Can you explain the difference between a beat and a rhythm?  In music, our year 3 children are learning the difference. Today, we learned a poem to help us remember:

‘The beat stays the same,

The beat stays the same,

But the rhythm, fits in with the words.’

Say this rhyme whilst keeping a steady beat – either clap hands, pat thighs or stamp feet. When you get to the rhythm, you have to clap/pat/stamp in time with the words.