Grades 1–2
Count the Measures
Bar lines split music into measures. Count the measures in each line and write the number.
Music theory worksheet · The staff and music symbols
First Music Symbols Match
Draw a line from each music symbol to its name.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- Time
- About 10 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming the five lines and four spaces, Telling line notes from space notes, Recognizing clefs, bar lines and measures, Counting from the bottom up
What kids do
Words on this sheet
bar linetreble clefrepeat signbass cleftime signature
Teacher tip
Draw each symbol in the air with a big arm as you say its name. The treble clef is the most fun: start in the middle and swirl out.
How to use it
- Draw a giant staff on the floor with tape and let kids stand on a line or in a space.
- Point to each symbol in a real piece of music after kids meet it on the sheet.
- Read the reminder box at the top of the sheet together, then do the first item as a class.
Watch for
Notes drawn too big, so they cover a line and a space at once.
Talk about it
- Is this note on a line or in a space? How can you tell?
- How did you figure that out?
Take it further
Give kids a blank staff and let them draw line notes and space notes of their own.
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