The first graders have been practicing keeping and notating beat in through body motions, body percussion, and instruments! They can confidently distinguish between beat and rhythm. The beat is steady, but the rhythm follows the words! All first grade girls are bringing home a practice sheet to accompany the song, "Rain Rain, Go Away." I hope you can find a few moments so that they can show you all they can do!
Here's the practice sheet to look for in your daughter's black folder:
Here are a examples of each of the skills you can ask your daughter to demonstrate! Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the email of this post and click "Class of 2028 Blog" to view the videos.
