Making Music Outside! Rhythm Squares!

Two more days left. Yes that's right my American friends. We STILL have two days left of school until summer break.

I love being outside with the kids as much as I can at this time of year, so I made up a game to get us out there on the sunny days!

RHYTHM SQUARES

  • Using a four square grid in the playground, I drew different 4-beat rhythm in each square.
  • The class was split into two teams and made two lines, lining up one behind the other about ten feet away from the rhythm squares.
  • Once we started, I clapped one of the four rhythms. The first person from each team had to find the rhythm and step on that rhythm square first in order to get a point.
  • Both players went to the back of their respective lines and the next two people faced off.
  • After each student had a turn, the game was finished and the team with the most points won!
  • It was so fun and the kids LOVED it!
Thanks to my student O*** for coming up with the name of the game!



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