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When we study “In The Hall Of The Mountain King,” we do this patting-snapping-clapping-(toe)tapping activity along with the song (see attachment).

It’s great.

I didn’t make it; I don’t remember who did. I use this nearly every year.

We also do a clap-along to the Trolls “Hair Up” song (and they hear how the original ITHOTMountainKing song is used as part of this new modern song: Lectura ritmica In the mountain king hall trolls - YouTube The kids love this and ask for it often. You can also put instruments to this instead of clapping, of course.

We also go through the Quaver activity that tells the story of what is happing in the ballet (type in “Mountain King” in the Quaver Resource Manager to find it).

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Here are a few of my favorites and my student’s favorites.

1. Rhythm play along-Among Us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEOTsPUUvsY

2. Rhythm drills from Music Mindsets-   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONxBBIQKxk

3. Rhythm drills from Music Mindsets including 16th notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yviFDlBE3X8

4. Spring rhythms-Music with Mrs. Gibbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK5laQClN2M

5. In the Hall of the Mountain King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk43IDUQmTk

6. Clap, Clap, Sound by Musicograma  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UYnHJqo7_4

7. The lion sleeps tonight  by Musicograma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4NRX-v4SAA

8. Crackin’ rhythm (poison rhythm game) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsdbUMWzyTQ

9. Reindeer rhythms with Santa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0KpqHwsD70

10. All of the Deteggtive Anderson exercises

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Having fun keeping steady beat with Aiken Drum. The kids made their own Aiken drums out of materials and instruments this week:

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2nd grade has started on engine engine number nine. I’ll send more pics and info asap. I have point pages and we’re reviewing beat and rhythm and I found a neat thing Artie Almeida did where the students had to be a “Train” in a line and march whole, half, quarter, eighth to the song (keeping it in your feet).

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For one of my advanced fifth grade classes I’m attempting to have them reinforce beat by doing a beat battle similar to what Jimmy Fallon has done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvnBSXvvUZg BUT we’re doing it with nursery rhyme songs to keep it easy 😊  I’ll send pics and videos the next time I see that class

Also with that same class we reviewed 2/4 meter by doing a plate routine to youre a grand ole flag see attachment😊

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Rumble Ball vs. Pieces of 8 (both Kalani Das activities. Rumble Ball has no established Beat, so then we compare it to Pieces of 8 for a contrast)

How do you Wokka Wokka (I'm sharing that one at MLC)

"Bounce Bounce" (K & 1) and "Pull the Anchor" (2nd) - Stretchy band activities from Jennifer Slay

"Meter Tag" (the game we played with Darva where they come out during their assigned 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 meter).

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2nd grade – review basic rhythms of quarter note, paired eighths and quarter rest by introducing Keetman’s Rhythm Building Blocks (Level One Orff).  Start off with The Vacation Song (Game Plan Grade 2), introduce the blocks and clap/echo/read each one.  Then have students brainstorm vacation words that might fit each pattern.  Guide them to the following:  beach, road trip, read a book, go swimming and see a movie.  Clapping quiz – T claps a pattern, Ss echo and try to guess which one it is.  Then do a partner mixer.  Each student thinks of one of the Rhythm Blocks.  Sing first part of Vacation Song while Ss walk around.  Then for second half sing “find a partner and sit down” four times.  Partners then clap their patterns for each other to guess.  (PowerPoint slides attached).

Partner work pic (hands on head indicate they are finished and ready to go again):

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My 4th and 5th graders have LOVED this activity, and I love that it has such a positive message. So far, I’ve used day one’s activities to launch a discussion about beat vs. rhythm.http://teachingwithorff.com/good-better-best/

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Popsicle Stick Rhythms

For younger students

Level 1: Create 4 beat rhythm patterns using popsicle sticks

Level 2: Teach someone else how to read your pattern

Level 3: Combine patterns to create a rhythmic composition and read the entire pattern

For fun – Have the class teach their classroom teacher how to read their patterns

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Rhythm Olympics: Try to win Olympic medals as a class

Select 4 students and give each of them one rhythm flashcard

Have one student stand in front of the class, one on the left side, one behind, and one on the right side

The students will perform each rhythm pattern with a four beat rest in between

Bronze – Read the patterns (face forward and read first card, turn to the left and read the second card, turn left again and read the third card etc…)

Silver – Move to show the rhythm patterns as you read them out loud (ex…pat for ta, clap 2X for titi, and flick your fingers for quarter rest)

Gold – Play the rhythm patterns on rhythm instruments (do the same rotating pattern) without saying the patterns out loud!