Meet Little Dragon and Follow His Journey!

This story is a year-long music curriculum, which changes with the seasons. The children follow the story of Little Dragon, from a mother’s wish, to a golden egg, to a fully fledged dragon who goes on lots of adventures. The story can be flexible and adapt to the needs of the class or group you are working with. It is a gentle and engaging introduction to more formal music lessons.

I keep a very strong rhythm and routine in these lessons as I find it helps to calm the children as they enter into the familiar. This is especially important in this busy, modern, and often overwhelming world we live in. The children grow to love the little dragon so are more likely to learn from his adventures than from being directly told by a grown up!

The Little Dragon lesson block covers the following key skills and objectives:

• Listening to the story and songs, and being able to recall story elements

• Learning songs and poems, singing together as a group and following actions

• Joining in with simple rhythms and exploring sounds in an imaginative way

• Learning age-appropriate life skills, such as doing something new, finding courage, and trying new foods

• Drawing pictures relating to the songs and story

• Experiencing tuned and untuned percussion instruments

For each term, the core package includes the following resources:

• Lesson plans including the story, songs and poems, along with musical games and activities that can be used for recall

• Audio narration of the story with songs and sounds

• Video tutorials advising how to teach each lesson, including actions of songs

• Learning age-appropriate life skills, such as doing something new, finding courage, and trying new foods