CHILDREN'S LITERATURE - BOOKS TO SING

Let It Shine
Written by Mary Ann Cocca-Leffler
ISBN:  978-0-545-45344-8

I have used many of Mary Ann Cocca-Leffler's book in past blog postings, so many of you may already be familiar with her titles.  Some of her other titles include "Let is Fall,"  "Let It Snow," and "Let it Rain."  I have also used "One Heart."  You can find any of these activities by simply clicking on the children's literature tab at the top to find the date it was used in the blog and go to that posting using the links along the left side.  Her books are quite charming and can easily be adapted to melodies such as "Skip to My Lou" and "Cindy."

However, since my students in Grade 1 are really starting to read and write so-mi-la melodies, I wanted a book that I could not only sing to a familiar melody that they have already learned, but one that I could use to move into composing in upcoming blogs.

With that said, sing this book using the melody of "We Are Playing in the Forest."  Check out the upcoming blog posts as I will add composition and improvisation activities to use with this story.

Enjoy and keep singing.

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MELODY

MELODY

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MELODY - LOW LA BUNNY

Big Bad Bunny
Written by Franny Billingsley
Illustrated by G Brian Karas
ISBN:  978-1-4169-0601-8

I love using this story during Easter time because it tells the wonderful story of a little mouse with a BIG imagination!  Mother mouse is putting her little ones to bed, only to realize that little mouse is missing.  All the while, little mouse is running around the neighborhood proclaiming himself to be a "big bad bunny."  The book has two lines which tell us that he has long sharp claws and pointy yellow teeth.  I sing these lines using the melody of "Willem."  The children love the minor sound and it sets up a great beginning to the story.  The book also provides opportunities for children to make the sounds - "scritch" and "chomp."  These become my ostinato while the children sing the song.

To reinforce the low la practice, I have the children begin to describe "big bad bunny."  Following the format of the folk song Willem, each verse is simply a different characteristic of "bunny."  Though there are only 2 characteristics listed in the actual story, the children have had fun creating different descriptive verses and singing the song.  This has become an annual favorite this time of year.

There are also many "Going on a Bear Hunt" moments in which your children can verbally respond while the story is being told.

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