KS2 English Lesson 1 – Teacher Notes
Summary
Pupils will work in groups to explore the importance of a charity single,
and look into some of the recent songs used for BBC Children in Need,
thinking about what has made these singles successful. In groups
children write their own few lines for a rap on the theme of BBC Children
in Need. Collate ideas together to create a class rap/song to be
performed at the Celebration of Champions.
Learning Outcomes
Pupils will:
Investigate charity singles, thinking about the power
of music and rap
Consider poetic forms and their effects
Write their own lyrics
Oracy -explore issues and themes through role play
Oracy - contribute purposefully to group discussion to
achieve agreed outcomes
Writing - adapt writing style to suit the reader and purpose
Writing -use a range of strategies to plan writing, e.g. notes,
diagrams, flowcharts
Related Resources:
Teacher - English Lesson 1 PowerPoint (including video clips)
You can print copies of these resources from the Teacher PowerPoint no need for extra downloads!
Pupils – Rap/song writing frame (slide 19)
Introduction
Run through the learning outcomes for this lesson (slide 2).
Next, allocate the class into small mixed-ability groups and introduce the
three group roles; group facilitator, group reporter and group recorder
(slide 3). Ask groups to decide who will be assigned to which position.
Then, begin by exploring some of the pupils' existing ideas about charity
singles.
Group Task 1 - (slides 4 and 5)
Ask each group to write down what they understand by the words
‘charity single’ on a large piece of paper or whiteboard and share
their answers with the class. Examine some of the words or ideas
that are repeated in their answers. Children can add to their own
ideas if they wish. Share the mind map headed ‘BBC Children in
Need Charity Single’ (slide 6) to generate a discussion, and allow
time for feedback.
Group Task 2 - (slides 7 and 8)
Next give pupils a short time to list all the charity songs that they
can think of; again working in their groups to write them on a large
piece of paper or whiteboard before sharing them with the class.
The children will probably be familiar with some chart-topping
songs.
Activities
Talk about the success of the 2014 BBC Children in Need charity single
by Gareth Malone’s All-Star Choir. Do the children recall what song it
was a cover of? (Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’). Why do they think it was so
successful? It got to number one in the charts making lots of money to
enable BBC Children in Need to help many children. Show slide 9.
Gareth Malone’s All-Star Choir consisted of celebrities that weren’t
singers and also children from various music projects that are funded by
BBC Children in Need, why do they think this was?
Play the music video (slide 10) to the class. You may wish to play the
video twice in order to prompt discussion and to give pupils an extra
chance to listen to the lyrics.
Group Task 3 - (slide 11)
Ask the children to jot down any lyrics that they think are important
and to share these with the class. Did other groups pick up on
similar song words? How does the song make us feel? What
emotive language does it use?
Share a compilation of various BBC Children in Need charity singles
(slide 12). Can children identify song titles? Artists?
Explain that the class will be creating their own BBC Children in Need
class rap/song to be performed at the Celebration of Champions. Each
group will think of a few lines and then each group’s part will contribute
to a whole class rap/song. (As a class song it can be edited and refined.)
Using slide 13, explore the features of raps with the pupils. Clarify that
rap lyrics are spoken or chanted; rather than sung. Focus on the
effectiveness of rhyming couplets in a rap and lines of varying length.
The rhyme gives the lyrics their musicality.
Share the example of rap (slide 14). The 2011 BBC Children in Need
single ‘Teardrops’ featured a lot of rap.
Use slide 15 to explain to the pupils that their rap idea can illustrate any
of the four fundraising themes (Bake, Challenge, Entertain or Dress-Up)
or be about BBC Children in Need in general. Explore some ideas for
rhyming couplets; remind children that the rhymes don’t have to be
perfect in their rap – they can have some artistic licence!
Set your pupils their challenge (slide 16). If pupils feel more comfortable
singing rather than rapping ask students to use the same rhyming
principles as above. You could even ask your class to combine singing
and rapping!
Slide 17 explains the format for rap and slide 18 presents an example.
Children can use the rap/song writing frame if they choose to (slide 19).
Whole Class Plenary
Ask each group to share their rap/song idea and perform it to the rest of
the class. Pupils can peer assess with constructive criticism. As a whole
class, allow time to collaborate all the ideas together, creating a fantastic
BBC Children in Need Class rap/song for the Celebration of Champions
(slide 20).
Extension Activity
Slide 22 provides ideas to develop the rap further.
You can find more tools, tips and resources at
bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/championsofchange