Autumn leaf rhythms to read!

Here are 5 different autumn leaf printables with duple meter rhythms to read. All rhythms are 4 beats long, and have just quarter notes and eighth notes.

3 of the rhythms come straight from the first duple meter Verbal Association LSA, representing the  Easy, Medium, and Difficult patterns that the kids learn to chant.

Download the leaf rhythms here.
Print these on autumn-leaf-colored paper (I used red, orange, yellow, brown, and green, and printed 6 of each pattern), cut, and laminate, for a cute rhythm reading activity where the kids can hold different rhythms they'll get to read!


As an extension to the activity, print out BLANK leaves, and have small groups write their own 4-beat rhythms!  Then have the kids perform the rhythms for each other in a Rondo form using a fall song as the A section of the rondo, and each small group as the B/C/D/E sections! (I use a song called "Fall Canon," which I got from an Orff class.)

Spring Rhythms to Read

Updated version:  It's important to show the kids that the same rhythm can be written in different time signatures, so HERE is an updated version of these rhythms. In this version, the 6/8 rhythms below are also notated in 3/4.  I also added the duple meter rhythms from the first duple meter LSA, notating the same rhythms two different ways (just quarters and eighths, then just half notes and quarter notes).

Looking for triple and duple meter rhythms with a cute background for springtime? You can download the ones below here. The patterns come straight from the LSAs! :)

Download the original slides here.

Give Me 5 chant

The famous Give Me 5 to help young kids know what it means to be a good listener.

If you'd like to edit the chant to make it your own, the Noteflight notation is here.

Welcome song!

A hello song in Mixolydian for the beginning of the year!

Possible alternate lyrics based on what you need:

~If it's a class's first day of music, you could sing "Welcome, come follow me" instead of "Welcome, come move with me," to help them get to their spots on the circle.

~If your school is a Leader in Me school like mine, you could sing "Using 7 Habits every day" instead of "Making better music every day."

If you want to edit any of the lyrics, the Noteflight notation is here.

Self-space chant!

A chant in 7/8 to help kids transition into self-space!