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As a part of our winter unit, Kindergartners learned a song about a snowman. The students really enjoyed using their imaginations and pretending to build their snowmen while we sang the song: Once they learned the song and practiced several times, they were very excited to add the Boomwhackers! Boomwhackers are colorful plastic tubes that are various lengths and pitches. I tell my students that they are called Boomwhackers because they make a "boom-ing" sound and you "whack" them on things…

This past week has pretty much been insane! Sometimes I forget how much time it takes for me to settle into my routines (both at school and ...

A few cardboard magazine boxes and some duct tape make a great Boomwhacker container!

Here are some ideas for music lessons based on Mother Goose stories. I begin by reading a few Mother Goose nursery rhymes and having students read them back to me. We learn the song Baa Baa Black Sheep together. I use a Mimio Studio file. Here it is as a jpg: I create a simple accompaniment for the bells (colored notes) but they can also be used with boomwhackers, xylophones and other grade levels. I am using craft sticks to show the rhythms of the first two lines. These nursery rhymes are…

I love using Boomwhackers in my elementary music classes! Not only are they fun and accessible for even the youngest students to play, but they are a really helpful tool for exploring some key musical concepts that make them useful well into the upper grades. Today I want to share some of my favorite ways to use Boomwhackers in the elementary general music classroom. 1. Melodic composition Boomwhackers are a great tool for melodic composition in elementary music because students can use the…