Beat vs rhythm activities

Keeping the Beat! Sometimes it is hard for young children to understand the difference between the beat and the rhythm. Here is an easy way to help your class learn the difference. You can give them a big stretchy Chinese jump rope. I sewed about 3 ropes together so the entire class could use the rope at the same time. Then have them sing a song while keeping the beat to the music. The class can instantly see if their rope is going up or down at the same time with the rest of the class and…

Elementary Music Beat and Rhythm Movement Activities -

Teach students about beats by doing a fun rhythm poem about trains.

Do you have favorite activities to teach rhythm and counting? There are so many methods for counting rhythm. From the traditional '1 and 2 and' system to the

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Food Rhythm Activities for Ta and Ti Ti Four activities that build upon each other included. Created for Part Time Learning Support Classes or Primary Rhythm Readers

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One of the things I try to do periodically with my students is rhythmic dictation. Here is a really simple worksheet that I designed for this purpose. I just have the student sit in my chair with a clipboard and pencil. Then I play rhythm patterns and have them notate what they hear. You can […]

A fun and simple musical theory and rhythm game to teach the difference between finding the beat and the rhythm of a song to kids.

Teaching Rhythm and Beat: How to Help Your Students Know the Difference - Music with Mrs. Alexander