Teach without rebuilding resources
Rhythm-building tool, grid-based composition task and call-and-response rhythm practice.
Kidstrument activity family
Beat Blox
Pupils create four-beat rhythm patterns by placing coloured blocks in a grid, then clap or sing the finished pattern.
- Activity type
- Video-Led Activities
- Music skills
- Rhythm & Pulse
- Included activities
- 6 activities
Classroom value
What this activity helps teachers do
Keep pupils active in the music
Count, place blocks, read the grid, copy patterns, clap, sing and perform rests.
Use a clear teaching route
Start with one block type, point across the grid while counting, and move from teacher-led patterns to pupil-created patterns.
Inside the family
Example activities teachers can open
Kidstrument keeps related activities together, so teachers can choose the right level, version or classroom moment without searching through separate resources.
- Beat Blox - Full
- Beat Blox - Part 1
- Beat Blox - Part 2
- Beat Blox - Part 3
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