In addition to the examples given in the 'Points to note' section, children could go on to:
- create their own weather scenes in pairs or threes and record them
- write poems about the rain and the sun and use these to stimulate more subtle uses of sounds
- collect recordings of different kinds of weather and use these as supporting material for creative work
- celebrate their work by performing weather pieces to different audiences
When this unit is repeated, the focus will remain the same, that is, understanding pitch, but the content and the expectations should change. The content is changed easily through the use of different examples, stories and other stimuli, eg a fairground, that could be used to explore the expressive elements instead of weather. Expectations are changed by expecting more of the children to achieve the 'most children' and 'some children will have progressed further' statements and by placing greater emphasis on the extension exercises in the 'Points to note' section.
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