Music theory worksheet · Note values
Note Names Match
Draw a line from each note to its name.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 10 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
Words on this sheet
quarter notewhole notehalf noteeighth note
Teacher tip
Teach the three clues to look for in order: is the head empty or filled in, does it have a stem, and does the stem have a flag?
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.
- Let kids work in pairs and check each other before you show the answer key.
Watch for
Mixing up the half note and the quarter note. Only the quarter note is filled in.
Talk about it
- Which note lasts the longest? Which is the shortest?
- How did you figure that out?
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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The Note Value Tree
Each row of the tree lasts four beats. Count the notes in every row, then finish the sentences.
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