Kindergarten and up with adaptations

Beat Activities:

  • Song Cubes- Supplies and set up Two Cubes (one- sides of gesture, two- song) Kindergarten-grade 2

Each side of cube one has a gesture to use exampling the beat to a song ie clapping, rhythm sticks, hands, lap etc.

Students will sit in a circle or stand and one student will toss the cubes, what ever the two facing up sides say is the actions all the students must take together as a group.

Example: cube 1 says clap, cube 2 says bingo, children will clap their hands together as a group keeping on beat to the song as they sing- “There was a farmer had a dog…….”

Students will each take a turn going the circle.

Adaptations for older grades: instead of students rolling the dice for songs, teacher will play songs children are familiar with and like (mainstream, appropriate pop etc) and student will use gesture to keep the beat.