Steady Beat Archives - Make Moments Matter

February 21, 2016

Zar the Friendly Alien and His Broken Spaceship

Lesson Ideas

Do you know about Zar, the friendly alien, and his broken spaceship? Zar has been a good friend in my classroom for years and has never failed to entrance Kindergarten, 1st, and even 2nd graders! I love turning to Zar when I have a group of kiddos who really need […]

Beanie Buddies - Great for steady beat, rhythm practice, and more!

October 18, 2014

Beanie Buddies – Great for K-1

Lesson Ideas

In my Orff Level I training we came across a couple fun activities for Beanie Babies that got my brain spinning and thinking about what could be done with those little critters. Probably a lot of you already use beanie babies or stuffed animals for a variety of things. In […]

Film Friday - Teaching steady beat with the band Mates of State.

February 21, 2014

Ball Pit Beats with Mates of State

Lesson Ideas

I love using popular musical genres to help teach classroom concepts. Kids zero in when you pull up YouTube and get so excited to see real, live musicians performing right in front of them. Why not use a engaging medium (music videos/YouTube) to reinforce the very thing you’re teaching […]

Paper Snowballs are perfect for teaching stead beat (and they're free!)

October 23, 2013

Paper Snowballs – Steady Beat with K/1

Classroom Ideas

I’m always on the lookout for ways to teach steady beat to my primary grades. You can never have too many ways to reinforce this concept as students learn in so many different ways! I borrowed this idea from my former district lead teacher and who knows if she borrowed […]