5th graders are learning and practicing...

Rhythm...reading, writing, and playing more complex rhythms like syncopation.

Meter...ask your student what meter is and how we know the meter of a song (meter is how music is organized into measures...the meters we now know are 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8). Your student should know that strong beats help us to feel the meter of a song.

Patriotic Music...ask your student to share the name of a patriotic song they know