Use this afghan as a game to teach young children to read musical notes. The answer keys are at the top (treble clef notes from Middle C to High C) and bottom (bass clef notes from Low C to Middle C). Students can look at the answer key notes and guess the correct answer. To see if their answer is correct, they can pull out the animal and letter square hidden in the pocket either below the notes (in the treble clef, the pockets are below) or above the notes (in the bass clef, the pockets are above).

Center game board:
Game 1: Matching Animals. Students use the extra toy animals. Students place correct animal on the note it matches with.
Matching guide: C = cat, D = dog, E = elephant, F = fish, G = giraffe, A = alligator, B = butterfly

Game 2: Musical Twister. Teacher calls out note and body part (Right or Left arm, Right or left leg), and student places correct body part on note. Option 1: call out letter name. Option 2: call out type of note (i.e.: quarter note, half note, whole note).

Size of Afghan: 53” x 40”
Size of square: 6.5 x 7.5 inches

Gauge: four rows Tunisian = 1”
6 sts across Tunisian = 1”

Yarn:
Caron Simply Soft
Watermelon: (125 grams/235 yards)
Lemonade (126 grams/235 yards)
Blue Mint: (108 grams/200 yards)
Limelight: (110 grams/205 yards)
Black: (7 ½ skeins) (1,250 grams/2310 yards)
Aunt Lydia’s Crochet Thread Fashion Size 3 Black approx half a ball. (75 yards)

Hooks and Supplies Needed:
F crochet hook
Size 1 crochet hook
J/8 Afghan hook
Yarn needle
Polyester Stuffing

Stitches:
CH (Chain)
SC (Single Crochet)
DC (Double Crochet)
SL ST (Slip Stitch)
FPSC (Front Post Single Crochet)
TSS (Tunisian Simple Stitch)

Crochet level: Advanced