Name Concentration Game
I have really been enjoying my Grade 6 Music class lately. Now that we are in to October the students know me and are able to follow the expectations and things just seem to be going smoothly!
We recently finished a rhythm composition and now the students will be working in groups to create another composition and learn how to give descriptive feedback to their classmates. "Names" are the theme for this composition and to start off the unit we played a not-so-simple name game.
Have the students sit in a circle. Start off by keeping a pat pat clap clap pattern. The teacher begins by saying one of the students' names to the beat during the "clap clap" part of the pattern. That student then says the name of another student during the next "clap clap" part of the pattern. The pattern continues in the same way until all the students have had a chance to go. It is a good idea to have students stand up once they have already had a turn so that it is easy to spot who still needs to be included. I would recommend teaching the students how to say people's name to the beat. It took a few failed tries before I realized that we needed to practise that! We went around the circle, keeping the pat pat clap clap pattern, and said everyone's name to the beat.
I love this type of game because no one is left out and it is so neat to watch how pleased these children are when someone else says their name.
We recently finished a rhythm composition and now the students will be working in groups to create another composition and learn how to give descriptive feedback to their classmates. "Names" are the theme for this composition and to start off the unit we played a not-so-simple name game.
Have the students sit in a circle. Start off by keeping a pat pat clap clap pattern. The teacher begins by saying one of the students' names to the beat during the "clap clap" part of the pattern. That student then says the name of another student during the next "clap clap" part of the pattern. The pattern continues in the same way until all the students have had a chance to go. It is a good idea to have students stand up once they have already had a turn so that it is easy to spot who still needs to be included. I would recommend teaching the students how to say people's name to the beat. It took a few failed tries before I realized that we needed to practise that! We went around the circle, keeping the pat pat clap clap pattern, and said everyone's name to the beat.
I love this type of game because no one is left out and it is so neat to watch how pleased these children are when someone else says their name.
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