Halloween Candy Rhythms: A Matching Game for Google Slides (Elementary Music)

Are you feeling the fall spirit and looking for Halloween lessons to use in your elementary music classroom? This candy centered, Google Slides matching game is a no-prep, interactive music lesson designed to get your students identifying and reading music (quarter and eighth notes + quarter rest).

Take a look at the video preview to see a bit of the game in action!

With three sets of rhythms per slide, students must match the candy name to its correct rhythm. This activity is guaranteed to hook your students in and will likely lead to some great debates about favorite candies. 

The game can be played as a whole class or in small groups (you can easily share the presentation on Google Classroom and have students work on individual devices). It's also an excellent way to assess your students' skills (without their awareness) and a great option to keep for emergencies in your sub-tub. Just share with the substitute (no musical knowledge is needed) and you've got yourself an easy activity for them to implement.

You could easily extend the lesson by having students perform the rhythms on classroom instruments (Orff, non-pitched percussion, recorder, ukulele, etc.).

It also segues beautifully into my Halloween Candy Composition packet and would be the perfect way to introduce/review the rhythms before stepping it up with some composing!. 

This Google Slides game includes:

• 16 different slides with popular candy names--students must match the name to the correct rhythms using quarter and eighth notes + quarter rest
• A correct answer slide that says: “Amazing! Your Rock! Keep up the great work and try some more candy!!” 
• An incorrect answer slide that says: “Boo! I put a spell on you!”
• Simple and clear instructions

In a Halloween Mood? Check out:

• Halloween Music Candy Compositions with Quarter Note & Rest, Eighth notes
• Halloween Write the Room: A Rhythm Scavenger Hunt with Quarter & Eighth Notes
• Halloween Candy Rhythms KABOOM Level 1 (Quarter note & rest, eighth notes)

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• A Halloween Bundle!

Like this idea, but looking for different concepts to teach or want to expand past Halloween? Check out these versions of the game:

• Space Themed Rhythm Game
• Treble Clef Note Name Match
• The Snowy Day: A Rhythm Matching Game

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