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This is the way we tap our sticks, tap our sticks, tap our sticks, This is the way we tap our sticks, so early in the morning.Every time you say “little lamb” they tap their rhythm sticks. To Mulberry Bush: Let’s all tap our sticks today, sticks today, sticks today.Double double this this, double double that that, double this, double that, double double this that. “That” is clap the backs of your hands together. “This” is clap the front of your hands with your partner’s hands. When you say Double, hold fists up, shake. Then for those who can – on to level three, where both clap simultaneously. If they master that, then on to level two – the adult holds their hands still and the kid claps against them. The adult claps against their upheld hands. Level one – the child puts their hands up in front of them palms out and just holds them there. For younger children: First, two adults demo it.

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(clap, clap right with partner, clap, clap left with partner, clap both hands three times, and so on.) Here’s a tutorial: /watch?v=sr8P2wt7d7Y, and here are kids doing it full speed: If all your students were 6 or 7, you could probably just teach this as it is. Then start saying sea-sea-sea instead of hands. First, teach the pattern: clap-lap-clap-lap-clap. Once they have that, then teach the pat it, roll it motions.

#Music math using 16th notes how to#

First teach how to clap, left, clap, right, etc. When it’s their turn, then on the fourth beat, they’ll say an animal’s name. Then say you’re going to go around the circle, so everyone has a turn. Or have them clap or jump or do some other motion related to the day’s theme (hammer on build a house day). Give them drums, rhythm sticks or shakers. Clap any words related to the day’s theme.Three eighth notes: strawberries, bananas.

Have them clap them, and draw them as notes on the board.

Foods: Ask them the name of a favorite food.

Help them notice if anyone else’s rhythm matches theirs. For older ones, ask them to clap their own name rhythm first (correct them if needed), then everyone copies. For little ones, you clap the rhythm once, then everyone copies.

Do the first and last names of each kid in the class.

Clap the rhythm of words – one clap per syllable.

“We’re glad you came today.” And continue till all are done. Teacher drums rhythm while singing: “Dum-diddie-dum Can you bang my drum? Banging my drum is lots of fun. Here are some of the activities we use throughout the year. But clapping rhythms together helps us all get synched up and focused on the same thing. When preschool age kids arrive in group time, their energy can be very scattered, and if we tried to go straight into discussion or reading a story, it would be hard to gather their attention. We also use rhythm to aid the structure of the class. Sometimes parents wonder why we do this – how does music tie into STEM? Easy – it’s a math activity! Listening to rhythm and dividing up beats helps to train the parts of the brain which also relate to math! (Learn more about the benefits of music for kids here or find research into music and learning here.) At our Family Inventors’ Class (for ages 3 – 7) we include a rhythm activity in every class.