One Cold and Frosty Morning: guided lesson for Orff Instruments – Mallets

(62 customer reviews)

This guided lesson teaches students in grades K–5 to play a simple bordun on Orff instruments with the song “One Cold and Frosty Morning.” Students warm up their voices and mallets, act out the song, learn to find high and low bars, and then sing and play the song together.

What’s included

  • A main menu with clickable links
  • Vocal warm-ups, plus a blank template for students to make their own
  • A listening and movement activity where students act out the lyrics
  • A mallet warm-up to a steady beat
  • Slides for finding high and low bars
  • Instrument warm-ups with glissandos and single bar hits
  • Slides for learning a simple C bordun
  • Slides for singing and playing the song together
  • Notation in an easy version and the original

Formats

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

Important

  • The presentation must be in presentation mode, in PowerPoint or Google Slides, for the clickable links to work.

Ways to use it

  • A winter lesson on borduns
  • Use the same lesson with Boomwhackersâ„¢

Standards (NCAS)

  • Performing: Anchor Standard 4 (select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation)
  • Performing: Anchor Standard 5 (develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation)

License & help

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$4.00

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62 reviews for One Cold and Frosty Morning: guided lesson for Orff Instruments – Mallets

  1. Kristen B. –

    I can’t wait to use this with my 1st Grade students!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you 🙂

  2. monique Bentley –

    love!!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  3. Changing Meter –

    Thanks! This is a cute lesson!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  4. Christy S. –

    So great! Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  5. Emily S. –

    I’m excited to use this with my 3rd graders this winter! It’ll be great for using our barred instruments as melodic instruments! The kids will love it!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you so much!

  6. Kara W. –

    Excited to try this!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  7. Erika S. –

    Great resource! Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome!

  8. Kelley Fewer –

    Ready to use- can’t get any better!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  9. Kimberly D. –

    Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  10. Monica C. –

    My kids loved the vocal explorations and making up their own. I did the boomwhackers with one class and my 2nd graders have been working on adding xylophones.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      That’s awesome! I love that you’re using it with multiple grades!

  11. Kelli K. –

    Can’t wait to try this!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  12. Sarah M. –

    Perfect activity for my older students!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Awesome!

  13. Amanda D. –

    Fantastic, thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback!

  14. Anna B. –

    Very helpful to use for the teachers that don’t have as much experience with Orff lessons. Thank you 🙂

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the great feedback!

  15. Karla P. –

    This looks great. Thanks so much!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback Karla!

  16. Jenny C. –

    Looks great! Can’t wait to use this – thank you

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks Jenny!

  17. Caitlin Nicks –

    Great Resource! Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome!

  18. Tabitha S. –

    Such a cute song!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I agree!

  19. Kayla Bowman –

    Loved this activity with my 2nd-3rd graders!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!!

  20. Shannon Atkins –

    cute

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

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