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Move & Groove · Kindergarten · Week 1

Beat drummers

Materials checklist

  • Buckets
  • Drums
  • Sticks
  • Music player

Step by step

  1. Find the beat together.
  2. Drum along.
  3. Change speed.
  4. Freeze on stop.

Look for & extend

  • • Notice beat keeping — add rhythm patterns.
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Move & Groove · Kindergarten · Week 1

Cut out along the dashed lines and laminate.

Beat drummers

Can you clap the beat?

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Beat drummers

Fast or slow?

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Beat drummers

Can your feet keep the beat?

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Beat drummers

Notice beat keeping — add rhythm patterns.

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Move & Groove · Kindergarten · Week 1

Observation record — Beat drummers

Child / group:
Date:
Educator:

What I saw and heard (child's voice)

Learning I noticed (outcomes)

Where to next / how I'll extend

Outcomes this week: Active learning · Wellbeing · QA1 · QA2