Free Rhythm Pages - for Interactive Notebook

Time to gear up for a new semester everyone!

My 3rd - 5th grade students use interactive notebooks to log information, activities, writings, etc.  My 3rd graders use this set of rhythm logs in their notebooks.

Page 1: Time Signatures - this is a "review" page for the students and the first one we glue in.

In the "another way to write it" blank, the students draw the upside down quarter note that is used in many music books.

As we learn songs, we sometimes refer to this page to figure out how to "conduct" the music.  We also count barlines, measures, and point out double bar lines and repeat signs

Page 2: Beat/Rhythm and One Beat Rhythms - this is a "review" page for the students and second one we glue in.

The students are required to draw the rhythm into the "what it looks like" box as we review it.

Students refer to this page often, especially to review the real "name of the rhythm".

Page 3: Two Beat Rhythms - this page includes new rhythms the students are learning.  Again, they are required to draw the rhythm in the "what it looks like" box.

Note: Many educators chant the half note with "two-oo" or "too-oo".  You can edit the pages if you need to in Microsoft Word.

Page 4: Three Beat Rhythms - this page includes new rhythms the students are learning.  Again, they are required to draw the rhythm in the "what it looks like" box.

Note: Many educators use "three-ee-ee" for the dotted half note.  Again, you may edit the document in Microsoft Word.

  Page 5: Rhythm Graph - this page helps the students relate the value of rhythms to the whole note.  They use it as a reference when we create our own chart.  I also have a pocket chart set up with the rhythms this way. (see below)'


If you'd like to download this document, you'll find it for free here: Music Interactive Notebook Pages - Rhythm












Here are some other rhythm tools I use/have posted in the room:

Rhythm Values Pocket Chart

Rhythm Values Look Book (beat values are written on the back of the tabs - students made these last year)

Rhythm Values Pyramid - the students create this

Rhythm Pizzas - each group is assigned either whole note, half note (two slices), quarter note (four slices), eighth note (8 slices) or sixteenth note (16 slices).  For 8th and 16th notes, I divide the slices before letting students draw and decorate.  We then use these with drums (one student holds up a pizza, and the others play the rhythm for four to eight beats).