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   [15]Jennifer Wagaman

Teaching Rhythm to Kindergarten Students

Lesson Ideas Involving Rhythm for Young Students

   [16]Dec 16, 2008 [17]Jennifer Wagaman
   Be creative and resourceful when teaching kindergarten students about
   rhythm.
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   Teaching rhythm to Kindergarten students can be a fun way to get
   students moving around the classroom. When writing lesson plans with
   the objective towards learning rhythm, consider not only the manner in
   which you teach the students, but which songs would provide the best
   lesson opportunity, as well as which songs will work for the short
   attention span the students have.

How to Teach Rhythm

   Use the body demonstrate the beat, also called body percussion, will
   help students feel the beat and learn the rhythm. This can involve
   having the students clap, tap, or stomp their feet while singing. This
   reinforces beat in a tactile manner, and helps the students stay
   focused on what you are doing. You can also use any opportunity you
   have to get the students up and moving about the room while singing
   songs. Although this does take decent [18]classroom management skills,
   it may also help your student's behavior as they are not required to
   sit still throughout the class period.

What Songs Teach Rhythm

   Teaching children about rhythm can be a great time to introduce some
   fun songs. Lessons involving rhythm can be taught with any song that
   has a steady beat, which basically means that most songs are good to
   teach rhythm. Pick songs that the students either already know or are
   easy to teach, as this will ensure that they already know the basic
   rhythm.

   Some good songs to use for teaching rhythm include songs like Engine
   Engine Number Nine, and Skip to My Lou. For Engine Engine Number Nine,
   after teaching the song, have the students form a train and move around
   the room to the beat of the train in the song. For Skip to My Lou, have
   the students walk, march, or skip around the room to the beat of the
   song.

Keep Attention Span in Mind

   Because a Kindergarten age child has a relatively short attention span,
   keep your songs short and varied. Do several songs per class period. It
   is better to do 3 five minute songs, assuming a 20 minute class period,
   than to spend 15 minutes on one song. So once again, choose songs that
   are either easy to teach, or that the students are already somewhat
   familiar with.

   Do not be afraid to experiment with your class as you teach the concept
   of rhythm. Reflect on your lesson after you have taught it, decide
   where there is room for improvement, and work to improve it for the
   next class you teach it to.

   You may also be interested in using [19]STOMP to teach rhythm in the
   classroom.

   Read more [20]tips for music teachers.
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   Ideas for Teaching Rhythm, Mary R. Vogt Ideas for Teaching Rhythm
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Comments

   Apr 15, 2009 7:59 AM
   Guest :
   I particularly like the idea of reflecting on the lesson after its
   implementation. Reflection and teaching reflectively should be
   encouraged among music teachers.
   Cheers
   Mark Minott
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