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Music Common Core W.4.1 resources
Writing With Music: The Boy is Mine Music Video (Argumentative Writing)
What happens when you use a music video to review a lesson? A REAL-WORLD CONNECTION OCCURS!!! Argumentative writing made fun by using the CLASSIC music video "The Boy is Mine" by the legendary Brandy & Monica. The possibilities are endless with this activity. Students will enjoy debating different claims and expressing their opinions. Every thing is included for this lesson and it still allows room to tweak and make it your own! This resource is BEST used for REVIEW purposes. It is not recom
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE: The Boy is Mine by Brandy & Monica (2 LESSONS!)
Nurturing Our Students Self-Worth and Self-Confidence
Keala Settle's incredible performance of the song "This is Me," from the hit movie "The Greatest Showman," is the inspiration to this complete unit of study teacher's guide, certain to help lift your students' self-esteem!This unit of study will guide you and your students through activities that promote critical thinking, reading comprehension and analysis, and build classroom community as well.Activities included in this guide-*Copy of the lyrics*Video links of two powerful performance of "Thi
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
"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
Paragraph Frames using Sentence Stems- Guided Writing, Intervention, Special ED
Support students in developing their writing skills by providing a structured framework for them to follow. This approach involves the use of paragraph frames or templates to guide students in organizing their thoughts and ideas into well-structured paragraphs.These paragraph frames are media themed and include sentence starters or prompts that students can use as a guide to help them structure their writing.Included Topics:Favorite type of musicFavorite TV showFavorite movieUse the template to
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3rd - 8th
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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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Louis Armstrong - Musical Review
Louis Armstrong Musical Review is a wonderful writing and reading assignment that includes a Google slide show with a live performance of Louis singing his famous Hello Dolly song. I created this assignment to go along with the story, "Play, Louis, Play!" by Muriel Harris Weinstein. This assignment can follow any Louis Armstrong story. The book/story is not included. The Google slide presentation introduces Louis Armstrong to the students and the writing assignment. The students are instructe
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3rd - 5th
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End of the Year Argumentative Writing Prompt - Opinion & Persuasive Paragraphs
Which song would make the best national anthem? It’s the perfect prompt for the end of the school year (as we approach Memorial Day and the Fourth of July). Kids sharpen their argumentative writing with this patriotic activity. Open the preview to take a closer look. You may choose from two options: opinion (first person) or persuasive (second person) paragraphs. Guided by a series of organizers, third or fourth grade students use proven strategies to develop argumentative texts:Use a strong or
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3rd - 4th
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National Anthem Differentiated Argumentative Prompts - Patriotic Songs Bundle
Reach each you teach with these argumentative writing lesson plans. Whether you’re scaffolding up for high flyers, down for those who need more support, or differentiating across the board, this resource is for you. Kids select the best patriotic song for our national anthem. Some members of the class may compose one-paragraph texts. Others write multi-paragraph compositions. Parallel graphic organizers support third, fourth, and fifth grade students as they engage in the writing process. They f
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3rd - 5th
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Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
Bring creativity and collaboration to your ELA lesson plans through this awesome compilation of resources♪ Certain to spark something new and exciting within your students as they delve into popular song lyrics and build reading, writing, critical thinking, speaking, and listening skills with these engaging lesson plans and units of study☺This resource includes:♪Copies of song lyrics for teacher and student use♪Reflective writing prompts♪Text dependent analysis writing♪Building background nonfic
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4th - 8th
E-Learning & Hybrid Digital Writing Prompts: Music (Google Slides & Seesaw)
Keep your students writing with these digital open ended and engaging, music-themed writing prompt slides. Use them in google classroom/google slides or use the picture versions in Seesaw!This complete guide includes 30 slides that immerse students into writing about something they love - MUSIC! This resource is effective and impactful for upper elementary through middle school - ELA, music, Connect with me: BRAND NEW WEBSITE! Will you check it out? The Tuneful Teacher website is geared tow
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2nd - 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
An Imagine Dragons Classroom
Embrace this popular band within your lesson plans through this fantastic find! Inspire your students whilst building awesome reading, writing, critical thinking, speaking and listening skills through this collection of ELA resources certain to be a hit with your students☺ Set the stage for awesome analysis, beautiful reflection, and meaningful conversations through this 60 page teacher's guide♪This compilation includes:♪Copies of song lyrics for teacher and student use♪Reflective writing prompt
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4th - 8th
"Singing Out for the Holidays" Close Reading Text and Graphic Organizers Gr. 2-4
Awesome NO PREP Close Reading Text Passages and Graphic Organizers!
Be sure to download the preview!
This NO PREP close reading pack includes 5 differentiated text passages for grades 2nd through 4th grade. Students will learn about the history of Christmas carols and songs, as well as similarities and differences. We've included a word searches with answer keys (also differentiated), graphic organizers for reading informational standards 1-10, journal writing prompts for all 3 genres, as we
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1st - 5th
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"Time of Your Life" A Complete ELA Teacher's Guide
Celebrate the crossroads at which you and your students now stand through this complete week long unit of study that will coach reading, writing, thinking, speaking and listening skills. Your students will be happily engaged as they analyze this iconic 90's Green Day hit and look back on their path thus far. Resources in this packet include- Objectives, ELA common core standards, lesson plan directions, a copy of the lyrics, close reading visual, "4 Corners" collaborative discussion tool and ref
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
My Music Journal
Encourage your students to write across the curriculum by maintaining a Music Journal. Each month, allow your students to reflect on the music in the world around them. Align to the Responding to Music Standard through applying musical vocabulary, citing evidence from the music, explaining the elements of music, self-reflecting on their music preferences, and many more ideas which can be found on the Sample Sentence Starters pages. My preview video will assist you in assembling this journal.
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3rd - 6th
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"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:Â Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
"Don't Give Up On Me"
Bring love and light to your classroom community through this complete unit of study featuring Andy Grammar's beautiful lyrics. The song "Don't Give Up On Me" will lift your students' spirits with it's powerful message of compassion and strength. This unit of study includes-♥copy of song lyrics for student and teacher use♥mental image activity♥"4 Corners" activity and written reflection♥figurative language analysis♥text connections writing♥inferring emotion written response♥building background n
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4th - 8th
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Also included in:Â Building Positive Energy- Creating an Inspired Classroom Community
Opinion Writing - Powerful Words Project
For this project, students will listen to different poems, speeches, and songs. There are nine pages of activities for students that include:
1. An overview of the project that states that students will be finding the powerful words and message in the poems, speech, and/or songs. There are six different project choices for students to choose from.
2. Questions for students to answer about their poem, speech or song.
3. An opinion prompt for students to respond to share with their teacher their
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3rd - 5th
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How to Write a Paragraph
Get your 4th graders engaged writing great quality paragraphs! Teaching good writing skills is a basic educational component even for very young children. While people may argue that in the electronic age of videos, texting, smart phones, and other tools, writing is not so important. In fact, it is more important than ever! Features*The Paragraph Writing Song w/lyrics*4ea PowerPoint Lessons*Writing a Paragraph MP4 Video***************************************************************************
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4th
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Also included in:Â ELA Activities Bundle
Orchestra is Excited to Present Our New Orchestral Players!
Hand out this straight-forward PDF to your new string players (violin, viola, cello, bass) in your orchestra even before you start rehearsing to help get them pumped up about their new adventure as an orchestral player! I am using this handout for my elementary beginner orchestra, that has over 90 players it in. I will give this to them at our first small lesson together, and then when complete it and return it to me, I will hang it outside of the Orchestra Room for all of the other classes to s
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3rd - 6th
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4th Grade Music Performance Unit
Unit overview of suggested Music performance lesson plans, with COMMON CORE integration as well as National Standards and Missouri Grade Level Expectations
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4th
4th Grade Music Connections Unit
Unit overview of suggested Music Connections lesson plans, with COMMON CORE integration as well as National Standards and Missouri Grade Level Expectations
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4th
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!
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