essential question: how can music possibly help you in math?
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Develop the patternsDevelop the patterns
• Students will figure out a name pattern
• Each student claps or beats the # of syllables in their names.
• HOW MANY HAVE 3 SYLLABLES IN YOUR NAME?
• HOW MANY HAVE 2 SYLLABLES IN YOUR NAME?
• HOW MANY HAVE ONE SYLLABLE IN YOUR NAME?
CREATE THE PATTERNCREATE THE PATTERN
• TEACHER BEATS A NUMBER OF SYLLABLES ON A DRUM
• STUDENTS ARRANGE THEMSELVES INTO A PATTERN OF THE # OF SYLLABLES IN THEIR NAMES
• TEACHER GIVES EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT PATTERNS
EXAMPLE: 3-2-3-2 OR 1-2-3-2
PREDICT THE PATTERNPREDICT THE PATTERN
• TEACHER ASSIGNS COLORS TO CERTAIN # OF SYLLABLES
• STUDENTS SELECT THE COLOR OF PAPER ASSIGNED TO THE # OF SYLLABLES IN THEIR NAME
• STUDENTS CREATE A GRAPH WITH THEIR COLORED PAPER
TRANSLATE A PATTERNTRANSLATE A PATTERN
• SAME RULE OF THE PATTERNS USING A DIFFERENT MEDIUM
• ONE-TWO BECOMES SKIP-HOP
• PREPARES STUDENTS FOR NUMBER PATTERNS LIKE SEQUENCES OF ODD AND EVEN NUMBERS
SUMMARYSUMMARY
• MUSIC AND MATH CAN HELP EACH OTHER
• PATTERNS OF RHYTHMS CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO PATTERNS OF NUMBERS
• FOR MORE INFO GO TO WWW.NCTM.ORG FOR MATH OR WWW.TI-ME.ORG FOR MUSIC