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3rd grade U.S. History songs for Microsoft Word
Veteran's Day Lesson - Book, Song & Tissue Paper Poppies!
This is a powerful lesson that teaches students about and the importance of Veteran's Day. The lesson provides:
- a brief history about Veteran's Day
- pictures of soldiers in various wars
- incorporates the book, The Wall by Eve Bunting
- making tissue paper poppy pins to wear
- moving video to Toby Keith's American Solider
- journal entries
This lesson is moving and powerful! I taught this to fourth graders a couple of years ago and they still mention it whenever they see me!! Great way to g
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2nd - 6th
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Songs for Learning the 50 States by Region
The tunes of some familiar childhood songs were used in creating these catchy songs that have helped my own students learn the names and locations of all 50 states in their regions.
There are five songs for each of the following regions – northeast, southeast, southwest, midwest, and west.
A blank map and a labeled map are both included. They can be used as a study tool as well as a template for creating tests and quizzes.
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3rd - 5th
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Famous African Americans song - to tune of "Are You Sleeping?"
Sung to a traditional tune, this song teaches young learners about significant contributions made by African Americans. Featured in the catchy tune are Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson, Garrett Morgan, Martin Luther King and Barack Obama. In our setting we use this at our whole school African American celebration as our musical piece.
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Causes of American Revolution Rap
This rap will help integrate the causes of the American Revolutionary War into a musical rap or poem for all students. Research shows that when information is presented in a different format it helps the students remember it more. This rap helped my struggling students remember dates and specific names for the causes of the American Revolution by making it a rap song that was fun to learn and they recited it for extra credit!
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3rd - 8th
Martin Luther King Rap
Kids love to rap, so what better way to teach them about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., than to rap about it? Students will learn about his childhood and adulthood, and how he taught about peace, not violence.
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3rd - 8th
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Song Unit from the Writings of Laura Ingles Wilder
This is a complete unit outline of all of the music in the Little House on the Prairie series written by Laura ingles Wilder. I have read all the books and gleaned the mentions of songs and music within. This unit gives the information of the song, where it is found and the history surrounding it. It's a delightful study!
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3rd - 6th
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Bill of Rights and I Know It Lyrics
I wrote this Bill of Rights song to the beat of "Sexy and I Know It" to help my students learn all 10 first amendments. They love singing this song and we even made a music video.
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3rd - 8th, Adult Education
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TRANSPORTATION Unit of Study for Learning
Unit includes: Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Word Search, Create Words, Acrostic Poem, Matching Game, Writing Prompts, Patterns, Coloring Pages, Dot-to-Dot sheets, Activity Ideas, and Songs to enjoy.A great unit on transportation that can be adapted to many ages and learning levels. -cars-trucks-planes-movement-travel
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K - 8th
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Patriotic Songs Booklet
Learning patriotic songs is a fifth grade standard in California, so I have created a songbook in booklet style for each of the students. You can arrange it so that it copies back to back to make a booklet.
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2nd - 5th
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Symbols of America
This is a great musical program for all teachers to supplement the symbols of America. You get all the audio too! It features details about Monuments, the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell and breaks down the meaning of the Great Seal of the United States. Audio file download information is provided at the end of the document after purchase.
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2nd - 4th
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Movin' West
This is a musical program that is great for all teachers and classrooms. You get all the audio too! It is a history lesson about people who moved west to settle. With songs about Lewis and Clark and the Forty-Niners, this is a great supplement to history curriculum. You will be directed on how to download the audio files on the last page of the document.
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2nd - 4th
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Preamble to the Constitution Song for Social Studies
I have taken the Preamble for the United States Constitution and put it to the current song Uptown Funk. It's a fun way to help students connect and learn the preamble. I have used it in my classroom and also in a schoolwide talent show. It was well received in both settings.
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3rd - 6th
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Song and Video: George Washington Sing about Crossing the Delaware
In this video and song George Washington and members of the Continental Army sing about the night they crossed the Delaware River to surprise the British and their Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. The song is sung to the tune of "Silent Night." Little did the world know that the first rendition of "Silent Night" took place at this historic event!
The singing is a little off-key but what do you expect from a recording that took place over 200 years ago. The lyrics are on the screen so you and yo
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1st - 12th
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Also included in: George Washington Bundle
The Age of Exploration Lyrics
This song totally made me an "All-Star". After learning about the Age of Exploration including Columbus, Magellan, Cabot, and Hudson, I wrote a lyrics to wrap of the unit. Display on projector or print and pass out.
Includes: Lyrics
Materials Needed:sung to All Star by Smash Mouth. Download the karaoke version on itunes or check out youtube.com for free
Get ready for a student mosh pit!
Sample: (First stanza of First verse)
Columbus once told me
He’d sail west to the Indies
So we gave hi
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3rd - 8th
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North Carolina Constitution Rap: "Constitution On That Beat"
I wrote this rap to the tune of "Juju On That Beat." This can be used as a resource when teaching about the NC Constitution. This was written based off of NC 4th Grade Social Standards, but it can be used with other grades that are learning about the Constitution too. You can play the song and have students analyze the lyrics. You could also create a list of questions for students to answer about the Constitution based on this rap.
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Grades:
2nd - 7th
Spanish Exploration: Coronado Song
The Seven Cities of GoldMy students are talking about the exploration of North America. Many Spanish explorers are discussed and in order to enhance our learning of Coronado, we have created a song.We sing the song to the tune of Yankee Doodle. We love the song and I find that my students are able to recall a lot of information from the chapter. We have even adapted it to a game! After I hide something gold in the room, the students walk around the room in a circle, singing the song. At the end,
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2nd - 5th
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Government Song
A song to the tune of Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" that reviews and teaching kids about Wisconsin's History, government, and the three branches of government.
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3rd - 5th
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Presidents Song
All of the presidents from Washington through Obama. Easy to sing and fun to learn!
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1st - 6th
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Battle of Saratoga, teacher's lesson. American History
This individual lesson teaches, specifically about the climax in the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Saratoga. It is one lesson from an entire American history curriculum. What makes this curriculum different from other curriculum out there, is that it is not just information and worksheets. The Revolutionary War lessons, (in their entirety, are step-by-step lessons for all and any teachers to use, involving and engaging the students so they can experience American History like never before
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2nd - 5th, Staff
Christopher Columbus "Cup Song"
Last year many of my kids really liked the "Cup Song" from the movie Pitch Perfect. So, I performed the same cup rhythm, but changed the words to be about a few keys facts about Christopher Columbus and his journey.
Enjoy!
*Kids get really into learning the "Cup Game" in order to perform the song with you!
Grades:
2nd - 6th
The Five Oceans Song
I created this easy little song to the tune of "The Addams Family" to help my students learn the five oceans of the earth.
Included is a world map which can be used as a study tool to help locate the oceans. You may decide to test or quiz your students, so it may also be used as a template for you to create your own.
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2nd - 4th
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Susan B. Anthony Poem
Use this poem as a song to get your students to remember the main ideas about Susan B. Anthony as they relate to Georgia's state standards about the Historical Figures. Use it to help students practice reading fluency for the presentation standards.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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3rd
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Paul Revere Song (To the tune of "Party Rock")
This song hits a LOT of what 3rd graders need to know about Paul Revere in Social Studies. They love singing it and it seems to make the information stick!
Grades:
3rd
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