Rhythm and Poems

 

My school is 5th and 6th Grade only. So, since my 6th Grade is leaving to go to another school they did a project using "Oh the Places You Can Go" story by Dr. Seuss.

1. They had to write this poem on a poster skipping spaces between each line of words.
2. Then, they had to add rhythm above the words in pencil. Rests went in between words and/or at the end of sentences.
   -The only rhythm they could use were:
      +Whole notes, half notes, dotted half notes, quarter notes, 2 eighth notes together, and 4 sixteenth notes together
      +Whole rests, half rests, dotted half rests, quarter rests
3. Once I checked the poem and rhythm (each syllable had to have a note), they colored over them in marker.
4. Then, they added pictures (magazines, computer, drawing) of what they want their future to look like.
5. They presented their poster in front of class using the correct rhythm that they wrote. They had to read the poem using the correct rhythm. Then, they had to explain why they chose their pictures.

My revised version is in the point of view of the student.

Congratulations!
Today is your day!
I'm off to Great Places!
I'm off and away!

I have brains in your head!
I have feet in your shoes!
I can steer yourself any direction you choose!
I'm on my own and I know what I know!
And I'm the one who'll decide where to go!

I'll be on my way up! 
I'll be seeing great sites!
I'll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.

I won't lag behind, because I have the speed!
I'll pass the whole gang and I'll soon take the lead!
Wherever I fly, I'll be best of the best.
Wherever I go, I will top all the rest. 

OH! THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

Rhythm Fractions Foldables

Got this picture from Pinterest, but this is how I incorporated it into teaching my students beats and rhythm. These will help students better understand the relationships between the different notes.

We took two pieces of construction paper and folded them to make four tabs. Then I went around and stapled the top that folded over.

This is what the foldable looks like without flipping anything up.

We didn't write anything under the Rhythm Fractions flap (purple).

Above the 1 (yellow) we wrote 1 Whole Note=2 Half Notes
                                                1 Whole Note=4 Quarter Notes
Above the 1/2 (yellow) we wrote 2 Half Notes=1 Whole Note
                                                   1 Half Note=2 Quarter Notes
Above the 1/4 (purple) we wrote 4 Quarter Notes=1 Whole Note
                                                    2 Quarter Notes=1 Half Note

THERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO DO THIS

This is what the foldable looks like without flipping anything up.

We didn't write anything under the Rhythm Beats flap (purple)

Above the first row of numbers (yellow) we wrote: Whole Note=4 Beats
Above the second row of numbers (yellow) we wrote: Half Note=2 Beats
Above the third row of numbers (purple) we wrote: Quarter Note=2 Beat