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Minute of Listening is a creative listening activity that enables a listening culture in your classroom. The basic activity of listening to a minute, followed by reflection on the three questions, is a quick and simple addition to the daily routine, and you may find that this is sufficient for your teaching needs.
There are lots of ways you can extend Minute of Listening to suit the learning needs of your pupils, however, and many teachers develop their own ideas.
In this part of the website, we have provided a selection of content themed by curriculum area, plus some resources and ideas to help you develop your use of Minute of Listening.
This area will expand over time, so do keep checking back for all the latest updates!
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And introduce a culture of curious, engaged and reflective listening.
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Explore over 200 minutes
And access many genres and styles from all kinds of contributors.
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Listen actively with your class
And let their imaginations flourish whilst they learn creatively.
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Reflect, discuss and get creative
And support teachers with innovative resources, ideas and activities.
Curriculum areas
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History
Listening to music can help us understand the past and changes to the society we live in. In this section, we have…
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Science
Why not introduce music and sound into your science teaching? You can use Minute of Listening to have fun hearing the sounds…
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Geography
Many minutes in Minute of Listening have strong connections with places, and places often have their own unique sound! In this area,…
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Music
At the heart of Minute of Listening is a huge range of music and sound from many places and times, and made…
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Give us your feedback“Great resource - children really enjoyed it! ”Primary Teacher
Pilot Project
Testimonials
Give us your feedback“Minute of Listening is a brilliant tool that can support teachers in delivering all kinds of curriculum areas creatively and effectively. Listening well is such an important skill but all too often it is neglected. Working in partnership with the great team at Bristol Plays Music means that we have the opportunity to bring together evidence about the transformation Minute of Listening can make to children and to schools when delivered across an area.”Susanna Eastburn, Chief Executive
Sound and Music
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Give us your feedback“I use Minute of Listening as a starter to my music lessons because listening and appraising is a huge part of the national curriculum for music. It fits perfectly and enables the children to actively listen, to talk about what they're hearing, to use the vocabulary associated with the music. They really enjoy it and it exposes them to a whole range of music that we wouldn't otherwise expose them to. ”Natalie Morris, Year 3 teacher
Bricknell Primary School, Hull
