Grades 2–3
The Note Value Tree
Each row of the tree lasts four beats. Count the notes in every row, then finish the sentences.
Music theory worksheet · Note values
Note Math
Add the beats of the notes and write the total. A quarter note gets one beat.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Note values
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming whole, half, quarter and eighth notes, Knowing how many beats each note gets, Adding note values, Seeing how notes divide in half
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Add the beats. Write the total number of beats in the box.
Teacher tip
Let kids write the number of beats under each note first, then add the numbers. It turns a music problem into one they already know how to solve.
How to use it
- Clap each note while you count out loud, and hold your hands together for the long ones.
- Compare notes to a pizza: a whole, two halves, four quarters, eight eighths.
- Make the sound first. Clap, sing or play the idea before kids see it on paper.
Watch for
Mixing up the half note and the quarter note. Only the quarter note is filled in.
Talk about it
- What changes in how a note looks as it gets shorter?
- What does this symbol tell a musician to do?
Take it further
Walk the notes: one slow step for a half note, one step per beat for quarter notes, jogging steps for eighth notes.
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