MELODY - SOLFEGE OWLS

I use die-cut shapes of owls that I found at my local teacher supply store and placed "m" "r" or "d" in the center of each pattern. I use the peel-n-stick letters since they show up much better. Magnets can be added to the back of each owl for easy magnetic use.
Place the owls above, below or on a limb of a tree (a single line drawn on the board using a green or black marker). After a owl "melody" is sung correctly, die-cut leaves can be awarded to the "tree" as children sing the m-r-d melodies correctly.

For a fun extension, mix the owls up each time a story is read. If you have additional owl shapes, you can add additional solfege, solfege hand signs, or even staff notation. Rhythm options would include Level II rhythmic concepts.

Finally, once soprano recorder notes B-A-G have been introduced, have the children play their Autumn Owl Melody.