I have a general rule with my young students (they don’t know it’s a rule, I don’t use that word much!) that if they behave well during a lesson, we play a game for the last five minutes.
My lessons are full of games really, but in this case I mean a game we play sitting on the floor, away from the piano bench. You could call this the “theory” segment of the lesson…but that’s another word I don’t really use with kids!
Assembly:
1. Download musical meander.
2. Print out the game board (page 1), laminate if possible.
3. Print the cards (pages 2,3,4&5) double sided. Just print pages 2 and 4 if you want to leave the backs plain.
4. Cut the cards apart along the lines. Laminate if possible.
Game Play:
1. Choose either rhythm cards, key cards, or a mix of the two!
2. Take turns to draw a cards and either go to that letter if it’s a key, or move that number of spaces if it’s a note value.
Let me know what you think! Do you have any favourite games to play in elementary students’ lessons? Questions about this game? Leave a comment below and I’ll do my best to help!