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Percussion Instruments Worksheet

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🥁 WALT: We Are Learning To identify and classify percussion instruments

Success Criteria: I can name percussion instruments and explain how they make sound.

Part 1: Circle the Percussion Instruments

1. Which of these are percussion instruments? Circle your answers:

Drum

Guitar

Triangle

Flute

Tambourine

2. How do you play a drum?

Blow into it

Hit it with sticks

Pluck the strings

3. Which instrument makes a ringing sound?

Maracas

Triangle

Wood block

Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

4. Complete these sentences:

a) You shake _____________ to make a rattling sound.

b) A _____________ is hit with a small metal stick.

c) Percussion instruments make sound when you _____________ them.

5. Draw your favourite percussion instrument:
6. Write the name of your instrument and describe how it sounds:

🌟 Extension Activity (Challenge!)

7. Can you think of three things at home that could be used as percussion instruments?

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

3. _________________________

8. Create a simple rhythm pattern using the words below. Circle 4 instruments to make your pattern:

DRUM (loud)

triangle (soft)

CLAP (medium)

shaker (quiet)

TAMBOURINE (loud)

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