Early Years – Making Music

March 22, 2021March 26, 2021

The Hungry Caterpillar Rap

Introduction

Here is a fun and engaging version of Eric Carle’s popular story The Hungry Caterpillar. It is aimed at P1-3 and involves a rap, chanting, actions and follow up literacy and science activities.

Younger pupils can enjoy watching the story presented in a new way with rap
music whilst learning some actions and keeping the beat. There are further
activities for phonics and the science of life cycles.

Older pupils can also challenge themselves to learn and chant bits of the
rap and use the alliterative writing to stimulate creative writing of their own.

There are interactive teaching videos and further activities you can use in your classroom.

Video Lessons

MP3 tracks

The Caterpillar Rap Vocal

The Caterpillar Rap Backing Track

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:

Save Target As’ (PC)
‘Download Linked File As’ (Apple)

The Hungry Caterpillar Rap Word sheet

If you can access GLOW you can also see the lesson as a SWAY

Spring SWAY links

Spring Youtube links

On our Resource Page you can find all our songsheets, MP3 tracks and worksheets for all our Blog posts.

For teacher and school staff with access to GLOW all the videos, audio, pintable’s and teacher sheets downloaded from our YMI Making Music team in the Early Years Emerging Literacy folder.

Use the code wjimn8l to join the team if you are not already a member.

January 20, 2021January 21, 2021

The Gruffalo in Scots

Introduction

The Gruffalo is the fantastic tale of the mouse who goes for a walk in the woods, by children’s writer Julia Donaldson and beautifully illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Mrs Borthwick teaches us how to sing and act the story in Scots.

We have more songs and tunes in Scots and some by the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns in this post.

Video Lessons

MP3 tracks

Gruffalo-in-Scots

Gruffalo-In-Scots, Backing Track

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:

Save Target As’ (PC)
‘Download Linked File As’ (Apple)

Gruffalo in Scots.mp3 File

Gruffalo In Scots backing.mps3 File

If you can access GLOW you can also see the Gruffalo as a SWAY

On our Resource Page you can find all our songsheets, MP3 tracks and worksheets for all our Blog posts.

For teacher and school staff with access to GLOW more information and all the files can be downloaded from our YMI Making Music team pages and from our YMI Sharepoint. Use the code wjimn8l to join the team if you are not already a member.

January 12, 2021January 21, 2021

Robert Burns

Introduction

The YMI team have produced some resources about the Scottish poet Robert Burns, who wrote some of our most well known songs and poems. He is remembered every year on the 25th January when people around the world celebrate his works on ‘Burns’ night. His most famous work ‘Auld Lang Syne’ is traditionally sung at midnight around the world when the New Year begins. Burns grew up and lived in Aryshire and was just 37 years old when he died. He wrote a lot of poems in Scots, such as the lovely To a Mouse.

“Wee, sleekit, cow’rin, tim’rous beastie”

You can listen to the tutors sing some of his songs, sing along yourself and learn to play them on your iPad . We have added a few of the songs into in this post. and for teachers who can access our GLOW site we have several others you can explore.

If you would like to learn some more about Burns here is a great worksheet for Primary pupils, called Burns for Weans (or children in Scots).

Burns for Weans

Videos Lessons: A Man’s A Man for A’That.

Keyboard on the iPad

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

- Save Target As’ (PC)
- ‘Download Linked File As’ (Apple)

Burns for Weans worksheet

Here is one of our other lessons about The Gruffalo in Scots

A Man’s A Man for A’That

A Man’s A Man for A’ That Part 1

A Man’s A Man for A’ That Part 3

A Man’s A Man Backing Track. mp3 file
iPad Song sheets

Ipad (Bigger) – A Man’s a Man for a’ that – Full Keyboard

Ipad (Bigger) – Auld Lang Syne – Full Keyboard

Ipad (Even Bigger) – A Man’s a Man – Full Keyboard

Ipad (Even Bigger) – Auld Lang Syne – Full Keyboard

January 8, 2021January 20, 2021

African Welcome and Action Songs

Introduction

Mrs Borthwick teaches us some Early Years and P1/2 action songs to help with Literacy. Kalele is a welcome song from South Africa and Simama Kaa is an action song from Tanzania.

Simama Kaa is sung in the Swahili language and here are some of the words translated.
Simama – stand up
Kaa — sit down
Ruka – jump!
Tembea – Walk

Here are the words to Simama Kaa

Si -ma -ma kaa chest chest clap head
Si -ma -ma kaa chest chest clap head
Ruku ruku ruku rub palms together in time to words
Si -ma -ma kaa chest chest clap head

Tambea tambea pat knees, jump after the words
Tambea tambea pat knees, jump after the words
Ruku ruku ruku rub palms together in time to words
Si -ma -ma kaa chest chest clap head

Here are some children from singing the song in their class.

Videos

MP3 Tracks

Kalele Vocal Track

Kalele backing

Simama Kaa Vocal Track

Simama Kaa Backing Track

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:

Save Target As’ (PC)
‘Download Linked File As’ (Apple)

Simama Kaa words .pdf

Kalele vocal.mp3

Simama Kaa vocal.mp3

On our Resource Page you can find songsheets, MP3 tracks and worksheets for all our Blog posts.

For teacher and school staff with access to GLOW more Early Years information and all the files can be downloaded from our YMI Making Music team pages and from our YMI Sharepoint. Use the code wjimn8l to join the team if you are not already a member.

October 21, 2020October 22, 2020

Animal Bingo!

Introduction

This game for Early Years matches animals and their sounds, as in Bingo. The children have the pictures of the animals in front of them and when they hear the sounds they tick them off on their sheet. The first one to get all the animal on their sheet wins.

There are two sets off pictures to use, one of farm yard animals and another of wild animals. You can print off the sheets and laminate them so they can be re-used or project them onto a Smartboard or wall.

The sounds are pre-recorded as MP3 tracks so there is no need to make the sounds yourself, unless you want too of course!

Below are four examples of the animal sounds.

Farm Animal – Cat

Farm Animal – Donkey

Wild Animal – Frog

Wild Animal – Wolf

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

- Save Target As’ (PC)
- ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac)

Farm Animal Sound Bingo Cards

Wild Animal Sound Bingo Cards

Mp3 Farm Animal Sounds

Farm Animal Sounds Zip File

Animal Bingo – Cat

Animal Bingo – Chicken

Animal Bingo – Cockerel

Animal Bingo – Donkey

Mp3 Wild Animal Sounds

Wild Animal Sounds Zip File

On our Resource Page you can find songsheets, MP3 tracks and worksheets for all our Blog posts.

September 17, 2020September 18, 2020

Warm up and Action song

Introduction

Mrs Borthwick teaches us two body warm and action songs to help with Emerging Literacy.

Learning Resources

On our Resource Page you can find songsheets, MP3 tracks and worksheets for all our Blog posts.

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

Kaeru Song

Introduction

‘Kaeru no Uta’ (Frog’s Song) is a Japanese tune about a little frog and the sound he makes.

Mrs Borthwick teaches us the song and brings in simple percussion. To see how to make your own instruments have a look at our video lesson on making a Guiro, Triangle and Shaker.

You can download the backing tracks to play in your setting or use the video’s on iPads and Smartboards.

Kaeru Videos

MP3 Tracks

Kaeru Backing Track

Karen Vocal Track

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

- Save Target As’ (PC)
- ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac)

You can watch an animated version of song sung in Japanese in this YouTube video.

Mp3 Backing tracks

Kaeru backing

Kaeru vocal

On our Resource Page you can find songsheets, MP3 tracks and worksheets for all our Blog posts.

June 23, 2020September 11, 2020

Songs for Hand Washing

Introduction

Mrs Borthwick has written some songs to help us with our hand washing. You can download them as backing tracks to play in your setting or use the video’s. The words for the songs are in the Learning Resource section.

Here are two of the videos and the other versions of the song can be viewed on our YMI Borders YouTube Channel Early Years playlist

MP3 Tracks

Wash Your Hands Before

Wash Your Hands After

Play – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

Safe – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

Snack – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

Backing – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

Learning Resources

To download files right click on the links and then select either:‘

- Save Target As’ (PC)
- ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac)

Words

Hand Washing Song Words.docx

Mp3 Backing tracks

Wash Your Hands Before

Wash Your Hands After

Play – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

Safe – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

Snack – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

Backing – This Is The Way We Wash Our Hands

On our Resource Page you can find word for all the other songs in our Blog posts.

For teacher and school staff with access to GLOW more Early Years information and all the files can be downloaded from our YMI Making Music team pages. Use the code wjimn8l to join the team if you are not already a member.