Rhythm and Pulse Lesson Plan - Year 2 Lesson 6

In Year 2, Lesson 6 of the Rhythm & Pulse series, children are encouraged to hone their aural memory and collaborative skills through music. The learning objectives set out for this lesson include listening attentively to internalise and recall sounds, composing and performing rhythm patterns as a group, and starting and finishing in unison while maintaining a steady pulse. The children also learn to appraise their work and consider ways to improve it. Key vocabulary for this lesson includes terms such as 'pulse' and 'rhythm', essential concepts in understanding musical timing and structure.

The lesson features engaging main activities such as the Rhythm Memory Game, where children use rhythm flashcards to memorise and perform rhythm patterns. This activity progresses through stages of saying, clapping, and thinking the rhythms, eventually leading to recollection from memory. Another activity, the Rhythm Action Game, involves children translating written rhythms into claps, knee taps, and rest actions. Furthermore, the lesson includes a group composition task where children create their own 8-beat rhythm patterns, with differentiation provided to cater to varying abilities. The lesson concludes with a performance and appraisal session to reflect on the objectives, followed by a fun 'Echo Man' game and a goodbye song to reinforce the rhythmic learning in a playful and interactive way.