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Sound Patterns

Kindergartners make fun sound patterns — clap, stomp, pat — doing sounds in order, the very first idea of rhythm and playing music together.

KindergartenRhythm25 minutes1 class periodArtistic ProcessExplicit teaching4 StandardsNCAS
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Make body sounds.
  • ✓Do sounds in order.
  • ✓Follow a pattern.
  • ✓Play together.
Essential Question

You can make a fun music pattern with your body — clap, stomp, pat! Can you do the sounds in order?

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Vocabulary Terms
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Standards Aligned
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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Sound Pattern

Project this and have children put the sound pattern in order — clap, stomp, pat, clap, cheer!

👏 Put the sound pattern in order!Try it
Tap the first sound!
The Lesson · Artistic Process (Listen · Explore · Create · Perform · Reflect)

25 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Listen — Body Music

3 min

You can make music with your body — clap, stomp, pat!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do a body sound.
  • Ask them to copy.
  • Warm up.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Copy.
  • Try it.
  • Get ready.
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Explore — Sound Patterns

7 min

Children explore.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Order the Sound Pattern.
  • Order it.
  • Do the sounds.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order it.
  • Do them.
  • Name.
3

Create — Create

7 min

Children create.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Clap.
  • Stomp.
  • Do the pattern.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Clap!
  • Stomp!
  • Pattern!
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Perform — Perform

5 min

Children perform.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do the whole pattern.
  • Follow a leader.
  • Be kind.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Do it.
  • Follow.
  • Be kind.
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Reflect — Reflect

3 min

Children respond.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name the first sound.
  • Do the pattern.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name it.
  • Do it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Music).

NCAS
MU:Cr1.1.K

Explore sound patterns.

NCAS
MU:Pr4.2.K

Perform a pattern in order.

NCAS
MU:Re7.2.K

Recognize patterns.

NCAS
MU:Pr6.1.K

Perform with others.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Sound picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “First ___, then ___.”
  • Do it together.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with clap and stomp.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Copy the leader.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Make a longer pattern.
  • Add a new sound.
  • Lead a pattern.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 👏Hands and feet
  • 💻Order the Sound Pattern
  • 🎵Music
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

patternsounds in orderclapa hand soundstompa foot soundpata knee soundorderthe right positionsoundsomething you hearrhythma beat patterncheera happy shout
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What is the FIRST sound in the pattern?
Clap!
QUESTION 2
What is a sound pattern?
Sounds done in order, like clap-stomp-pat.
QUESTION 3
Name a body sound.
Clap, stomp, or pat.

Reflect: make a pattern.

Have children make a clap-stomp pattern with a family member. A printable patterns sheet is in the Arts library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

📝 Sound PatternsQuiz
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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Sound PatternsPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: cheer, clap, order, pat, pattern, rhythm, sound, stomp
  1. something you hear
  2. a knee sound
  3. sounds in order
  4. the right position
  5. a hand sound
  6. a happy shout
  7. a foot sound
  8. a beat pattern

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is the FIRST sound in the pattern?
  2. What is a sound pattern?
  3. Name a body sound.
Answer key — Part A: 1) sound · 2) pat · 3) pattern · 4) order · 5) clap · 6) cheer · 7) stomp · 8) rhythm
Part B: 1) Clap! 2) Sounds done in order, like clap-stomp-pat. 3) Clap, stomp, or pat.