In The Tall, Tall Grass
Read In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming and learn chants with instrumentation and Orff accompaniment.
Resources
- Bass, alto, and soprano xylophones
- Bass, alto, and soprano metallophones
- Soprano and alto glockenspiels
- Maracas
- Triangles
- Crow sounders or wood blocks
- Song and chants, listed in the demonstration of lesson plan
- Optional posters or photographs of a caterpillar, hummingbird, and beetle to use as visual cues
- In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming (ISBN 0-8050-1635-X. Available on Youtube as a video story, and in many school libraries.)
Fine Art Standards
Sing in a natural voice, free from strain, perform independently or with others with expression, a steady and accurate beat, and correct rhythm and melody patterns on a variety of simple instruments.
Integrated Standards
Describe how words and phrases supply rhyme and meaning in a story.
Objectives
Students will sing the song, “Tall Tall Grass” and perform the spoken chants pulled from the text of the story. Students will perform the chants on rhythm instruments. Students will maintain a steady beat on Orff instruments.