Creative Music Classrooms with Thom Borden

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CREATIVE MUSIC CLASSROOMS with THOM BORDEN

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Springtime with Bunny Written by Lynn Plourde Illustrated by Laura LoganISBN: 978-1-4027-8188-9
This wonderfully colored springtime story, that includes 100 stickers, can be sung to the familiar folk melody of See the Rabbit Running. If you’re unfamiliar with this song selection, you can also sing the words of the story to the melody of Lucy Locket with some adaptation to fit words and rhythm patterns.
The story follows Little Bunny as he leaves his burrow to hop, jump and bump into new adventures in search of new friends. Since there are 8 verses, create a simply 8-beat rhythm pattern to practice ta rest by using wooden rhythm rabbits. Each rabbit has the word “hop” written on it (magnet on the back if desired). Line the rabbits in a single row. After each verse, children read the rhythm while saying the word “hop.” Remove one rabbit shape after each reading, leaving a space that becomes a ta rest moment. Repeat this activity after each verse in the story until all of the rabbits are removed — 8 rests. A simple bordun can be added to the song and rhythm section to complete the Storytime experience.

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Cherie Herring

Music/Technology Integration at Hammond School

I teach elementary music, am passionate about integrating technology into my teaching, am obsessed with my SMARTBoard and iPad, and enjoy creating lessons and sharing ideas. I love technology almost as much as I love cheesecake, and with more energy and ideas than I know what to do with, I can't wait for the sun to come up each morning! I'm wife to Prince Charming and mom to three incredible girls who keep me balanced. . . sort of!