Musical amphibians

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Carnival of the Animals Amphibians

Objectives

Science

  • Identify and name a variety of common animals.
  • Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including pets).

Music

  • Create musical patterns.
  • Explore, choose and organise sounds and musical ideas.
  • Explore and express ideas and feelings about music, using musical language, make improvements to own work.

Lesson Planning

Understand that sounds can be made in different ways and begin to build a pattern of sounds to represent a particular amphibian; make improvements to their work.

Teaching Outcomes
To identify key characteristics of amphibians.
To investigate different sounds and find suitable sounds that could represent amphibians in a musical composition.

Children will:

  • Understand that sounds can be made in different ways.
  • Suggest words and sounds to express amphibians’ movements and calls.
  • Begin to build a pattern of sounds to represent a particular amphibian.
  • Begin to recognise tempo, dynamics and pitch.
  • Make improvements to their work.

Provided Resources

  • Photographs of amphibians from around the world

You Will Need

  • Flip chart
  • Michael Finnigin, tap your chinigin by Sue Nicholls (optional)
  • Clap Your Hands Follow Me: Action Songs and Activities for Under Fives by Emily Skinner