Fall Centers

Every 9th week, I like to reward my students with an activity day! Woo hoo! The first nine weeks I focus on rhythm, so all of my activity centers are rhythm related.

I have 5 centers which are located around my classroom. Star, heart, square, rectangle and circle. At the beginning I explain to the students how to rotate in a clockwise direction when the timer goes off. I give them 5 minutes in each center, which is more than enough time.

Center 1: Fall iconic notation. Each group has to figure out the rhythm of a fall picture. I used
 apple:ti-ti, Indian-ti-ka-ti, leaf: ta, turkey: ti-ti and jackolantern: ti-ka-ti-ka.

 

 

Center 2:  Fall Pumpkin Patch-  I purchased this awesome center from www.musicbulletinboards.com  Students use the pumpkin patch time signature signs and place the correct pumpkins in the patch they belong.

 

 

 

 

Center 3:  Popsicle Stick Rhythm Center:  Students use rhythm flashcards and copy the rhythm using popsicle sticks onto a sheet of large construction paper.  The construction paper represents a measure of music.  They will put 4 "items" or rhythms on the paper.

 

 

 

Center 4:  Fall Pumpkin Coloring Center- Students color a jack-o-lantern using color coding for musical symbols.  For example, quarter notes are orange, etc. 

 

 

 

Center 5: Reading Center-We have to have a literacy station!  I included books about music as well as Fall/Halloween books.