1. Print off various notation symbols (I also included a flat, sharp, treble cleft, and bass cleft to make it more challenging).
2. Use masking tape to secure the piece of paper to their back.
3. Clearly explain that they are to guess what music note symbol is on their back by asking questions (i.e quarter note, half note, etc).
4. When a student thinks they know the note symbol on their back, they say, "Am I a (ex: quarter note)?". If they guess correctly they are done.
If not, I guide them to the answer by asking them what they already know about the note on their back and using a couple tools I created especially for this game. One tool is a page with a sample note and the name of each part, the other is a page with helpful questions.
This PDF file contains both pages that help students ask questions and visualize the note on their back.
Be sure to have a prize for the winner! This year the prize was a plastic water balloon pump complete with water balloons.
5 gal. buckets filled with 50 water balloons each (approx. 15 water balloons per person)
1 plastic bat
4 flat cones to represent home plate and 3 bases
1 beach towel
2 teams with at least 5 people on each team
1 designated pitcher (typically an adult)