These activities are for all ages and levels. Younger children will enjoy the simple song, while older children with a higher level of English will enjoy the online quiz. The more answers the player gets right, the better the band plays at the end.
Activities are marked with a symbol to indicate the best age group and level. Look at these when you choose which activities to use with your child.
You can use these materials to practise English with your child. On this page you'll find an idea for an activity you can try with your child. On the left you'll also see a list of links to resources about this topic on teaching websites that you may find useful.
We are in an Orchestra is a very simple song that works well with younger children. You can find the song here:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-songs-music.htm
Before you listen to the song, explain what an orchestra is (a large group of people who play music together). Ask your child: What instruments can you find in an orchestra? This discussion can take place in your own language but your child might know the names of some instruments in English. The discussion will introduce the song and some of the vocabulary to your child.
Click on 'start song'. Listen to the song. You can turn the words off if you want to , or if your child finds the words distracting (just click on 'read').
After the song, ask your child to remember which four instruments were in the song (tambourine, clarinet, piano, violin).
You can sing the song with actions. Have an action for each instrument - pretend to shake a tambourine, play the clarinet, piano and violin. Your child will enjoy doing something active, and it will help them to remember the words.
When your child is familiar with the song you could invent some more verses (the saxophone, the drums etc)
This song is good for practising the phrase 'I can play ...' or 'I can't play...'. You can download an activity which will help your child with this. You can download the activity on the song page, as well as the lyrics. Perhaps you could expand the phrase to other activities such as 'I can swim' or 'I can't sing very well'.
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