Second graders learn about tempo — how music can be fast like a marching band or slow like a lullaby — and how the speed of the music helps set its mood.
Students will be able to…
Some songs make you want to run and dance, and some make you feel sleepy! How fast or slow music goes is called tempo. How does tempo change a song?
Project each item and have children answer about fast and slow music. The tool explains tempo.
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Some songs make you dance, some make you sleepy — that’s tempo!
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Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Music).
Perform music at different tempos.
Describe fast and slow tempo.
Explore tempo in movement.
Recognize tempo 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 move fast to a fast song and slow to a slow song. A printable tempo sheet is in the Arts library.
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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.