KS1 Music: Guy Fawkes and The Gunpowder Plot: 'Remember, remember'

The song and associated video content remembers The Gunpowder Plot of 1605.

Song video: Remember, remember (vocal version)

Remember, remember. Focus: Time passing; days and dates; steady-beat and rhythm patterns; higher and lower; up and down (pitch); saying then singing. Listen to how the tune of the chorus goes higher and lower, making up-and-down shapes.

Refer to the Teacher's Notes for more information about the song, including follow-up music activities based on it and suggestions for cross-curricular study.

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What happened after The Gunpowder Plot?

Guy Fawkes was discovered and arrested in the early hours of 5 November 1605 in a chamber under the House of Lords. He was surrounded by 36 barrels of gunpowder and had the fuses to detonate them on his person.

Fawkes initially gave his name as John Johnson to hide his identity. He was taken to the Tower of London where pupils will hear (but not witness) that he revealed the names of his co-conspirators after three days of torture. Catesby died during his arrest and many of the other plotters were subsequently executed - their heads being put on display as a warning against acts of treason.

Pupils will also learn how the events of 1605 are still commemorated each year on 5 November - Bonfire Night.

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Resources

Song video: Remember, remember (instrumental version)

Information and guidance on the songs and other content in KS1 Music: The Gunpowder Plot

Teacher's notes
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More songs from KS1 Music: The Gunpowder Plot

1. Shadows in the night

Focus: secrets and mysteries; light and shadows; louder and quieter; whispering sounds.

1. Shadows in the night

2. Hundreds of years ago

Focus: Time passing; fire safety; musical scales; simple rhythm-patterns.

2. Hundreds of years ago