Rhythm Review

Rhythm games are a lot of fun! Here is a rhythm activity that we did near the beginning of the school year to review (or teach for some of the younger grades) eighth notes, quarter notes, and half notes. 

Put eight rhythm flashcards face-up on the board. Clap one card and have students echo. Select one student to come up front and turn over the card they thought they heard. The class judges, by a show of thumbs up or thumbs down, if the student is correct. Continue on until all the cards are turned over. 

Since I like to spice things up a bit, when it came down to the last card sometimes I would clap what was written and other times I would clap something that was just a little bit different. This was fun (mostly for me) as students who were super confident really had to think about what they just heard.