This mini lesson introduces measures, barlines, and time signatures to students by relating a measure (in whichever time signature) to a bunch of bananas! This includes: Introduction of time signaturesPractice adding barlinesRhythm review (quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth note pairs)Visuals to reinforce conceptsThe lesson is in both PDF and powerpoint formats, as well as JPEGs. Additionally, there is a separate PDF file with printable manipulatives including banana rhythm cards, barlines, a