Busted: Rhythm Game for 1st-5th
- Sarah King
- 20 hours ago
- 1 min read
I've played the rhythm game Busted several times and use it in centers. The idea is you have popsicle sticks with various rhythms on them and then a few sticks in each set have the word "busted" on them. Each student draws a stick and reads the rhythm. If they say it correctly, they get to keep it. If they draw a stick that says "busted" all of their sticks go back. It's simple. It's fun. It teaches kids resilience. But I wanted to make a version that works for a whole group.

Enter wheelofnames.com and the giant wheel! I made two levels (so far). One with quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests. And one with those plus sixteenth notes. You can view the wheels here:
I divide my classes into 4-5 teams and have each team come to the board to spin the wheel. If it lands on a rhythm, the team says it together and gets a point if they say it correctly (hellllllooo easy assessment!). If they say it wrong, I get a chance to steal their points (mwa ha ha!). If they land on "busted" they lose ALL of their points.
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