer key included
For the student — how to do this
You're going to play through five instrument missions. Answer on screen and I'll check your answers straight away, or print the book and play along on paper. Pick up an instrument if you can — and remember to keep in time and play out loud!
For parents and carers
This is a KS2 music activity book about playing instruments. Encourage your child to actually play — a glockenspiel, recorder or even a saucepan drum — rather than just writing. Playing in a small family ensemble, following a leader and keeping in time, is exactly what the curriculum asks for.
For teachers and tutors
A five-mission KS2 activity book covering DfE KS2 Music: playing tuned and untuned instruments, the four instrument families, reading simple notation and note names, keeping in time with a steady pulse, dynamics, and playing in an ensemble following a leader. Missions 1–3 are auto-marked; Missions 4 and 5 are open play-along and ensemble tasks. Suitable for guided or independent use.
How to check the work
Most pages are checked together with the "Check my answers" button, which marks every response and gives feedback. Missions 4 and 5 are open-ended play-along and ensemble tasks and are not auto-marked — enjoy them together and check against the answer sheet notes.
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