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X is for Xylophone: Alphabet for Toddlers

Xis for Xylophone

A to Z Adventures: Letter X for Toddlers

A gentle alphabet adventure for toddlers, with a big letter X and a colourful xylophone to tap, play and read about together.

Tap the xylophone and play the bars

X is for Xylophone with colourful musical bars A large purple letter X beside a colourful xylophone. Tap the xylophone to make the bars bounce and hear gentle notes. X is for Xylophone X Ding! Tap the xylophone again and again

Parent tip: point to the colourful bars and say, “tap, tap, music.”

Read Together

X is for xylophone.

Bright xylophone.

Colourful xylophone.

Xylophone has little bars.

Tap, tap, tap.

Ding, ding.

The music goes up.

The music goes down.

Can you say X?

X, X, xylophone.

Tap the mallet and watch it play

Xylophone mallet activity for letter X A colourful xylophone with a mallet. Tap the mallet to make it bounce and show the words X X xylophone. Tap the Xylophone A to Z Adventures X, X, xylophone! X is for xylophone

Parent tip: pretend to tap little bars and say, “X, X, xylophone.”

Say it together:
X, X, xylophone.
Xylophone starts with X.

Parent Activity

Point to the big letter X. Then point to the xylophone. Say, “X is for xylophone.” Tap your fingers gently on the table like little music bars.

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