Blue Jello Word Cards

The blue jello word cards are a set of 48 two-sided, colorful cards that will help students read rhythms, understand the relative values of notes and rests and how to keep a steady beat. The cards contain individual notes and rests and combinations of notes useful for all meters. The flip sides of the cards have matching Blue Jello drawings which provide humor and help to engage different learning styles. The side of the cards with the drawing has a border of one of eight rainbow colors which match the eight main rhythmic values. This makes it easier to understand and remember notes and rests that are equal in value. The set includes whole rests in five meters.

The cards can be used with the blue jello cards or independently for teaching games and memory games with six games included in the cards. Their large size (5" x 4") makes them easy-to-see and easy-to-use. Available in letter-size and A4 format, these cards are ideal for students of all ages. (revised May 2010)

These five videos show how to use the blue jello word cards in games

 It's simple to make your cards.

• Download the PDF to your computer
• Print the PDF on 12 sheets of white card stock
• Cut the pages apart into cards

You can download a sample page (8.5" x 11" format) of four blue jello word cards. You can also download a PDF with an idea for teaching the tricky dotted quarter and eighth note rhythm using these cards. See free links at the bottom of this page.