Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to I'm In Love With A Monster from Hotel Transylvania 2 with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
For Christmas 2023 Southampton & Isle of Wight music hub have commissioned a brand new songbook with original material written by music hub composer Jo Downs based on some well known Christmas storybook favourites and seasonal tales.
This set of songs will be used for the 4th December performance at Southampton Guildhall and the 5th December Christmas at Osborne House day as optional content. Please feel free to use this however you would like to use this in your own settings too regardless of your involvement in these projects!
Alongside this we would like you and the young people in your setting to CHOOSE a song from the 10 Minute Sign & Sing (KS2+) or 5 Minute Rhythm and Rhyme (KS1+) back catalogue you would like to perform. You can browse the Christmas content in one place HERE
A teacher’s meeting will take place online on Wednesday 1st November from 4pm - 5pm to discuss logistics for the 4th December and to introduce the songs.
He’s The Grinch Key Stage 1
There’s an Elf on the Shelf Key Stage 1
Who’s That Pulling The Sleigh Key Stage 2 & 3 (optional chorus for Key Stage 1)
Wishing For Joy Key Stage 2 & 3 (optional chorus for Key Stage 1)
Beneath The Winter Snow Key Stage 2 &
Based on Dr Seuss’ festive favourite - this song tells the story of The Grinch. There will be some simple actions or makaton signs to learn for the chorus. As there are a few verses we may assign these to particular schools so that we don’t have to learn all of them at once.
This funk track is all about that naughty Elf on the Shelf! This song has a repeated chorus and verse so not too many words to remember and an optional 2 part ending - if you’re not sure of this then just stick to repeating “I’ll miss that Elf”. Key Stage 2 students might like to join in with this one in the chorus.
This song tells the story of The Christmasaurus written by Tom Fletcher from MyFly in the style of McFly! For this song we will be singing with a live band and it would be great if KS1 students could also learn the chorus of this to join in with if they would like to. There are a lot of words in each verse so I am going to suggest that different schools take a verse to learn each to save on memorising too many lyrics.
This wonderful song was written by Jo a few years ago but it’s message of kindness, thinking of those less fortunate and Christmas not being about materials things is particlarly relavant now. The chorus changes very subtly each time depending on the themes of the verse preceding it. The final chorus has some optional harmonies which we will workshop with you when we come in to teach the songs. Again if Key Stage 1 children would like to learn the chorus of this to join in with they are very welcome.
This haunting ballad touches on themes of displacement and refugees and is included as a winter song with no mention of Christmas. The intro and outro features a simple harmony part which will be taught in workshops. There is also an optional harmony which can be learned through the whole melody line if you would like to.
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Little Grey Cloud by Nick Cope with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to September by Earth, Wind & Fire Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Teacher’s Pet from School of Rock with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Green Green Grass by George Ezra with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music Hubs, then try it out with the performance video.
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Outdoors by Jason Mraz and Sesame Street with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Never Gonna Not Dance Again by P!NK with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music Hubs, then try it out with the performance video.
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Andy’s A to Z of Summer by Andy Day from CBeebies with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Vacation by The Go-Go’s with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Fearless (Lionheart) by Joel Corry and Tom Grennan with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music Hubs, then try it out with the performance video.
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Dancing Queen by ABBA with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music Hubs, then try it out with the performance video.
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Let’s Talk A Walk by Nick Cope with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Crown by Stormzy with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music Hubs, then try it out with the performance video.
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Animal Bop by YolanDa Brown OBE with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for I Just Can't Wait To Be King with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music Hubs, then try it out with the performance video.
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Lava from the Disney Pixar short film with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
Learn Makaton signs, singing and body percussion for Queen of Mean from the film Descendants 3 with Southampton and Isle of Wight Music Hubs, then try it out with the performance video.
Sing, learn the signs and do body percussion along to Hakuna Matata from The Lion King with Southampton & Isle of Wight Music Hubs.
Join in with our inclusive series of musical and sensory activities created for SEND pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1. Featuring action songs, rhythms, rhymes and of course Makaton signs, join in with Vicky where you can!
