for Key Stage 2

Join opera singers Emily and Dalma from WNO who will bring the stories of opera alive through; retelling their condensed stories, introducing the main characters and performing musical excerpts!

Each video is between 5 - 8 minutes in length and is designed to make opera accessible to all through snappy engaging and video content you can use anytime in the classroom or at home.

In addition Welsh National Opera have also written a teachers pack to go with each video which includes suggestions for cross curricular activities and a copy of the story text for you to use in the classroom or for home learning.

The Children and the Spells (L'enfant et Les Sortilèges)

Video, Resource Pack & Script

Hansel & Gretel

Video, Resource Pack & Script

The Cunning Little Vixen

Video, Resource Pack & Script

Carmen

Video, Resource Pack & Script

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs and body percussion for Don’t Stop Believing by Journey then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs and body percussion for Brave by Sara Bareilles then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

Join in with our new 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 Kelly where you can!

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs and body percussion for You Can Get It If You Really Want sung by Desmond Dekker and the Aces then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

Join in with our new 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 Kelly where you can!

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs and body percussion for What About Us? by Pink then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

Join in with our new 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 Kelly where you can!

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs and body percussion for Proud Mary sung by Tina Turner then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

Join in with our new 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 Kelly where you can!

for Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1

WNO workshop leaders Emily Rooke and Dalma Sinka have created six brand new transition songs for you to use as part of your school routines from the summer term onwards!  Each song has a bespoke backing track and video you can use in the classroom as a teaching video to learn  the melody and the Makaton signs that go with it.  We hope that you can make use of these to help ease transitions during the school day and embed them into your day to day activities throughout the school year. 

In the resource pack we have included some suggestions for how you might like to make use of these songs throughout your normal daily routine with your class but this is not an exhaustive list!  There are lots of ways to incorporate song and singing in your day and please feel free to adapt the lyrics of these songs to suit your classroom and activities specifically.  We have included a small amount of Makaton signs in the learning videos but we would not expect pupils to be using them while washing their hands or tidying up for example so feel free to use or not use them as appropriate.

Getting in a Circle

Learning Video & Backing Track

Washing Hands

learning Video & Backing Track

Lining Up

Learning video & Backing Track

Tidy Up Song

Learning Video & Backing Track

Quiet Time

Learning Video & Backing Track

Pack Your Bags

Learning Video & Backing Track

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs and body percussion for Let’s Get Loud by Gloria Estefan sung by Jennifer Lopez then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

Join in with our new 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 Kelly where you can!

Welsh National Opera Singers and Workshop Leaders Dalma and Emily have created some fantastic vocal warm up videos for us. These can be used either in your classroom, as a CPD activity for teachers who are planning on leading singing or for individual students working on their vocal technique.

Posture & Stretching

Breathing Exercises 1

Breathing Exercises 2

Facial Muscles & Diction

Extending Your Vocal Range

All Purpose Warm Up

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs and body percussion for Shotgun by George Ezra then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

Join in with our new 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 Kelly where you can!

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs and body percussion for Better When I’m Dancing by Meghan Trainor from The Peanuts Movie then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS, BODY PERCUSSION AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — PLAY, SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

Join in with our new 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 Kelly where you can!

Key Stage 2

Learn Makaton signs for True Colours by Cyndi Lauper sung as a duet by Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick in the film Trolls, then try it out with the performance video.

LEARNING VIDEO — LEARN THE LYRICS AND THE SIGNS

PERFORM ALONG VIDEO — SING AND SIGN ALONG THROUGH THE WHOLE SONG

Join in with our new 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 Kelly where you can!