Brahms' Lullaby

Music

Children lie on the floor with their eyes closed and listen to the song. The tone colour is the specific sound quality of a voice or instrument. Ask 'How does the song make you feel?', 'How do the instruments sound?', 'How do the voices sound?'
Children make up their own 'sleepy music' selecting percussion instruments or body percussion e.g. tap chest and exploring ways to create soft, gentle sounds.
Play along to the instrumental version of the song.

Dance

Explore 'soft moves' to match the song e.g. swaying, dance on tip toes, wave arms
Use scarves to dance to the song.

Drama

Use facial and body expressions to show a 'sleepy mood.'

Literacy

Sing and read along to the YouTube song to achieve multi-sensory learning 'Do it, see it and hear it!'

Print out the song PDF

Read the song lyrics - ask children a variety of questions.
Re-read the song lyrics and ask children to join in.
Recognise and use a variety of punctuation when reading. " " ! ? . ,
Look at print and conventions (bold, italics).
Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.
Word study - phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming word, contractions etc.