Working on a new item for my TpT store!!! My kinders and firsties have been reading pictures to clap and notate rhythms. The song "Mittens and Gloves" from Music K-8 magazine (Vol. 22 Issue 2) was my inspiration for using mittens and gloves to teach barred eighth and quarter notes.
First graders used the 4x4 grid (found here) to notate their own rhythm patterns by drawing mittens (for eighth notes) and gloves (for quarter notes). They are now "translating" their rhythm patterns to quarter and eighth notes based on their previous compositions.
Kinders are reading the pictures and clapping. I printed 4 clip art graphic mittens and 4 gloves to use on the board. Week 1, I arranged the pictures in various patterns for us to clap. This week, I called a few students to come up and arrange the pictures in various patterns for each class to clap. Next week, students will have their own lapbook of sorts to share with a partner with enough pictures to create their own patterns.
The items I am using for their lapbooks will be available in my TpT store by Sunday. :-) My kiddos are hoping for snow tonight, I know that they are going to be disappointed in the morning because we probably won't get anything but ice...here's hoping for a 2 hr delay! :-)
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