Valentine`s Day Music Rhythm Activities {Ta, Ti-Ti, Rest}

Description

🎶 Kindergarten Valentine’s Day Music Tracing & Rhythm Activities

This Valentine’s Day-themed music tracing and rhythm packet provides young learners with a hands-on and visual way to practice rhythm notation. It focuses on the core rhythmic values ta (quarter note), ti-ti (paired eighth notes), and rest (quarter rest) through coloring, tracing, and clapping activities that reinforce early rhythm literacy in an engaging seasonal format.

This product includes:

~ 30 worksheets in standard notation

~ 30 worksheets in stick notation.

These worksheets are ready to be printed on 8.5x11 paper.

Student Learning Skills

✔️ Practice recognizing and tracing rhythm symbols (ta, ti-ti, rest)
✔️ Improve visual discrimination of standard and stick notation
✔️ Build confidence in rhythm reading through repetitive, playful practice
✔️ Link rhythm symbols to performance as students clap or chant rhythms
✔️ Strengthen fine motor skills through coloring and tracing
✔️ Gain foundational rhythm literacy in a fun, age-appropriate way

Students don’t just see rhythms — they physically interact with them, trace them, and perform them, deepening their understanding while having fun.

Teacher Friendly Features

✔️ No prep — quick to print and distribute in class
✔️ Includes 30 worksheets in standard notation and 30 worksheets in stick notation
✔️ Works great for centers, small groups, independent work, or sub plans
✔️ Ideal for classroom, distance learning, or independent practice
✔️ Seasonal Valentine’s theme keeps students motivated and engaged
✔️ Simple format supports classroom rhythm teaching without extra setup

These worksheets are perfect for reinforcing rhythm practice while saving teachers time on lesson planning.

✅ Grade Levels: Pre-K – 2nd Grade (most appropriate for Kindergarten classrooms)

✅ National Core Arts Standards – General Music

Creating
• MU:Cr1.1.Ka – With guidance, explore and experience music concepts like rhythm.
• MU:Cr2.1.Ka – With guidance, organize and develop rhythmic ideas through notation.

Performing
• MU:Pr4.2.Ka – With guidance, demonstrate understanding of rhythm while performing.
• MU:Pr4.3.Ka – With guidance, demonstrate expressive qualities in music performance.

Responding
• MU:Re7.2.Ka – With guidance, describe music elements such as rhythm.

By connecting tracing with performance and recognition, this resource aligns with foundational standards for early music education. (general alignment based on NAfME standards)