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The document provides instructions for an activity to teach students about rhythm. Students will use pictures associated with words of different syllable lengths to create their own rhythms by placing the pictures in rows corresponding to note values. The teacher will model the activity and then have students practice clapping each other's rhythms. The goal is for children to organize musical ideas and develop an understanding of rhythm.

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The document provides instructions for an activity to teach students about rhythm. Students will use pictures associated with words of different syllable lengths to create their own rhythms by placing the pictures in rows corresponding to note values. The teacher will model the activity and then have students practice clapping each other's rhythms. The goal is for children to organize musical ideas and develop an understanding of rhythm.

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Title: Fairy Tale Rhythm

Objective: Children will use pictures/words to create their own rhythm.


Grade: 2-3
National Core Standards for Music: Create: Organize and develop
musical ideas and work
Step by step process:
1. Handout a sheet of paper to the class with 2 rows of 4 boxes
2. Select a topic (fairy tale)
3. Allow the class to give words associated with this topic, such as
princess, prince, book, superhero
4. When the class gives you words categorize them into rows according to
their syllables (1, 2, 3, 4)
5. Show the class that the words in list one are associated with a quarter
note
6. Demonstrate to the class how to clap a quarter note
7. Repeat step 5 and 6 with the next 3 lists
8. Ask them to not pick words from the category with 3 syllables since
that will be more difficult
9. Ask them to pick 3 words from the lists
10.
Ask the class to draw pictures associated with the words
11.
Let the class place the pictures in the rows however they like,
you do the same
12.
Demonstrate to the class how to clap yours along with the words
13.
Have them join you
14.
Let the class practice with their neighbors on their rhythm
15.
Ask for volunteers to clap and say their words to the class

Resource/Lyrics:
Story

Prin-

Sup-er-

Beat or No Beat? That is the Question!


Objective: The objective for this activity, is for students to identify the beat
of the music and to determine if there is a beat at all times of the music. It is
also important for the students to understand that just because there is
noise, does not always mean that there is a steady beat.
I can statement: I can identify when there is a steady beat and when there is
not a steady beat.
Grade Level: This activity is most appropriate for First Grade Fifth Grade.
National Core Standards for Music: 6. Convey meaning through
presentation of musical work. 7. Perceive and analyze musical work.
Step-by-step Process:

Have the music ready to go that has a steady beat in some parts,
and no beat in another. The music that we used had two parts
with a steady beat and one part without.
Have the students stand in a circle and hold hands.
Let the students listen to the first part of the music and tell them
to walk facing left, on the steady beat. Show them an example
and then let them try.
After the first part of the music, let the students listen and tell
them to hop towards the right on the steady beat. Again, show
them an example and then let them try themselves.
On the third part of the music, tell the students that you are
going to improvise (explain this vocabulary means to come up
with something on the spot) and that they should just mimic
(copy) you.
Let the students hear the third part (which has no beat) and
then show them some of the moves that they will be doing, such
as sticking each leg out, shaking your hands, or sticking your
arms out until each sound in the music has ended.
Tell the students that they will now try it all together and have
them try it.
After you have completed the motions about 5 times, stop the
music and ask the students how many different parts they heard.
If they say three, move on, if they do not, try the activity another
time.

If they say three, ask them if all of the parts had a steady beat.
If they say no then ask them which did not.
After they give an answer, explain that in music there is often a
steady beat; however, just because there is noise, does not
mean that there is automatically a steady beat.
Talk with the students for a moment about this.
Always encourage the students!

Resources/Lyrics:
None

Objective: This exercise using words like pie ( ), pumpkin (


), and jacko-lantern (
) to help children learn rhythm and rhythmic notation.
Age: Kindergarten to First Grade is the appropriate grade level so the ages
would be 5 to 6 years.
Music Core Standard: MU:Cr1.1.Ka With guidance, explore and
experience music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour).
Process:
You will need a sheet of paper with eight blank boxes or eight blank lines
printed on it. You will have cut outs of your symbols for each notation (pie,
pumpkin, jack-o-lantern face). This activity works better with small groups
so divide the class into groups of 2 to 4. Distribute one rhythm chart and 8
cutouts to each group. Explain to the class that the pie is one beat a quarter
note, the pumpkin is beats an eighth note and the jack-o-lantern is
beats a sixteenth note. Instruct the class to create a rhythm by using the
symbols. Tell them they can use all eight cutouts or they can use 7 if they
insert a rest into the lines. They must use each cutout at least once. Give
the groups several minutes to create their composition and to practice
clapping it. Once everyone is finished perform each composition with the
class. A finished product should look like this:

The visuals help younger students grasp how the notations are clapped and
the picture association helps them learn which note does what with greater
ease.

Resources:
Fruit Loop Rhythms
www.makemusicrock.blogspot.com/2013/03/pintrest-pick.html
Creating Icons to Teach Rhythm
www.musicforhomeschoolersloretta.blogspot.com/2013/03/melodies-are-made-of-long-andshort.html
Notation with Rests
www.musicforhomeschoolers-loretta.blogspot.com/2013/03/rhythmlesson-9-notation-with-rests.html
Lego Music
www.elementarymusicresources.blogspot.com/2013/05/centerslego-music.html

Rhythm

Objective: Students will learn to create their own rhythms by using rhythmic
building blocks.

National Standards for Music Education: Organize and develop musical ideas
and work.

Grade: 3rd- 4th grade

Step-by-step:
1.) First teach rhythmic notation by using pictures of a frog, monkey, and
alligator.
2.) Ask the students how many sounds are in frog, monkey and alligator.
3.) Tell the students clap when they say the words to figure out how many
sounds.
4.) When the students tell you frog has 1 sound so it needs a quarter note
for the 1 sound, monkey has 2 sounds so it needs an eighth note, and
then alligator has 4 sounds so it needs a sixteenth note.
5.) Then give the students handouts with eight rhythmic building blocks.
6.) Have the students pick a theme and come up with words in that
category that have different sounds.
7.) Have the students put the different words in the blocks. (They can
leave blocks empty for rest beats)
8.) Then have the students practice clapping the rhythm in the blocks.
9.) Then have the students practice clapping each others different
rhythms.
Resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMUBWyFhHSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfD6BCxhnQA
http://www.creatingmusic.com/BlockGames/with-rhythm/

Obwisana
Objective: Students will learn steady beat by tapping blue rhythm sticks on
the ground while singing Obwisana.
Age: Kindergarten
National Core Standards For Music: Convey meaning through presentation of
musical work. (Number six)
Step-By-Step process:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Tell students to sit in a circle


Tell the students to grab one blue stick
Pass around the blue sticks
Ask three guided questions and sing the song to the students.
Ask students to sing along
Sing without the sticks a couple of time
Demonstrate steady beat without the song
Have students do the steady beat without the song
Do the steady beat and have students start to sing along

Resources: LyricsObwisana sa nana


Obwisana sa
Obwisana sa nana
Obwisana sa.

Title Pumpkin Pie


Objective To teach Students the correct timing for quarter notes, eighth
notes and sixteenth notes, in a fun engaging kinesthetic way.
National Standards for Music Education This activity meets both standards
one and two.
1. Generate and conceptualize music ideas and work
2. Organize and develop musical ideas and work
Age appropriate grade This could be completed with 1st 3rd graders.
Step by step process
1) Teach students the difference between beat vs. rhythm
2) Show them the icons picked out for the activity.
3) Ask them what note the icons represent
4) Ask how many sounds are in word that represents the icon.
5) Then pass out the sheet of paper asking them to work as groups in writing
in what type of
notes are in each line.
6) After the group has the lines correct then have them practice the whole
page as a group.
7) Pass out the sheet with the lyrics written out and the line of icons that
needs to be
matched to which line it goes.
8) Then pass out the sheet with only the four icons and four lines spaced out
with four
spaces for notes.
9) Ask students to create their own rhythm.
Resources/Lyrics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=2Sq0WtZXDeg&list=PLsLWYq5cWcvO7xr14Cz1VyOccA
KuVoIrW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q49KZPx3is

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