1. Songs and Music in the classroom

2. Why use songs and music in the ELF classroom? They develop listening and reading enjoyably. They aid pronunciation. Students enjoy songs and music. They evoke images and feelings. They're authentic. They can be used in many ways. They stick and they work!

3. When to use music or songs...

4. At the beginning of a class: To introduce new vocabulary or structures. To create a particular mood in your class. To stimulate or relax (that includes you!) To use as a springboard for something else.

5. During class: To initiate active listening. To stimulate class discussion. To test or revise vocabulary or structures. To learn new expressions. To carry out mental gym exercises. Why not?

6. At the end of class: Torecaporrecycle. Tostimulatetheimaginationor... simplyhavefun!

7. How or what to do with them...

9. find the words in the soup of letters

10. answer questions

11. circle the words/ places/ pictures mentioned

12. find expressions/verbs/adjectives etc

13. jumbled sentences

14. complete the song

15. topic introduction for debate or discussion

16. mental gym

17. listen and imagine

18. jumbled paragraphs

19. find rhyming words

20. make a collage that illustrates the song

22. Music has been shown to... Improve motor functioning. Decrease muscle tension. Entrain and regulate respiration. Reduce pain. Reduce heart rate. Elevate mood. Increase mental performance ETC. ETC. ETC.

23. SO.... BRING ON THE BEAT!