Looking for a differentiated and exciting way to practice reading rhythms and studying form in The Nutcracker? Use Rhythm Basketball to bounce to the beat! Obtain enough basketballs, tennis balls, non-pitched instruments, or other bouncing balls and use the provided slides to perform rhythms with some of your favorite songs! Use these fun pop play-alongs to reinforce reading half-note, whole-note, quarter-note, and eighth-note notation. In addition, discuss the use of measure, the double bar line, and more! This is a great way to get your kids reading rhythm! Note: No audio files are included with this resource.