This game helps gets the class playing a rhythm to a collective pulse.
The game, pat pat clap, is an activity that gets the class playing a rhythm to a collective pulse.
It allows children to create their own rhythms and share them with the group.
Curriculum notes
These clips are suitable for teaching music at EYFS and Key Stage 1 in England, Foundation in Wales, Early Years and Foundation KS1 in Northern Ireland and Early and First Level in Scotland.
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