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Leaves: a guided xylophone activity to teach high and low – music lesson

(117 customer reviews)
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This lesson is a supplement to Arvida Steen’s song “Leaves.” It helps students in grades K–2 tell high from low with their bodies, their voices, and xylophones. Students follow leaf trails with their voices, move to the song, play high and low bars with glissandos, perform from iconic notation, and compose with leaf cutouts.

What’s included

  • Vocal exploration warm-ups with leaf trails, plus a slide for creating your own
  • A movement activity for the song
  • Slides that connect high and low sounds to body movement
  • A listening map for “Leaves” in iconic notation
  • A guided group sing
  • A mallet warm-up and xylophone warm-ups with glissandos
  • Slides for finding high and low bars on the xylophone
  • A guided performance from iconic notation
  • Leaf cutouts and a xylophone template (color and black and white) for composing with high and low
  • Directions for use

Formats

  • PDF
  • Google Slides: A link is included in your download and lets you add your own copy to Google Drive.

Important

  • This lesson does NOT include the recording or the sheet music for “Leaves.” It is a supplement, so you’ll need to buy the recording and sheet music separately. The song is in the Exploring Orff Teacher’s Guide by Arvida Steen.

Ways to use it

  • A fall lesson on high and low
  • A first xylophone lesson

Standards (NCAS)

  • Creating: Anchor Standard 1 (generate and conceptualize artistic ideas)
  • Performing: Anchor Standard 4 (select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation)
  • Responding: Anchor Standard 7 (perceive and analyze artistic work)

License & help

This purchase is for one teacher to use with their own students. Each teacher needs their own copy. See the full terms of sale →

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117 reviews for Leaves: a guided xylophone activity to teach high and low – music lesson

  1. JulzNPiano –

    Students enjoyed this activity!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Awesome!

  2. Emika S. –

    Perfect for my elementary music class!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you 🙂

  3. Michelle L. –

    A great way to synthesize high and low with orff instruments (which the students always want to play!). Perfect for this time of year too. Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the awesome feedback!

  4. Cathy G. –

    I am really looking forward to this lesson. Thank you for sharing.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback!

  5. Sing Say Move Play CREATE –

    Great for a review of the barred instruments in the fall. Thank you.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you for the feedback 🙂

  6. Jennifer P. –

    Looking forward to teaching this to my classes!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  7. Erika S. –

    This will be a great introduction to high and low on the xylophones with the primary students! Look forward to using it!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  8. Michelle C. –

    Great! Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  9. Lisa W. –

    Wonderful

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  10. Sandy S. –

    Thanks for the resource

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  11. Music with Miss Jen –

    This is the perfect step-by-step introduction to barred instrument skills. Thank you so much!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome! Thanks for the great feedback 🙂

  12. Lauren G. –

    Love using this in the fall with my 1st graders!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks Lauren!

  13. Hunter S. –

    Awesome! I love how thorough this is! The kids are going to love it!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you Hunter!

  14. Mary R. –

    Perfect – thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  15. You’re Great and You’re Doing Great –

    Wish there was something higher than 4 stars! Perfect multi-week lesson with everything included. I use this in fall to work with my first grade students on vocal exploration, singing, playing xylophones, high/low, steady beat vs. rhythm, composing melodic contour, and composing high/low xylophone patterns. Comprehensive and beautiful!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Your feedback just made my day! I’m so happy that you’ve found so many ways to use this file. Thanks so much for your kind words 🙂

  16. Allison Kunkel –

    My students loved exploring the xylophones with this one!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you!

  17. Kayla K. –

    I used this lesson with my first graders and they LOVED it. The students really enjoyed coming to the board to point while the class followed in singing the leaf trails. Also, I REALLY liked the xylophone cut out so students could create their own compositions.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks so much for the meaningful feedback Kayla 🙂

  18. Therese M. –

    Lovely little lesson plan

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you 🙂

  19. Jena Hudson –

    These were great visuals for my students. Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the positive feedback Jena!

  20. Kelli K. –

    Easily adaptable, loved this!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      That’s wonderful to hear! Thank you!

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