Props
Props can be used during group singing games and be displayed in a music area to support learners during play:
- Large piece of stretch lycrafabric or a parachute
- Pop-up cone puppet
- Finger puppets
- Hand puppets / soft toys
- Floor spots / hoops
- Ball
- Character props for songs, rhymes and stories
Instruments
A selection of tuned and unturned percussion instruments for exploring different sounds:
- Tambour (hand drum)
- Lollipop drum & beater
- Tambourine
- Wood block or agogo block & beater
- Guiro
- Bells
- Different sized triangles & beaters
- Chime bar set, hand bell set
- Xylophones or glockenspiels with beaters
Printable Resources
Flashcards can be used as visuals during group singing games and be displayed in a music area to support learners during play:
- Concept flashcards –fast/slow, loud/quiet, high/low
- Performance directions start/stop, crescendo/diminuendo
- 4x heart cut outs (to represent the beat/pulse)
- Rhythm flashcards (pictorial)
- Singing voice, speaking voice, thinking voice visuals
- Instrument sound cards –shake, tap, ting, boom
- Song title cards with visuals
- Song/rhyme lyrics displayed with visuals
