objects, materials, and properties Song (part of a 10-song collection)

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Incorporate inclusive teaching methods into your science lessons with this unique, multi-sensory resource.

This song is featured in our live school assemblies and interactive STEM workshops. Every booking includes full post-performance classroom activity sets mapped to the KS1 and K-1 science curriculum, giving your teachers ready-to-use resources to continue the learning in class.

Lyrics: Objects, Materials and Properties Song

What have I got here? It's a spoon
What's the material? It's made of metal
What object is this? It's a bag
What's it made of? It's plastic

Objects are things, a clock, a TV
Matter makes them up, all things, you and me
Some materials are hard, some are soft
Some are smooth and some are rough

Objects are things, like a clock, a TV
Matter makes them up, all things, you and me
Some materials are shiny and some are dull
Some float, some sink like a stone

Materials matter. Materials matter
Materials are made of matter. Materials are made of matter
What have I got here? A bowl
The material's? Wood

And what's it made of? It's wool
What object is this? It's a jumper
Objects are things, a clock, a TV
Matter makes them up, all things, you and me

Some materials are hard, some are soft
Some are smooth and some are rough
Objects are things, like a clock, a TV
Matter makes them up, all things, you and me

Some materials are shiny and some are dull
Some float, some sink like a stone
Materials matter. Materials matter
Materials are made of matter. Materials are made of matter

What object is this? It's a cup
The material's? Ceramic
And what are you? I'm human
And what are you made of? Stuff

Objects are things, a clock, a TV
Matter makes them up, all things, you and me
Some materials are hard, some are soft
Some are smooth and some are rough

Objects are things, like a clock, a TV
Matter makes them up, all things, you and me
Some materials are shiny and some are dull
Some float, some sink like a stone

Materials matter. Materials matter
Materials are made of matter
Materials are made of matter

Name on YouTube is Objects, Materials and Properties Song

Curriculum Alignment: England & US

National Curriculum of England
Core KS1 Focus: Year 1 Science

This song provides perfect and comprehensive coverage for the statutory objective under Everyday materials. The lyrics repeatedly and clearly differentiate between the object (spoon, bag, clock, jumper) and the material it is made from (metal, plastic, wood, wool), which is a core Year 1 requirement. It also explicitly names and describes observable properties (hard/soft, smooth/rough, shiny/dull, float/sink).

Core KS2 Focus: Year 2 Science

Provides essential preparatory knowledge for the Year 2 objective under Uses of everyday materials, which involves identifying and comparing the suitability of materials for different uses. The strong focus on properties in this song (hardness, waterproof nature implied by sink/float) is the basis for judging suitability.

Extension Value: Year 5 Properties and Changes of Materials

The opening lines that define Matter ("Matter makes them up, all things, you and me") provide crucial conceptual language that prepares students for the Year 5 statutory objective on Properties and changes of materials, where they study the classification of matter based on its properties.

NGSS Standards (K–1 Focus)

The song is a foundational resource for the Disciplinary Core Idea of Matter and Its Interactions (PS1.A).

Core PS Focus: Kindergarten (K) & Grade 1 (G1)

Targeted Alignment (K-PS1-1 / G1-PS1-1): Directly supports the requirement for students to use observations to describe and sort materials based on simple, measurable properties (e.g., hard/soft, rough/smooth, ability to float/sink) and to understand the difference between an object and the material it is made of.

Extension Value: The definition of Matter and the focus on properties provides an excellent transition into Grade 2 standards (2-PS1-1) where properties are related to material use.