Key Stage Two : Music : Rain Rhythms : Lesson Two – Rhythm Words


This music teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to select a range of word phrases to develop rhythm patterns that can be used to represent rain. The class can identify syllables in different words which can then be used to build their matching rhythm patterns.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select a range of word phrases to develop rhythm patterns that can be used to represent rain

Learning Objectives

Play tuned and untuned instruments with control and rhythmic accuracy. Improvise, developing rhythmic patterns to express an idea.

Learning Outcomes

I can use percussion instruments to play repetitive rhythm patterns. I can develop rhythm patterns to express a specific idea.

Rhythm Words

Teaching sequence to help the children select a range of word phrases to develop rhythm patterns that can be used to represent rain

Rain Words

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify and perform different rhythm patterns that can represent the rain

Rainy Words

Activity to help the children select and perform a range of word phrases to play as rhythm patterns representing the rain

Rhythm Words

Interactive activity to help the children select a range of word phrases to develop rhythm patterns that can be used to represent rain

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to select a range of word phrases to develop rhythm patterns that can be used to represent rain

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