Provide hands-on activities for practice and mastery. Check for understanding of concepts and skills by using relevant standard materials, i.e. worksheets, text problems, workbooks, teacher prepared exercises, etc.

Students practice notation with staff cards and poker chips.

Objective: To practice what has been learned.

Activity: 1. Three-note patterns of "A", "G", and "F" (Mi, Re, Do) are sung by teacher and echoed by the students. Possible patterns include DRM, MRD, DRD, RMD, etc. 2. Students use music staff cards in F Major and again use chips for notes. Student leader takes turns singing patterns for classmates to represent with staff cards and chips.

Assessment: Ability of students to represent 3-note patterns accurately with chips.