Rhythm and Movement
Overview
1st or 2nd grade students will review the basic rhythms using quarter notes, eighth notes, and a quarter rest. They will clap and speak the rhythms and then perform the rhythms with their feet and unpitched instruments.
General Music Rhythm Lesson
Grade Level: 1st or 2nd students
Learning Goals:
- Students will be able to identify quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests in a four beat pattern.
- Students will be able to clap and speak four beat patterns with accuracy. (Ta, ti-ti)
- Students will be able to walk to a steady beat throughout the room.
- Students will be able to stomp four beat patterns with their feet.
- Students will be able to play four beat patterns using rhythm sticks.
Steps:
- Students will sit on the floor in front of the teacher.
- Students will be shown individual rhythm cards and will be asked to identify them. They will be asked the name, nickname, how many beats, and how many sounds.
- Students will be shown a four beat rhythm card. They will be told to clap and speak the rhythm once the teacher says, "One, two, clap and speak." The teacher will point along with each beat.
- If the majority speaks the rhythm, card correct, they will be shown another card and asked to perform it.
- Students will then be asked to stand and walk their feet to the beat of the drum the teacher is playing without talking. If students can do this successfully, they will move to the next step.
- Students will be asked to face the teacher who will show them a rhythm card. First they will clap the rhythm, then they will stomp it.
- Students will be told to stomp the rhythm around the room while speaking it as a class. They will repeat the rhythm until the teacher has the, stop and the game repeats with a new card.
- Students will then be given a set of rhythm sticks. They will play the rhythms on the sticks as they walk around the room.
- Students will carefully put away the rhythm sticks and return to their circle spots after the activity.
Sound example of rhythm sticks: Rhythm Sticks
Video example of rhythm and four beat patterns: Rhythm Practice with Quarter Notes and Eighth Notes
Assessments:
- The teacher will observe the students for understanding by watching their feet for steady