Valentine's Day Rondo with Orff Arrangement

An orff arrangement of the poem, "Roses Are Red" for xylophones, conga drums, glockenspiels, soprano recorder, and voice. Lesson plan ideas for extending the song to create a rondo form using spoken limericks, both traditional and comical. A good way to reinforce or teach the lower register on the recorder: melody includes the pitch low C. Smart Board visual of the melody with attachments of the full instrument score and the limerick cards for printing. A fun Valentine's Day activity for your upper elementary students who have had at least a year of recorder instruction.