Essential Question: HOW CAN MUSIC POSSIBLY HELP YOU IN MATH?

Can Music and Math Play Together?

Teaching Math Patterns by using Music Activities

Overview Develop patterns Create patterns Predict patterns Translate patterns

Develop the patterns Students will figure out a name pattern Each student claps or beats the # of syllables in their names.

EXAMPLES KA TIE CLAP CLAP A MAN DA CLAP CLAP CLAP DAWN CLAP

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 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: OR

PREDICT 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

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TRANSLATE 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

SUMMARY MUSIC AND MATH CAN HELP EACH OTHER PATTERNS OF RHYTHMS CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO PATTERNS OF NUMBERS FOR MORE INFO GO TO FOR MATH OR FOR MUSIC