Essential Rhythm Activities for the Music Classroom


Book Description

Essential Rhythm Activities for the Music Classroom is a fantastic supplemental resource for music teachers, home school teachers, or general education instructors who wish to incorporate music into their lessons. The enjoyable learning games and activities in this reproducible collection, presented in a lesson plan format, have been selected for their ease in instruction and flexibility. Easy-to-use templates are also included for most lessons, along with instructions on making manipulatives to supplement the lessons. The fun and innovative lessons range from playing rhythm, drums and mallet instruments, to chants and rhythmic dictation, and much more!




101 Rhythm Instrument Activities for Young Children


Book Description

Help every child experience the magic of making music! From the moment they can grasp and hold an object, young children love to shake, rattle, and bang for the sheer joy of creating sounds. Music is vital to the development of many skills, including math ability, language, and coordination. 101 Rhythm Instrument Activities for Young Children will delight two- to six-year-olds as they are invited to create sounds of ocean waves, rainstorms, and horses galloping, as well as play along with their favorite songs. With 101 ideas, a subject index, and teacher tips, the book makes it easy to find rhythm instrument activities to fit every curriculum and every day.




I Got the Rhythm


Book Description

On a simple trip to the park, the joy of music overtakes a mother and daughter. The little girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her- from butterflies, to street performers, to ice cream sellers everything is musical! She sniffs, snaps, and shakes her way into the heart of the beat, finally busting out in an impromptu dance, which all the kids join in on! Award-winning illustrator Frank Morrison and Connie Schofield-Morrison, capture the beat of the street, to create a rollicking read that will get any kid in the mood to boogie.




Rhythmic Activities and Dance


Book Description

"Rhythmic Activities and Dance, Second Edition, is a comprehensive collection of the most popular recreational dance forms, geared for teachers of K-12 students and recreation directors and leaders who want to teach easy rhythms and dances for fun and fitness."--BOOK JACKET.




Rhythm Made Easy Vol. 1


Book Description

Rhythm Made Easy takes rhythm and turns it into simple, digestible clapping exercises that can be executed by anyone looking to learn how to count rhythm. Each exercise builds on the last, and Ross the Music Teacher has a video example for each and every exercise, totaling 100! Isolate rhythm and master it, so that you can count flawlessly on your instrument.




Rhythm Activities


Book Description

These activities help elementary students build foundational music skills in a fun, interactive way! The activities offer a wide range of interactive, exploratory, and creative experiences for elementary students, helping them develop a deep appreciation for music.




Bean bag, rhythm stick activities


Book Description

This is the Fourth in a series of 5 activity books covering preschool and the primary grades. Use these classroom-tested movement education activities to assess your students motor strengths and weaknesses in preschool and early elementary grades or special education classes. The sequence of easily given tests and tasks requires minimal instruction time and your kids will find the activities to be interesting, challenging and fun! This book has 2 parts. Part 1 covers Bean Bag Activities such as: Balance and Body Image Activities, Throwing and Catching Activities, Throwing Activities, Locomotor Activities, Speed and Agility Activities, and Partner Activities. Part 2 covers Rhythm Stick Activities such as: Motor Dexterity Activities, Hand/eye Reaction Activities, Agility Activities, Balance and Body Image Activities, Rhythm and Creative Response Activities, and Striking Activities.




Rhythm Games for Perception & Cognition


Book Description

Games are based on the principles of Emile Jacques-Dalcroze. "Presents models on which teachers and students can invent their own variations ... "




101 Music Games for Children


Book Description

Music is wonderful for bringing out creativity and encouraging learning in kids. They love to sing and dance, and they love it when adults sing and dance along with them. Appropriate for families, teachers, day care providers, and camp leaders, this book presents lively music games that children and adults can play together. Using popular songs, easy rhythms, and musical recordings, the games in this book help children develop creative, personal, and social skills. They also learn about music and sound. The games are not competitive, they encourage and reward children for participating, not for winning.




Literacy Activities for Circle Time: Rhythm and Rhyme, Ages 3 - 6


Book Description

Strengthen students' language, memory, and attention skills with Literacy Activities for Circle Time: Rhythm and Rhyme for grades PK–1. This 96-page book provides hands-on, cross-curricular activities that develop children's emerging literacy skills. The book provides ideas that engage students through listening, watching, imitating, cooperating, playacting, singing, and chanting. It aligns with state and national standards.