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Strong Beats & Weak Beats

11/22/2012

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Second graders are working on Steady Beat.  We have been discussing strong beat and weak beats.   We watched the Quaver Music episode on Steady beat then we went to the Quaver Music website (www.quavermusic.com) to do the Interactive White board activity "Find That Beat". 
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In this activity you play on of the music tracks then you have to figure out the number of beats (2, 3, or 4).  When you figure it out you drag the strong and weak beats out of the beat jar and place them in the measure.  When you're done you click on "check my answer".
To help keep all students engaged in the activity I gave every students a beat strip and a bag of strong and weak beats.  Each bag had one strong beat (plastic chip with a heart on it) and 3 weak beats (small plastic bingo chips).

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As the music played every student tried to figure out if the music was grouped in 2, 3 or 4.  Then I would pick one student to go up to the board to show us what they think it is.
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3 Comments
Gwenn
12/9/2012 09:33:42 am

I'm very interested in how you use your success criteria. Blog post??

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Elsa
3/30/2013 04:44:04 am

I have to say I am always very impressed with the manipulatives that you show in your blogs and elsewhere on your website. The fact that you share so many of them keeps me coming back to read your blog/website regularly. I would love to see this simple one (and its sticker) added. Thanks!

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Liz
2/12/2014 08:41:51 am

Just found your site by random clicking. . . what a gold mine . . I love your imagination and creativity and thank you so much for your generosity in sharing your work. Can't wait to pop back and read more later. . .

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