Contributed by Julia Sirna-Frest

Descripción

Students will explore their own percussive rhythms using symbols.

Direcciones

• Gather students, and as a group, create symbols and denote the sounds they represent. For example, a star symbol means clap, a triangle means tap your toes, a diamond means knock on your desk, and a squiggly line means snap.
• Draw all the symbols, mix them up, and place them in a basket. Have each student select a symbol to create a whole song. They can play as many rounds as they want.
• Next, students can create their own full songs and display them for the class. Everyone can follow along, clapping, tapping, and snapping new rhythms!

Transición a la actividad

“We all have our own unique rhythms, and today we are going to explore them.” You can give students a note card to draw their symbol on and then as a group decide what sound the symbol will correspond to.

Transición fuera de actividad

Pack up the symbol sounds in a special box to be used in the future.

Arreglo del aula

Desks could be helpful for more percussive sounds. This could also be done in a circle at rug spots.

Soportes / Materiales adaptables / Herramientas

Students can create the symbols themselves, or you can create them.

Posibles funciones de los profesionales de las aulas

• Active participation.
• Create symbols, too!
• Write their own songs and share!

Ajustes para la instrucción a distancia

You can create the symbols and the students can help generate the sounds. Then you can hold up the symbols in the order that the students create.