Essential Rhythm Activities for the Music Classroom

• 63 pages
• For grades PreK-8
• A supplemental resource of rhythm activities for music teachers, home school teachers or general education instructors who wish to incorporate music into their lessons.

The learning games and activities are presented in a lesson plan format and were chosen for their ease in instruction and flexibility. Easy-to use templates are also included for most lessons, along with instructions on making manipulatives.Lessons range from playing rhythm, drums and mallet instruments, to chants, rhythm dictation and more.Permission is given to photocopy for one school's use only.

Contents:

Steady Beat

• Beat Books (preK-grade 1)
• Barn Yard Orchestra (preK-grade 2)
• Beat Wave (grades 1-4)
• Rhythm Dictation and Echoing
• Speed (grades 2-5)
• Soda Can Dictation (grades 2-4)
• Poison (grades K- 8)
• Trail Mix Music (grades K-4)
• Rhythm Fraction Circles (late grades 2-6)

Performance

• Rhythm Scavenger Hunt (grades 1-3)
• Flip Flop (grades 3-8)
• Canons (grades 2-4)
• King (Queen) of the Drum (grades K-8)
• Revolving Drum (grades 2-5)

Reading

• Scrambled Eggs (grades 3-5)
• Buddy Check (grades 1-5)
• Circle Echo (grades 2-5)
• Echo Addiction (grades 2-5)
• Pop Corn (grades 2-6)
• Rock the Boat (grades K-8)

Games for Reinforcement

• Measure Up (grades 2-5)
• Rhythm Scooter Tag (grades 2-5)
• Rhythm Round-Up (grades 2-4)
• Mad House (grades 2-5)
• Metronome Madness (grades 4-8)

Appendices

A: Rhythm Card Templates

B: Melody Card Templates

C. Single-Beat Card Templates

D. Rhythm Dice Template

E. Animal Card Templates