Grades 2–4
Finish the Measure
One note is missing from every measure. Draw one note in each box to fill the measure.
Music theory worksheet · Rhythm and counting
Draw the Bar Lines
Look at the time signature. Draw a bar line every time a measure is full.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Rhythm and counting
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Keeping a steady beat, Reading quarter notes, eighth notes and half notes, Counting the beats in a measure, Reading time signatures
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- The top number of the time signature tells how many beats fill one measure. The final bar line is already drawn.
- Count the beats and draw the missing bar lines.
Teacher tip
Teach kids to draw a small tick above each beat as they count. When the ticks reach the top number of the time signature, a bar line goes in.
How to use it
- Point to each note as the class claps so every eye stays on the page.
- Count the beats in each measure out loud before writing anything.
- End by clapping, singing or playing something from the sheet, so the page turns back into music.
Watch for
Counting notes instead of beats. A half note is one note but two beats.
Talk about it
- Which part was hardest to clap?
- What does this symbol tell a musician to do?
Take it further
Split the class in two and clap two different lines at the same time.
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