Blue Jello Cards Set 1 (Getting Started)
Students read rhythms using Blue Jello words and hand signs. They learn to hear, feel, and see rhythm as note groups (like words) rather than individual notes or rests
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Hello Jello – Good-bye Jello
The teacher says and signs a short rhythm (usually four beats) to a small group, and the students say and sign it back from memory
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Blue Jello Cards Set 1 (Continuing)
Continue to improve the ability to keep a steady beat, to perform Blue Jello rhythms and hand signs, and to think and look ahead
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Notes and Rests Hunt
Students delight in independently finding individual notes and rests on their bingo cards. Good opportunity for repetition
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Copy the Cards
Students copy rhythms from blue jello cards and learn details of notation
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Find the Jellos
After hearing the teacher say and sign a rhythm, students write it with blue jello puzzle pieces
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Pass the Beat – 1
Teacher, students, and parents pass a Blue Jello Word Card around the circle saying the Blue Jello name while keeping a steady beat
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Blue Jello Dominos
Students lay out Blue Jello Cards like dominos. The entire game is without talking, which helps to internalize rhythms
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Count the Beats
Using the Blue Jello Cards to isolate individual beats is so easy
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