Key Stage 1 Great Fire of London - NEW LOOK
Rhymes and Songs - NEW LOOK

Find out about historical songs and chants connected to the Great Fire of London. Explore dynamics, pitch and tempo. Use all you have learned to create a simple 4-part music and movement composition, inspired by the Great Fire.

Session 1 London's burning

Objectives

Music

  • Use voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.

History

  • To learn how songs help people remember significant historical events.

Enquiry question
What difference do dynamics make when we sing a song?

Outcomes
Children will:

  • Learn a song about the Great Fire of London.
  • Know that dynamics are how loud or quiet music is.
  • Sing a song in a round using different dynamics.

You Will Also Need

There are no particular resources or weblinks needed for this session.

Session 2 High and low sounds

Objectives

Music

  • To experiment with pitch and to play tuned and un-tuned instrument.

Outcomes
Children will:

  • Experiment with pitch.
  • Listen to recorded music.
  • Play tuned and un-tuned instruments.

You Will Also Need

Xylophones and other tuned and untuned instruments

Session 3 All about the beat

Objectives

Music

  • To explore, choose and organise sounds and musical ideas.

Outcomes
Children will:

  • Use our voices to speak chants.
  • Experiment with tuned and un-tuned instruments.
  • Experiment with using a beat and tempo.
  • Explore, choose and organise sounds and musical ideas.

You Will Also Need

Xylophones or other tuned and untuned instruments

Session 4 Fire performance

Objectives

Music

  • To experiment with pitch, beat and dynamics to create a piece of music.

Outcomes
Children will:

  • Organise our musical ideas into a composition.
  • Explore how sounds can be made in different ways.
  • Experiment with tuned and un-tuned instruments.
  • React to music with simple movements.

Provided Resources

There are no provided resources for this session.

You Will Also Need

Xylophones or other tuned and untuned instruments