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A three-page worksheet covering the three KS1 musicianship pillars from the DfE Model Music Curriculum. Page 1 introduces pulse (the steady beat — like your heartbeat). Page 2 introduces rhythm using the Kodály syllable method, the standard UK KS1 approach: one-syllable words are “ta”, two-syllable words are “ti-ti”, three-syllable words are “ti-ti-ti”. Page 3 introduces pitch — high and low sounds — using a visual “stairs” notation.

Designed to be done sitting at a table — children clap, tap and use their voices throughout. Includes a “favourite-word rhythm” task at the end where the child claps the syllables of their own name.

An interactive rhythm game using the Kodály method. A word appears on screen, and the child taps once per syllable to “perform” its rhythm. The game tells them if they got the count right — and shows them the rhythm using the standard ta / ti-ti / ti-ti-ti syllables alongside.

Word difficulty increases across 12 rounds. Tests the central KS1 musicianship skill: hearing the rhythm of a spoken word and translating it into a beat pattern.

A 7-slide tour through the six musical concepts every KS1 child should know, illustrated with examples from everyday sounds and three real public-domain composers whose work is widely used in UK primary schools: Saint-Saëns (Carnival of the Animals), Holst (The Planets), and Vivaldi (The Four Seasons).

The pack does not include audio — but the last slide tells children (and their grown-ups) where to find free recordings of all the pieces named: BBC Ten Pieces, BBC Bitesize, and YouTube with adult supervision.

A ten-question quiz testing the KS1 music vocabulary and the three named composers. Half the questions test concept understanding (which is high vs low, which has a steady pulse); half test recall of the music vocabulary and composer-piece pairings.

Best taken after the e-learning lesson and worksheet.

The vocabulary children need to discuss music at KS1, plus three named composers. Each card pairs a term with a clear everyday-language definition and a real-world example.

Designed as a five-minute starter or homework warm-up. Run the deck twice a week and the music vocabulary embeds fast.

A five-page activity book that gets children making, hearing, and creating music with no instruments needed beyond their own body and everyday kitchen items.

Page 1: kitchen percussion — find different timbres around the house. Page 2: body-percussion patterns (clap-tap-stamp sequences). Page 3: rhythm games with names. Page 4: a “listening detective” task to do with a grown-up using one of the pack’s named composers. Page 5: compose your own short rhythm piece and perform it. The activity book is the central learning experience of this pack.

A short guide for parents. The single biggest predictor of a child’s primary-school music confidence is whether they hear and join in singing at home — even badly. This guide explains why, and gives four practical ideas using only the things you already have: your voice, the radio, a kitchen, and BBC Ten Pieces (free).

A planning companion for KS1 Music. Maps the pack to the four NC statutory requirements and the Model Music Curriculum musicianship strand (pulse, rhythm, pitch), gives a broader suggested listening list with public-domain composers, explains the Kodály syllable method used throughout the pack, and lays out a 6-lesson scheme.

Particularly useful is the honest section on what the pack CAN’T do — Learnaroo Hub doesn’t play audio — and which DfE-recommended free resources fill that gap (BBC Ten Pieces, BBC Bitesize, Sing Up).