Ta and Ti-Ti Songs and Activities - Quarter and Eighth Notes

Are you looking for ideas to teach ta and ti-ti, or quarter and eighth notes, in the music classroom, while engaging your students in fun songs and activities? Wanting to save time preparing to teach rhythm to your first and second graders? If so, this ta and ti-ti unit is perfect!

The activities in this set can be used in your 1st grade or 2nd grade music lessons to improve your students' understanding of rhythm and music theory. This comprehensive set will give you opportunities to assess AND will save you time! This unit can be used regardless of which rhythm language you use (i.e. ta and ti-ti, ta and ta-di, 1 and 2 &, etc.)

Here's what you'll get:

• Songs and chants to teach ta and ti-ti: Bee Bee, Apple Tree, We are dancing, Bounce High, 2, 4, 6, 8
• Ta and ti-ti learning center activities
• Lesson and worksheet for the book "Orange Pear Apple Bear"
• Animal sorting manipulatives: Students sort animal manipulatives into 1 or 2 syllables
• Strategies for teaching ta and ti-ti
• Rhythm flashcards for ta and ti-ti (stick and standard notation)
• Ta and ti-ti animal worksheet, in which students label animals with rhythms
• Ta and ti-ti pre-test and post-test, to assess students' rhythmic understanding
• Google Slides files to practice ta and ti-ti: "We are dancing" fruit form and Monster rhythm reading (both come in stick and standard notation)
• Easel assessment for ta and ti-ti: Students listen to a rhythm pattern, then identify

Frequently asked questions (FAQ's)

Question: Does this bundle require lots of prep?

Answer: I created each set so that it would require little prep. The worksheets can be easily printed to use with students, and the digital files can simply be opened up. The animal manipulatives could be laminated for durability, but then you will have them for years to come! You will have to purchase or borrow the book "Orange Pear Apple Bear" by Emily Gravett in order to use the lesson and worksheet.

Question: Does this bundle require technology?

Answer: Many of the materials in this set can be used without technology. The games can be used with simply a LCD projector and/or interactive white board. An Easel assessment is included in the set; directions about how to assign the assessment are also included.

Question: Which programs do I need to open up the files?

Answer: The materials come in a zipped folder. Once you unzip, you'll need the following programs to open:

• Adobe Reader
• Google Slides

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Looking for more ways to practice rhythm? Check out these sets:

More Songs and Activities to Teach Ta and Ti-Ti

Rhythm Road Trip {Ta and Ti-Ti}

Songs and Activities to Teach Quarter Rest/ Ta Rest

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