Mum and Dad's music: design a disco poster

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Changes within Living Memory Music

Objectives

History

  • Post war – 1970s and 1980s: Learn that change in one area can lead to change in another area.
  • Learn about the changes in one aspect of British life since 1945.
  • To identify links and connections between different aspects of British life since 1945.

Music

  • Listen carefully and develop aural memory.

English

  • Create short simple texts that combine words with images.
  • Find and use new and interesting words and phrases.

Art and Design

  • Explore and develop ideas.

Lesson Planning

Consolidate your understanding of music your parents may have enjoyed by looking at some popular styles of the time and create a poster reflecting the style of disco!

Teaching Outcomes
To recognise changes within living memory and be aware of gradual but clear changes in the life-time of their parents.
To know and recognise examples of music of a certain time and genre.
To use words, phrases and styles to suit the poster.
To compare and develop ideas, methods and approaches in their work.

Children will:

  • Place the poster in the correct decade on the time line.
  • Recall songs
  • Identify well-defined musical features.
  • Say what they think about the images.
  • Identify what is most effective in their own and others' work and suggest improvements.
  • Organise and combine shapes, colours, patterns, textures, using mixed media.
  • Write single words and phrases and write with spaces between words accurately.

Provided Resources

  • Images of Abba album covers
  • ‘Abba’ and ‘Dancing Queen’ words to copy and cut out
  • Images of disco dancers

You Will Need

  • Large squares of coloured paper
  • Coloured paper for cutting up
  • Sparkly bits to add
  • Time-line from previous session