Drag rhythmic values into up to 8 beat blocks per line to build a drum groove, or click a tile then click a block to place it — handy on a trackpad.
Math skill: Addition Word Problems (1.OA.A.1)
How the beat teaches it: Every slot is its own word problem — read it, then build the answer directly in the beat blocks. All four slots practice the same idea (putting two groups together) with different numbers and instruments.
This is lesson 1 of 4 in RockBlocks Math, Grade 1, a free course where every lesson turns a math idea into something you can count, hear, and play. It is the first lesson in Grade 1, so it assumes no prior math or drumming. Next is Lesson 2, “Subtraction Word Problems: Take From.”
Every slot above (A, B, C, D) is its own question, and it’s a real, blank RockBlocks beat the whole time — the same drag-and-drop tiles, kit, tempo, sheet music, and drummer view as anywhere else on the site. Tap ❓ Questionin the corner to read the current slot’s problem, build your answer right in the grid, then tap ✓ Check Answerto grade it. Once you’re done, keep going: expand the beat, drop it into a Stack, or save a copy to your own page — nothing here overwrites the lesson itself, so every visitor still starts from the same blank slots.