Monthly Archives: February 2015

Issue 148: Welcome to the Jungle

What happened to the first half of the term? I crashed out with a series of chest infections that zapped my energy, sent me to my bed, and wiped out most of my teaching in January and February. Apologies to teachers … Continue reading

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Issue 148: The Tale of Jeremy Fisher

Here’s a lesson plan that I emailed in to a primary school where I was due to teach class music, before I was felled by the chest infection that just about wrote off the first half of this term. It … Continue reading

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Issue 148: Making a Thunderstorm

Here’s another lesson emailed in from my “sick-bed”. The same considerations as before; suitable for all classes in the primary school, easy to collect the resources and deliver, easy for me to type up and send in! Thunderstorm Simulation Short … Continue reading

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Issue 148: Ukulele; Eleanor Rigby

Aha, I’ve discovered that this song can be played using F and Am – Easy-easy-peasy-peasy! You can get the words and the chords here:   https://ukutabs.com/t/the-beatles/eleanor-rigby/?transpose=0#point PANIC NOT! First of all, click +5 on the transpose bar. That will put … Continue reading

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