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Music Common Core RL.5.1 resources
Teach Theme/Moral/Lesson with Songs & Lyrics {Digital Interactive Google Slides}
Hi teacher friends! Are you looking for a fun way to introduce and practice the skill of finding theme? This is the only resource you will need for teaching theme/ moral/ lesson with songs! I found myself struggling with how to introduce theme to my students, but then I came up with the idea of using songs and their lyrics. I created this product for use in my own classroom, and when I used it, my students were hooked! They were engaged and motivated - singing along in the classroom, listening c
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3rd - 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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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: Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
Read Across America Day Activity | The Grinch | Reading Comprehension
Read Across America Day ActivityCelebrate Read Across America Day with your students using this fun and educational activity. Students will read the lyrics to a popular song (You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch) while identifying different examples of figurative language and their meaning. Students will identify metaphors, similes, hyperbole, and alliteration with this fun activity. This resource includes a guided review practice activity, graphic organizer, 10 multiple choice questions, and a writing
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4th - 6th
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BUNDLE Disney's Encanto STAAR Comprehension | PDF Google Forms & Task Cards |
Are you looking for new and fun ways to review for STAAR? Have you considered introducing STAAR/Standardized test prep with music? This bundle includes all four sets of 10 question assessment uses Encanto's songs "What Else Can I do?" "We Don't Talk About Bruno" "Surface Pressure" and "Family Madrigal" as the text, and exposes students to literature question stems which are STAAR/CCSS aligned from previous years' assessments. The assessments focus on a variety of skills such as inferencing, summ
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4th - 7th
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"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
Literacy Through Lyrics- Volume 1
♪An awesome, bundled collection of complete units of study centered around popular, culturally relevant song lyrics that will motivate and inspire you and your students year round!♪You will adore this approach to coaching critical literacy skills in your students- It will be the refresh button you need to make learning together meaningful and truly engaging!♪Because teaching is supposed to be fun and who doesn't love a good soundtrack to sing (and study☺) together in the process?Have fun!Liz☺♥♪P
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3rd - 8th
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"High Hopes"- An ELA Unit of Study
Set the inspirational stage for your middle school students to analyze the awesome song lyrics "High Hopes," by Panic! At the Disco☺Your students will build incredible literacy skills through meaningful curriculum and conversation with a unit you will adore teaching☺This unit plan includes-ELA StandardsSong Lyrics for Student/Teacher UseClose Reading VisualVocabulary BuildingFigurative Language AnalysisWritten Reflection InvitationsCreative Outlets for Text ConnectionsSocratic Seminar Explanatio
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
Hello I'm Johnny Cash by G Neri Lesson Plan and Google Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text book Hello, I'm Johnny Cash by G. Neri and A.G. Ford. This is an excellent lyrical biography of Johnny Cash for focusing on American music, music pioneers and perseverance with connections to the Man in Black's music appropriate for elementary students. Google Slides presentation and student activities on Google Docs. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, tim
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3rd - 6th
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
Tupac Shakur Poems & Discussions Lesson Plan
Includes poems & facilitated questions for the following:‘The Rose That Grew From Concrete’ ‘If I Fail’ ‘Wake Me When I’m Free’
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
Arbor/Earth Day, Music, and Poetry
Are you looking for a lesson plan that ties together all the major events happening in the month of April: Earth Day/Arbor Day, Jazz Appreciation Month, and Library Week for general music class? This lesson is for you.
This product includes;
A lesson for immediate use on Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World, student rhythm assignment, and a rubric.
Why
Most schools have assemblies celebrating Earth Day. This is your assembly song. It is in unison and the words present the message of
"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: Coaching Our Students' Literacy Skills Through Inspirational Song Lyrics
Motivation 101
Songs lyrics are such an awesome way to bring light to critical literacy skills in the classroom. Imagine Dragons' music offers such powerful messages that will help motivate and inspire your students. This set of unit studies empowers your students through the critical analysis of "Natural" and "Whatever It Takes." This teacher resource includes 2 complete, separate, week long ELA units of study that build reading, writing, speaking, listening, and critical thinking skills through engaging, s
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: An Imagine Dragons Classroom
"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: Building Positive Energy- Creating an Inspired Classroom Community
Hello I'm Johnny Cash by G Neri Lesson Plan and Activities
A guided reading or interactive read aloud lesson plan for the nonfiction mentor text book Hello, I'm Johnny Cash by G. Neri and A.G. Ford. This is an excellent lyrical biography of Johnny Cash for focusing on American music, music pioneers and perseverance with connections to the Man in Black's music appropriate for elementary students. Lessons and activities focus on:Summarizing key details (4 strategies: narrative retell, timeline, graphic organizer, Somebody Wanted But Then So)analyzing cen
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3rd - 6th
Book Trailer-Distance Learning
A novel based culminating project for students to showcase a number of Literary Analysis skills.
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4th - 12th
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Theme in Songs
This activity allows students to analyze lyrics of any song in order to determine the theme. This activity walks students through the steps of identifying the topic first and then asking themselves, "What does the artist want me to learn about that topic?" Students will then be prompted to identify lyrics that support the theme.
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4th - 8th
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5th 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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5th
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
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