Second graders learn to feel and keep a steady beat — the heartbeat of music — by clapping, stomping, patting, and marching, building the rhythm skills that all music-making depends on.
Students will be able to…
Music has a heartbeat — a steady beat that keeps going! When you clap along to a song, you’re keeping the beat. How can you keep the beat?
Project this and match each way to keep the beat to what you do — tap a way, then tap what you do.
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Music has a steady heartbeat — a beat! Can you feel it?
Children explore.
Children create.
Children perform.
Children close.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Music).
Keep a steady beat.
Perform with a steady beat.
Explore ways to keep the beat.
Feel the beat in music.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children clap the beat to a favorite song at home. A printable beat sheet is in the Arts library.
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A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.