Prehistoric rock band

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Dinosaurs Dinosaur Families

Objectives

Early learning goals

  • Sing songs, make music & dance, and experiment with ways of changing them.
  • Know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things.
  • Make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes.
  • Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.

Music

  • Experiment with, create, select and combine sounds using the inter-related dimensions of music.
  • Use voices expressively and creatively by singing songs and speaking chants and rhymes.

D&T

  • Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks.

Lesson Planning

Let´s rock! Become a prehistoric rock band; learn a song and add a new verse; for a grand finale perform your song which will go live on the school website! 

Children will:

  • Learn and perform The Prehistoric Animal Brigade.
  • Use dinosaur knowledge to invent a new song verse.
  • Make simple castanets and coffee can drums.

Provided Resources

  • Prehistoric Animal Brigade lyrics
  • How to make Dinosaur Castanets
  • How to make shaving foam/bead cupcakes
  • Make a Shape-a-saurus

You Will Need

  • Musical instruments