Music Express Magazine produced a series called The Music Show. It does a great job of explaining musical terms using characters and in a way that kids can understand.  Here is the first episode explaining the steady beat.

We can practice the steady beat in many ways.  Here is a video to help practice the steady beat using some body percussion.  This video was made by the Bluniverse Design Studio.

This is an example of a beat chart that we will use to help chart our steady beat and rhythm.