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Rhythm reading video, clapping task and counting practice.
Kidstrument activity family
Read That Rhythm
Pupils count and clap four-beat rhythms using crotchets, minims, quavers, semibreves and rests while following video notation.
- Activity type
- Video-Led Activities
- Music skills
- Reading & Theory, Rhythm & Pulse
- Included activities
- 36 activities
Classroom value
What this activity helps teachers do
Keep pupils active in the music
Count, clap, track symbols, stay silent for rests, read note values and repeat bars.
Use a clear teaching route
Pre-teach symbol names, tap pulse before clapping notation, and work one bar or line at a time.
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.
- Printable Rhythm Cards
- Read That Rhythm: Introducing Semibreves
- Read That Rhythm: Introducing Minims
- Read That Rhythm: Introducing Crochets
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