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Common Core RL.4.2 songs
Aca-Scuse Me? Teaching Theme vs. Main Idea With Music and Lyrics
This assignment is PITCH PERFECT for teaching theme to students grades 4 through 8!***UPDATED 9/8/18 TO INCLUDE:***PRE/POST TEST ANSWER KEYSCONCEPT HANDOUT FOR STUDENTSANSWER SHEETS FOR EACH OF THE 5 SONGSIf you are like me back during my first year of teaching 5th, I struggled to teach main idea and theme. This assignment makes the task more fun. Resource is designed to help your students analyze 5 popular songs for themes. Included in this 21 page bundle:-5 hugely popular song lyric pages for
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4th - 8th
Long Live by Taylor Swift Poetry Analysis
During a poetry unit, it’s pretty easy for students to get lost. That’s why I created this resource. Students will complete a poetry analysis of the song “Long Live” by Taylor Swift. Students will analyze the following components of a poem: theme, speaker, word choice, imagery, figurative language, and tone. Once students complete the poetry analysis, it may be helpful to have them conduct their own poetry analysis reviewing figurative language. In the product, I have also included a figurative
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4th - 12th
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Fun End of Year Packet ELA Reading Activities After Testing 4th and 5th Grade
Kids movie history + rap song = fun end of year packet for 4th and 5th grade! Based on our Movie vs. History rap song, these ELA activities will keep your students engaged using song lyrics as a reading passage while they practice a variety of skills. Easily incorporate them into independent work after state testing or complete them together as a class lesson. Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics to complete a variety of activities that are detailed below.What teachers like
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4th - 6th
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Reading Fluency Passages for Upper Grades Packet #2
Reading Fluency Passages for Upper Grades is a collection of poems, songs, quotes, and speeches that teach about America’s history as students focus on reading fluency.
Common Core Anchor Reading Standards posters can also be used to remind students of the strategies they are using while working on their fluency. Poems by Robert Frost and songs about westward expansion help students understand about different time periods and introduce them to many different vocabulary words. Students learn to
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Reading Fluency Passages Bundle (Distance Learning)
"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
Radio Disney -- Using Disney Songs to Teach Theme
A great way to teach theme, or central message, is to use songs, especially songs students are familiar with. By using popular Disney songs, students actively engage with content from their real lives to determine the theme/lesson/message from the song. Product includes: - Graphic organizers to use with songs- Compare and contrast worksheet to look at the similarities and differences between songs and themes- List of common Disney themes- Lyrics to 11 songs with possible themes for each
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3rd - 6th
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Song Lyrics Analysis FREEBIE {Theme, Figurative Language, and more!}
This is one of my most popular and highly requested activities by students! Simple yet highly engaging activity that focuses on many important ELA skills:-Close read and annotate a text-Vocabulary and context clues-Figurative language-Theme and author's purpose-Making connectionsI have created a variety of these and each analysis activity is tailored to the specific song! I'm giving you this activity for FREE!If you like it, let me know in the feedback AND follow me on TPT to be one of the first
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4th - 7th
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Rise Up- Structure of a Specific Stanza in Poetry Meaning
Use this text "Rise Up" by Andra Day to help students understand the specific stanza's contribution in the overall meaning of a text!!
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4th - 10th
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Theme Review: Using Text and Song Lyrics
This slideshow can be used as an introduction to or review of theme and how to find the moral/life lesson of a story. It is split into 2 days of instruction, but you can also pick and choose parts to use to teach the review in one day. "Let Them Play" by Margot Theis Raven is a suggested read aloud to use. There are also slides with song lyrics and links to the videos of these song lyrics. Work with the students to teach, model, and practice how to find the theme of a story using both the book
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3rd - 6th
Main Idea Supporting Details Passage Worksheets Mini Lesson 5th and 6th Grade
These main idea and supporting details passage worksheets for 5th and 6th grade are based on our "Molly Pitcher" biography song. This resource includes multiple-choice questions, extension activities, and a graphic organizer, making for a great mini lesson. Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading passage to identify the main idea and supporting details for different sections of the lyrics as detailed below.The song for this activity is clean and school-appropriate
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4th - 6th
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Veterans Day Main Idea Supporting Details Passage Worksheets 4th and 5th Grade
These main idea and supporting details passage worksheets for 4th and 5th grade is based on a Veterans Day rap song and includes multiple-choice questions, worksheet activities, and a graphic organizer. Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading passage to identify the main idea and its supporting details for various sections of the lyrics as detailed below.The song for this activity is clean and school-appropriate and explains the history of Veterans Day, how it beca
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Veterans Day Reading Comprehension Questions for 5th and 6th Grade
4th and 5th Grade Christmas Reading Passages and Activities
Need engaging, Christmas reading passages and activities for 4th and 5th grade? Rap songs are the solution! Based on Christmas parody rap songs, these activities will keep your students' attention using song lyrics while they practice a variety of ELA skills. Easily incorporate them into independent activities or complete them together as a class lesson.Students will listen to the songs then use the song lyrics as reading passages to complete the activities detailed below.These activities are:-
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4th - 6th
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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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Teach CCSS with Moana's Song You're Welcome | Reading Literature | Theme
Teach CCSS with Moana's Song You're Welcome! Use this short 3 minute song to teach a ton of CCSS standards. Identify visual elements that add meaning to the lyrics throughout the song. Describe Maui's character traits. Compare how Maui and Moana feel about the appreciation that Maui is due. Explore the theme of this song and more!This song by Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, along with the lyrics on screen, can be found on YouTube here.(Note: I do not own this link, if it changes, search 'You're Welco
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1st - 5th
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Figurative Language - Taylor Swift Edition
Use engaging Taylor Swift lyrics in your classroom to teach figurative language! Examples include similes, metaphors, personification and so on!
Poem for Veteran's Day, Remembrance Day, Memorial Day
This is a poignant, child-friendly three verse poem that explains the meaning of the poppy. It is perfect for Shared Reading or Guided Reading. It is also ideal for dramatic presentation as a class for November 11th ceremonies or assemblies. The poem also stresses individual responsibility for peace-keeping and taking a stand against bullying and therefore ties in nicely with anti-bullying campaigns.
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2nd - 5th
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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Christmas Main Idea Supporting Details Passage Worksheets for 4th and 5th Grade
These main idea and supporting details worksheets for 4th and 5th grade are based on our Christmas parody rap song and have multiple-choice questions, a graphic organizer, and a turn-and-talk activity. Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading passage to complete the activities detailed below. The song for this activity tells a comical tale about misunderstanding the Christmas holiday and how this changes the life of one character forever!This resource includes:- the
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4th - 6th
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Map Features Poem
This poem/chant reviews the features of map reading, including map title, key, compass rose, lines of latitude and longitude. Help students remember the geography vocabulary and read with increasing fluency! Social studies, map skills, and reading all in one...
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2nd - 5th
Theme Music Project
Students will work on finding the theme of a song! Students will be reflecting and discussing possible themes, figurative language, and vocabulary of their song. Students will do pre-thinking activities and after-listening thinking. Students will display their thinking on a poster and will perform the song in front of their class. This is a great for enrichment, group project, or individual assignment. Students will love exploring theme with music!
Story Elements Activity with Graphic Organizer
This story elements activity is based on our "Spiderdude" Teaches Story Elements song. This song was written by elementary students and is sure to connect with your students.Along the way, Spiderdude explains story elements to students such as the setting and theme of a story. For this activity, students will use a story elements graphic organizer that has visuals and lines to help them organize the story elements.Students will listen to the parody song then use the song's lyrics as a reading pa
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3rd - 5th
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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
Songs and Chants for Teaching ELA
Enhance your Language and Reading Standards in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade with music, songs and chants.
Animals of Eden: A Story of Teamwork in the Wild (eBook Version)
In this poetic children's verse, woodland creatures learn to work together and save their precious land from forest fires. A lyrical tale that encourages hard work, persistence, and "watchful balance" with nature. "Teamwork and quick wit saves us all!"This eBook text allows for several layers of differentiated learning as the poetic stanzas and literary devices include varied levels of complexity. Younger students will enjoy the suggestive images that go along with the story while older studen
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