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We are always looking for ways to teach our students new skills. Being able to tailor instruction to their learning styles is just one effective way to increase student engagement and set students up for success. Many of our students, from year to year, are visual and auditory learners. Most children (and even adults) can attest to…
Teaches compare-and-contrast reading skills using a nonfiction rap-song passage about three African American Revolutionary War figures (James Armistead, Peter Salem, and Colonel Tye).
A Women's History Month themed interactive game where students listen to and compare songs by different women artists/performers.
Teach students to connect protest music to its historical and social context through a research and presentation assignment.
Reference list of protest-era songs organized by topic, intended to supplement a U.S. history unit on the Vietnam era.
A nonfiction rap-song passage and question set teaching main idea and supporting details through the origin history of hip hop music, centered on DJ Kool Herc's 1973 Bronx block party.
Teaches reading comprehension and compare-and-contrast skills using a nonfiction rap-song passage about the origins of Hip Hop (DJ Kool Herc, Cindy Campbell, and Grandmaster Flash).
Provide a teaching resource tracing the history and evolution of rock and roll music, from African tribal/blues roots through rhythm and blues to modern styles, with related classroom activities.
We are always looking for ways to teach our students new skills. Being able to tailor instruction to their learning styles is just one effective way to increase student engagement and set students up for success.
A hands-on history unit teaching students about the life of Henry Ford and the history of the automobile, particularly the Model T, through readings, activities, songs, and projects.
The Divided Kingdom Bible Song Transport students back in time to learn about the divided kingdoms of Israel and Judah through song. This lively video brings the scriptures to life, recounting key events like the split of the kingdom and…
America The Beautiful Songs Collection This alluring teaching resource brings a surge of patriotism and dynamism into the classroom setting.
Celebrate America Split-Track: An Exciting Teaching Resource The Celebrate America Split-Track is an innovative teaching resource designed to immerse students in a celebration of American history.
My First Patriotic Songs Dive into the rich American history with My First Patriotic Songs, an enriching teaching resource bundled in a comprehensive zip file featuring 10 captivating patriotic songs.
A sequencing and timeline reading activity using rap-song lyrics about the history of jazz music as a nonfiction-style reading passage for comprehension and chronological-order practice.
America the Beautiful Song : An Innovative Education Resource The America the Beautiful Song is a highly effective teaching aid designed with public school teachers and homeschoolers in mind.
A sequencing and timeline reading activity using rap-song lyrics about the life of George Washington Carver as a nonfiction-style reading passage for comprehension and chronological-order practice.
A sequencing and timeline reading activity using rap-song lyrics about the life of Frederick Douglass as a nonfiction-style reading passage for comprehension and chronological-order practice.
A nonfiction rap-song passage and question set comparing claims made in Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' musical to the historical record about Alexander Hamilton and the American Revolution.
A nonfiction rap-song passage and question set teaching main idea and supporting details through the legend/biography of Molly Pitcher, a folk hero of the American Revolution.
A vocabulary practice set using an original nonfiction rap song about the history of breaking (breakdancing) as a reading passage to teach synonym and antonym identification in context.
A nonfiction rap-song passage and question set teaching main idea and supporting details through the origin history of breakdancing ('breaking') in 1970s Bronx block-party culture.
Teaches reading comprehension and compare-and-contrast skills using a nonfiction rap-song passage about the origins of Hip Hop (DJ Kool Herc, Cindy Campbell, and Grandmaster Flash).
A nonfiction rap-song passage and question set teaching main idea and supporting details through the real-world development history of Disney's 'Frozen' movie, tracing it back to Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Snow Queen' fairy tale.