STEADY BEAT - SHAMROCK TAPPING PAGE

While beginning to work with macro and micro beats in kindergarten, I used large and small shamrocks to continue a concept started in February with hearts.  Place 4 large shamrocks in a line and invite children to say, "big, big, big, big" as each is tapped.  Ask the children, "How many sounds did you hear in the first beat?  One If children are unsure how to answer, ask them to say the word, then clap the word as they say it.  Syllabication and rhythm work together in this activity.

Then, following the sequence suggestions (The Kodaly Approach I by Lois Choksy, p 38) of how rhythms are most easily learned, replace the third shamrock with two little shamrocks.  Repeat the activity saying, "big, big, lit-tle, big" as each is tapped.  Remember to tap only 4 times (on the steady beat) as you move across the shamrocks.

After the shamrocks are placed on the board, I ask the children, "How many sounds did you hear in the first beat?  One  If children are unsure how to answer, ask them to say the word, then clap the word as they say it.  Repeat the questions for each beat in the activity.  Syllabication and rhythm work together in this activity.




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