Jungle Beat

Kindergarten musicians have been exploring the world of Steady Beat!  We have learned how to maintain a steady beat while listening to music, how to play a steady beat on the drums, jingle bells, and rhythm sticks, and even how to notate (that's a fancy music word for "write") a steady beat.  We even learned a new song about two monkeys in a jungle looking for a steady beat.  We discussed the types of animals you might find in a jungle, on a farm, and in the ocean, and identified ways that these animals are the same and different.  Check out these awesome pictures of our "Jungle Beats."  Students notated four steady beats, or quarter notes, and then decorated their notes to be in a jungle.  What sort of plants and animals can you find hiding between our steady beats?

Kindergarten parents, make sure you look for your child's Jungle Beat picture, which will be coming home in Tuesday Folders soon.  You can also practice a steady beat with your child every time you listen to music together.  Make a game out of it and ask your child if s/he can keep a steady beat by patting their knees, patting their shoulders, nodding their head, clapping, jumping, stomping, tapping, etc. Your child can even teach you our steady beat chant: "I think music's neat! I can keep a steady beat!"