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Common Core W.4.2 songs
"What a Wonderful World"
This Socratic seminar unit of study features the iconic Louis Armstrong song that celebrates our world. It is designed for grades 2-5, as teachers can alter rigor as needed to ensure students are challenged accordingly. Students will have the opportunity to build reading comprehension, fluency, and text dependent writing skills through these lyrics. Activities include creative expression, building background knowledge and text connections, and writing prompts that involve using text evidence to
Growth Mindset Activities for Middle School Using Rap Song
Use a high-energy rap song as growth mindset activities for middle school! A growth mindset is critical to student success but can be difficult to teach. These activities are all based on a welcome back to school rap song and replace difficulty with high engagement using rap music!*Listen to the song in the preview.*Students will listen to the song then analyze the song lyrics as a reading passage to complete the growth mindset and SMART goal activities detailed below.The song for these activiti
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4th - 6th
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Problem and Solution Passage Worksheets Bundle for 5th and 6th Grade
Are you looking for engaging, problem and solution passage worksheets for 5th and 6th grade? Rap music is your solution! Based on our comicbook hero, parody rap song, this bundle will keep your students' attention using song lyrics while they practice reading skills. Easily incorporate them into independent activities or complete them together as a class lesson.Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading passage to complete the activities detailed below.What teachers l
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Fun Back to School Reading Skills Activities
Common Core Music Composition Step by Step
Students use math strategies to insert note values into a 4 X 4 grid to create four 4 beat measures. Students add words that fit the syllables and utilize rhyming. Students choose pitches by using their recorders and choosing from B, A, or G. Students then transfer all information to staff paper to create their own composition.
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3rd - 5th
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Holiday Song Lyric Analysis
Engage your students during the trickiest of seasons through these creative units of study! Your 4th-8th grade students will have opportunities to build reading, writing, critical thinking, speaking and listening skills through this compilation of resources.These units of study include: ♪copies of song lyrics for student and teacher use♪Sketch to stretch invitations♪Vocabulary enrichment activities♪Building Background nonfiction reading and written responses♪Student writing prompts♪Text dependen
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4th - 8th
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Common Core Music Composition Step by Step Power Point
This is a Power Point file to go along with the PDF file for my Common Core Music Composition. Students use a table to add note values, one beat per box for 16 beats. Students add words so the syllables will fit the rhythm and the words will rhyme. Students create a melody using their recorder and the notes B,A,and G. Students transfer their information to a staff to create their own composition.
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4th - 6th
Problem and Solution Passage Worksheets 5th and 6th Grade
These problem and solution passage worksheets for 5th and 6th grade are based on our comicbook hero, parody rap song and challenge students to identify problems and solutions in the song lyrics which are used as a reading passage. What teachers like you had to say:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I really appreciated the highly motivating topic of this resource! It's hard to find materials that are interesting to the teen boys I work with. Thanks so much!" – Sophie G.Students will also:- chart them on a problem and solut
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4th - 6th
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Essay of my Life: Song for 4th and 5th grade FSA writing
Help your students prepare for the writing FSA by teaching them this catchy song! They'll never forget to go back and use evidence from the text! Sung to the tune of "Best Day of My Life" by American Authors, it will get stuck in your head and you'll come back to it year after year!
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4th - 5th
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Pop Song Lyrics: Mastering Informational & Opinion Essay Structure Elements 3-5
Your students will sing their way to mastering the elements/structure of informational and opinion writing with the upbeat, fun lyrics I’ve written to go along with the popular song “Keep Your Head Up” by Andy Grammer. By using the lyrics, simple diagrams/graphic organizers, and some tried-and-true teaching techniques, your students will be able to organize their writing and ensure they’ve included all the required elements with much greater ease. Plus, your students will love these songs! I
"Up and Up"- A Socratic Seminar Unit of Study
This unit offers multiple opportunities for students to be creative and collaborate through these beautiful lyrics by Coldplay. Students will be engaged in activities that promote comprehension, fluency, and text analysis. Activities include vocabulary exploration, writing prompts, lyric analysis, building word associations, mental image illustrating, reading response, and the ultimate opportunity to engage in a collaborative, meaningful dialogue through Socratic seminar. Students will greatly e
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
Informative Writing Graphic Organizer~ Topic House~POW TIDE Song
This freebie is one of my FAVORITE graphic organizers for planning, organizing and writing. POW!
These can be printed out and used as templates, printed as posters, or projected so that students can draw their OWN topic house graphic organizer when planning their writing.
I like to say that it easily expands from a "house" to a "hotel" by adding more floors so that students can write as many important details as they can on their informative piece or explanatory text.
I've also included a simpl
Song Lyric Analysis
Music in the classroom always brings a new energy and excitement with which both teachers and students can appreciate! Engage your students in meaningful reading, writing, and conversation surrounding popular song lyrics with which they are familiar! Students will work to deepen their comprehension of these focused lyrics and explain connections they make with the given words through both written and verbal expression. The unit gives time for reflective writing, collaborative conversation, and c
"Fight Song" A Socratic Seminar Unit of Study
Offer students the stage to build reading, writing, speaking and listening skills through this standards-based unit of study featuring the beautiful "Fight Song," by Rachel Platten. Your students will love the chance to explore these song lyrics and engage in rich and meaningful analysis, writing, and collaborative conversation!
Writing Jams: Dissect the Prompt
Jam out to a classic 90s hit with a writing twist! Get your students excited about writing with this introductory song.
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3rd - 6th
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