Composer/arranger: Jane L. Reynolds Resource: Music Lessons You Can Teach Purpose: teach students recognize quarter notes and half notes, and their corresponding rests Musical and non-musical goals: know the quarter note and the half note and feel the difference of their duration Age group: elementary school students Adaptations or additional activities: invited students to write a rhythm pattern composed of quarter and half notes by themselves, and the class will play together with clapping hands Possible applications for special populations: braille music sheet may be used for children with visual impairment