EYFS
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Storytelling and music for 0 to 4 years olds The Royal Albert Hall sotrytellers invite you to join in with their fun storytelling with music. There are 9 x 15 minute episodes. Enjoy!
Previous Lockdown Resources:
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WB 6th July - Out of the Ark @ Home The final songs of lockdown include 'The Tongue' and 'I heard a Blackbird Singing'. Do you have a favourite song you have sung? Why not go back to it and sing it again? Have fun!
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WB 29th June 2020 - Out of the Ark @ Home Songs this week include 'Nursery Rhyme Nonsense' and 'The Tadpole Song'. Ribbit....
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WB 22nd June - Out of the Ark @ Home This weeks songs includ 'I'm OK' and 'J-O-Y-F-U-L'. Have fun!
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WB 15th June 2020 - Out of the Ark @ Home This week's songs include 'Moving to the Music'; 'In my Garden'; and 'I've got a Cardboard Box'! See what you can do with a cardboard box, when you've listened to the song!
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WB 15th June 2020 BBC Ten Pieces at Home Although the video might be too advanced for your child to watch, they could listen to the music and create their own magical, mythical creature, acting it out and creating sounds for it. Have fun!
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WB Monday 8th June - Sing Up at Home Song of the Week If you're a fan of Disney, then this is for you! A fab arrangement of 'The Bare Necessities' from The Jungle Book, that includes singing, tongue twisters and beat boxing! You can also dress up in your favourite anumal onesie or costume if you like. Have fun!
'The Bare Necessities' - Learn the song with Beccy Owen
In this teaching video you'll get to sing in a light jazzy style and learn a simple beatboxing part to accompany this iconic song from The Jungle Book.
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WB Monday 8th June - Out of the Ark @ Home This week you can sing along and/or move to songs including 'The Doubling Song'; 'Hey, You in the Middle' and 'I have a Song to Sing'.
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Monday 1st June - Song for this week from Sing Up at Home. This weeks song is 'Shakle My Sillies Out!' This is one of my favourite songs that I've taught the younger pupils at ARH. Have a great time shaking your sillies out!
Learn 'Shake My Sillies Out' with Beccy Owen
Use the video and the help of Beccy Owen to learn this song and have a great time using up some energy!
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NEW! Out of the Ark Music @ Home - Monday 1st June Check out the website to find new and featured songs to have a go at this week, including 'Just Sing!'. If your child struggles with the words, create movement and actions for the song and you can still have lots of fun!
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Out of the Ark - Monday 18th May 2020 There are now 6 categories to choose from including Get Moving, Wow and Wonder and Just for Fun! Or you can continue to seach for songs week by week if you prefer.
NEW! Sing Up's Song of the Week - 'Baby beluga' - Learn the song about a little white whale
A charming sing-along song about a little white whale and feeling secure
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Out of the Ark 'Song a Day' - Week 8 Great new songs including 'Coordination Funk' and 'The Tongue'!
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Sing up at Home Some great new songs added to the website, inlcuding Silly Stuff, Relaxing/Soothing and Songs to get Moving! Scroll down to find songs for your child/children's age group.
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Out of the Ark @ Home - A song a day - Week 7 - Monday 4th May 2020 Songs this week include 'What a Flexible Body', 'Thinking Thursday' and 'Keep Calm and Carry On' to celebrate VE Day on Friday 8th May. If you can't sing all the words, let your child move to the music. Have fun!
Rhythm Play Express - Cushion Play - Wednesday 29th April 2020
Musical fun with 'Stickman' - sing, dance and jam along. Bring a teddy, a cup, a sponge and a ball and get ready to tell a story on cushion mountain! If you missed the 11am live session, don't worry, you can watch back and take part when you can.
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'Out of the Ark' A-song-a-day! WB Monday 27th April 2020 'Out of the Ark' are providing a song a day for each week of the lockdown. Now on week 6, that's a whopping 42 songs available to sing or just move along to if the words are too difficult for the younger ones!
'Moving To The Music ' from Out of the Ark Music @ Home (Words on Screen Lyric Video)
Move-it Monday - ' Moving To The Music ' Jam-packed with actions and missing words, this brain-teaser will have the children clapping, stamping, jumping, wriggling and nodding, but can they do it all in the right places?
Go to the 'Out of the Ark' link for the rest of the songs.
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Monday 27th April 2020 - A-Song-A-Week - Sing Up at Home! Wiggle Jiggle - a fun, active song. All the words might be a little difficult for the younger ones to sing, but it's agreat song to move along to and wake up those sleepy heads!
'Wiggle Jiggle' Song of the Week on YouTube
Learn the song AND the body percussion in this lovely teaching video by the songwriter herself. We'd love to see videos of you and your families singing this. Please ahre them on the A.R.H. Twitter page, uploaded by a responsbile adult only.
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New songs - Monday 27th April 2020 Out of the Ark are sharing a song a week for FREE during the lockdown. On week 6 now, all the songs can be found by clicking on the link. There are some great songs to sing an move along to!
Wednesday 22nd April 2020 - Rhythm Play Express - Paper Play
Rhythm Play Express with Dave ‘Stickman’ Higgins. Musical activities with 'Stickman' using paper to make music. Find some paper - newspaper, A4 paper or tissue paper, a crayon, a wooden spoon and saucepans and play and jam together.
Wednesday 15th April at 11am - Rhythm Play Express - Sponge Play
Spark Arts present Rhythm Play Express with Dave 'Stickman' Higgins. Grab a sponge and a plate and sing, dance and jam along with Stickman. Feel free to share videos of response to this activity on the ARH Twitter page - uploaded by a responsible adult only. Have fun!
Rhythm Play Express - Sphere Play
Spark Arts present Rhythm Play Express with Dave 'Stickman' Higgins. For this journey of sound and rhythm, you will need 2 balls (preferbaly one yellow and one white, but don't worry if not), a stretch of ribbon, or something similar that can be swished around, a saucepan, washing up bowl and wooden spoon! Have fun!
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BBC Bring the Noise Play It! Get started with Play It! and explore the different elements that make up a song, play or clap along with the music and make then listen back to your own version of songs. Have fun!
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Andy's Animal Raps CBeebies sound adventurer Andy Day travels across the world singing and rapping about some of the weather patterns and animals, insects and fish found in different environments. Have fun learning about the different environments, sing, and add some body percussion sounds (clapping, tapping, jumping, clicking etc)
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Sonic Explorers Sonic Explorer J travels to different locations to explore the many sounds that can be found. He visits a jungle, garden, under the sea, a beach, a supermarket and prehistoric times as part of his quest to find new sounds. These video clips are designed to help children think about different sounds and how they relate to their environment. See if your child/ren can find and explore different sounds in your home/garden.
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YolanDa's Band Jam As seen on CBeebies, YolanDa and her Band Jammers have a collection of songs that introduce some of the main elements to music making. Watch the episodes from the series to support teaching dynamics, pitch, rhythm and instrumentation.
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Five musical ideas for children to try at home These simple ideas will help keep little ones occupied while encouraging them to explore and learn about music Five musical activities to try out at home with primary school aged children. Follow other links on this page to support these activities.
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Five ways to spark your child's interest in music Have a look at this list of easy ways to get children singing and dancing at home
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ABC Music Home School resources 'ABC Music' have launched music activities you can use for home schooling. Once registered you will have FREE access to the resources for a year.
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Out of the Ark songs and activities A mixture of songs available for FREE for home schooling. Younger children will need support with these, but even if they can't sing the words, they can have a go at the actions!
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Super Simple Songs Super Simple Songs is a resource on YouTube that has great songs and videos to accompany them. They are action songs, so your child/ren can copy the characters.
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Twinkl Resources You can sign up for a FREE account during the school closures. Go to the webpage and use the code UKTWINKLHELPS to set up a free account. There are lots of music activities you could try together with your child. Use the applicable heading when logged in to find suitable resources for your child/ren, and click on 'music' in the dropdown list.
Ollie from 'Beat Goes On' teaching Body Percussion on CBeebies' 'Let's Go Club!'
A body percussion activity - using the body to create sounds - by 'Beat Goes On'. A great energiser that is great fun too!
Ollie from 'Beat Goes On' teaches a 2nd Body Percussion routine on CBeebies' 'Let's Go Club!'
Another body percussion activity to have a go at.