Clapping Teacher Resources

Students play instruments in math class to learn the interconnectedness between math and music. In this math lesson plan, students subdivide a piece of music, clapping rhythms and charting rhythm patterns in the song. A guided discussion...

Students identify the number of syllables in a word. They count the beats in a word and realize that one beat -words are shorter than three beat words.

Involve the whole family in syllable division with this resource, which has parents helping their children practice a new skill. Learners look at 6 words, which are visually divided, and write down their syllable count. There are 2...

Learners explain that words are made up of parts called syllables. They associate spoken language with written words

Students listen and respond to various forms of Caribbean music. In this music and culture lesson plan, students clap rhythms and respond to a sung call. Lyrics are analyzed for language blends and repetition. Music and culture from...

Second graders practice their ability to sequence different events. Using a story, they put the events of a chapter book into order by cutting the events out and pasting them on a separate piece of paper. As a class, they repeat a...

In this word work worksheet, students work with a learning partner to determine the number of syllables in six words that are read to them. They clap once for each syllable they hear. There is a place for both the student and learning...

Students explore the concept of rhythm in music. In this music lesson, students listen to a series of claps in any rhythm and repeat the rhythm back. Students create their own clap rhythm and add stomps to the pattern.

Students identify rhythms in counting activities. In this counting lesson, students use clap rhythms to verbally practice skip counting. Students skip count by 2's and 3's.

Build phonological awareness with an activity that challenges learners to sort picture cards based on the number of phonemes each has.

Students discover the relationship between musical rhythms and fractions. They add musical notes together to produce fractions and create addition and subtraction problems with musical notes. Students complete worksheets and create their...

Singing, clapping, moving up and down with the melody, it all sounds like a great music lesson plan. Kinder-musicians sing three different songs to practice memory, speaking, and movement skills. They'll move to the melody, build memory...

Third graders relate dance movements to chants. They tap out the rhythm of poetry on different body parts.

Second graders read rhythm notation and combine four-beat rhythms. In this rhythms instructional activity, 2nd graders read quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests in rhythms that are written on dinosaur shapes. They clap, snap,...

Second graders, using popsicle sticks. illustrate rhythms clapped by someone else. They use different types of pies to recognize and notate rhythms in standard notation.

Students apply fractions to counting rhythm in music. In this algebra lesson, students interrelate the concept of math into music as they fill out a chart identifying the names and symbols of music notes and their equivalent values in...

Students perform "Fifty States in Rhyme" with correct posture, correct rhythms, and accurate pitches. They also identify and perform such musical terms as tone color, tempo, dynamics, phrases, and accents. Emphasis is placed on the...

Third graders explore how to write for different purposes and for a specific audience or person. They read, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Students create a class book after reading the story. They each create their own...

First graders participate in a conversation about what they want to become when they grow up, and identify syllables within the spoken words.

Students examine and discuss the African American Spiritual in a choir setting. They also sing the spiritual "Get On Board This Train" while using terms and techniques studied in the lesson.

First graders clap a rhythm pattern notated on a board, and then make up their own patterns on percussion instruments. They answer addition and subtraction problems.

Students investigate the two chords of G/F in the 4/4 meter within the acceptable boundaries. They practice listening and performing the chords using the method of improvisation. Students also recognize the relationship of notes and...

Susan Kramer's online book is available as a free resource for teaching basic movements and dance skills. The text is broken down into seven sections. You can access information on anatomy, rhythms, creative movements, rhythmic...