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4th grade english language arts songs for Easel
Finding Figurative Language and Meaning in a Song: Happy by Pharrell
Using the song and lyrics of "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, students will explore the meaning and figurative language within the song.
This activity prompts students to engage with a hit song while looking for literary devices and figurative language. It includes finding examples with:
-similes
-metaphors
-personification
-alliteration
-theme/meaning
A very fun and engaging way for students to practice their figurative language!
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4th - 7th
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CCSS:
Black Women in History | Phillis Wheatley Biography Reading Activities
Use rap music to teach your students about Black women in history with these Phillis Wheatley biography reading activities.Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading passage to complete the activities detailed below. What teachers like you had to say:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Fun and easy to use, the students really enjoyed the lesson." – Angie A.The song for these activities explores the life of this famous female poet who was the first published Black American author, noting her chall
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4th - 6th
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American National Anthem "The Star Spangled Banner" Word Search
YOUR STUDENTS WILL LOVE THIS "STAR SPANGLED BANNER" WORD SEARCH!THE FOLLOWING WORDS ARE HIDDEN IN THIS PUZZLE:ABLE ADMIRAL ARMED AWAKE BALTIMORE BEAM BEANES BETWEEN BOMBING BRAVED BURNED CAUSE CONQUER DAWNS DOCTOR EARLY ENGLAND FORT FRANCIS GLARE LAND LAST LAWYER MCHENRY MIST MOTTO PEACE PROOF RAIN RAMPARTS REPOSES ROCKETS SAFER SAY SCOTT SEEING SHORE SILENCE SPANGLED STARS TALK TRUST VICTORY WASHINGTON WAVE PLEASE FOLLOW "THE MUSIC TEACHER STORE" FOR NEW PROD
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2nd - 9th
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5th and 6th Grade Decoding Multisyllabic Words Worksheets Passage Activity
This 5th and 6th grade multisyllabic words worksheets passage activity is based on a Hip Hop and rap music, history song.Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading passage to complete the activities detailed below.This resource is:- no prep to save you time- super simple and easy to use- with a high-interest reading passage based on a rap song!The song for this activity explores how two founding fathers and a mother of Hip Hop contributed to the urban art, and how it
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4th - 6th
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FREE Pocahontas Reading Comprehension Passage Activities for 4th and 5th Grade
Are you looking for engaging, Pocahontas reading comprehension activities for 4th and 5th Grade? Rap music is the solution! Based on a biography rap song, these activities will keep your students engaged using song lyrics as a reading passage while they practice a variety of reading skills. Easily incorporate them into independent activities or complete them together as a class lesson.Students will listen to the song then use the song lyrics as a reading passage to complete the activities detail
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Middle School Sequence of Events Worksheets with Reading Passages
Teach CCSS with How Far I'll Go Song from Moana | Reading Literature
Teach CCSS with How Far I'll Go from Moana! Use this short 3 minute song to teach a ton of CCSS standards. Compare how Moana sees her future and how her people see their future. Discuss the meaning of the words horizon, role and roll. Explore the concept of motivation and also students are as adventurous as Moana. Finally, identify visuals in the music video to help improve understanding of the lyrics.This song by Auli'i Cravalho, along with the lyrics on screen, can be found on YouTube here.(No
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1st - 5th
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Building Fluency with Music, Christmas Edition
Fluency should be fun! Use daily music practice to build fluent readers in your classroom. Students learn to phrase, increase vocabulary, and have a deeper understanding of literary elements. This package is a month of fluency for use in a Reading Class as a 5-10 minute fluency warm-up. Daily lesson suggestions are provided for your convenience.
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1st - 5th
Subject Predicate Game, Worksheets and Song PowerPoint Easel Ready Worksheets
Do you need an interactive way to teach, review or practice identifying subjects and predicates in sentences? This product can do that! Start with a song that will stick in students' minds that is sung to the tune of "London Bridge is Falling Down" (see the video preview to hear it sung), then use the 9-question review game to practice identifying subjects and predicates (also shown in the video preview). During the review, students can complete a worksheet that has the exact same sentences as
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2nd - 4th
Jackie Robinson Reading Passage Activities Using Civil Rights Rap Song
Looking for an engaging Jackie Robinson reading passage about his role in civil rights? Rap music is your answer! These activities will keep your students engaged as you teach about Jackie Robinson's contributions and accomplishments in civil rights using a rap song as a reading passage that explores his struggles and successes in Major League Baseball Listen to the song with subtitles here! (Click here if you have trouble viewing the video.)This resource includes:- the song lyrics for use as a
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4th - 6th
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George Washington Carver Biography Reading Activities with Timeline
Based on our George Washing Carver biography rap song, these reading activities teach about his life and contributions as a famous African-American scientist and inventor.Click here to listen to the song with subtitles! (Click here if you have trouble viewing the video.)This resource includes:- the song lyrics for use as a reading passage- short-response, comprehension questions with the answer key- a timeline activity with a graphic organizer- a sequential-paragraph, writing activity that utili
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4th - 6th
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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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Maggie Walker Virginia Studies 9 Reading Passage Worksheets
Are you looking for an engaging way to teach Virginia Studies? You've found it! This Virginia Studies reading passage is based on a Maggie Walker rap song that teaches students about the Virginia Studies SOL .9D - identifying the political, social, and/or economic contributions made by Maggie Lena Walker, the first female bank president and famous 20th Century Virginian.This activity includes:- the song lyrics for use as a reading passage- instructions for accessing the song for students to list
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3rd - 5th
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Women of the Revolutionary War Molly Pitcher Reading Passage Activities
Teach your students about women of the Revolutionary War using our Molly Pitcher biography rap song with reading passage activities. Students will listen to the song then use the song's lyrics as a reading passage to complete a variety of reading activities. The song for this activity explores the life and contributions of Mary Ludwig Hays and some of the legendary accounts of her bravery on the battlefield that lead to her being known as "Molly Pitcher." These activities are a great way to teac
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Women's History Month Reading Comprehension Passages for Middle School
Cesar Chavez Worksheet Passage and Civil Rights Activity
This Cesar Chavez worksheet passage is based on a rap song that teaches about his contributions as a Mexican-American civil rights leader and founder of the National Farmworkers Movement. This activity uses the song lyrics as a reading passage and has comprehension questions with an answer key and a list of extension activities for expanding student knowledge.*Listen to the song with the video preview above!*This activity includes:- the song lyrics for use as a reading passage- instructions for
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Civil Rights Leaders Reading Passages & Comprehension Questions Bundle
Favorite Things. Song. Musical. Lyrics. Vocabulary. Back To School. Flashcards.
Amazing resources for a lesson all about students' "favorite things". Perfect as a getting to know you - back to school or class lesson. Icebreaker. Discussion cards to get students speaking. Song vocabulary and listening cloze for "These are a few of my favorite things". song video and mp3 included to download for offline useAdditional activities included: Song rewrite. Count, uncountable nouns exercise. Writing activity.Includes organizer for students to list and share their favorite things!
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Teaching Onomatopoeia Through Song
Teach Onomatopoeia through a fun singing activity, followed by worksheets and a quiz for assessment. This engaging activity helps students learn that onomatopoeia is discovering the words which describe sounds. This lesson is designed to be taught through one main mini lesson, and then practiced throughout the week using the worksheets and practicing the song.
This complete lesson includes the Onomatopoeia song, worksheets to build mastery, and an assessment.
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2nd - 4th
Rap it Out! When Music Meets ELA
This guide with activity sheets is a motivational tool to get students to write in the form of rapping. By tying music and ELA, would motivate students to write to create their own lyrics to later add to a digital audio workstation program so that they can perform their song to their classmates. Examples of Digital Audio Workstations are given in which a student just needs to know how to operate the online program, or app at first to create background music to their words.
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Also included in: YOU'RE A SONGWRITER! Music Meets ELA too!
Teach CCSS with Moana's Song Shiny | Craft & Structure | Character Study
Teach CCSS with Moana's Song Shiny! Use this short 3 minute song to teach a ton of CCSS standards. Explore how lyrics reveal what Tamatoa feels about himself and how he responds to those feelings. Compare Tamatoa to Maui, identify metaphors and discuss what they mean in the context of the song. This song by Jemaine Clement, along with the lyrics on screen, can be found on YouTube here.(Note: I do not own this link, if it changes, search 'Shiny Moana lyrics' and another video should be available
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1st - 5th
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The Book Of Kids' Short Songs & Chants. Music. ELA. ESL. EFL.
A songbook for pronunciation, rhyme, singing and more. Read the introduction and how to use the book. A collection of all the fun and silly favorites for hours of chanting and learning English. Spelling, reading, singing and more ... Many will be familiar to you, many not! ESL, EFL, ESOL, songs, nursery rhymes, singing, chants, children, primary, kids learning English, printables, teaching English, vocabulary, homework, blackline master, pdf, book, examples, tefl, tesol, lesson, spelling, read
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PreK - 6th
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Interactive Music Rules II (black and white)
Here are NO PREP Rules You Can Really Use. Post them in your classroom to practice rhythm, pitch, intervals and the musical alphabet. This set includes the quarter note, quarter rest, paired eighth note, half note and half rest. These rules are in no particular order. Introduce the ones that fit your classroom or literacy level. Add body percussion, music or rhythm tracks with tempo variations to maintain student interest and provide added challenge.I haven't even mentioned the daily reminder of
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2nd - 5th
Booklet of songs (24 songs for young learners + 8 pages of jumping rope songs)
Students learn English easily through songs! I created this booklet of 24 songs (lyrics) I like to use with my ESL students from grade 1 to 6. I added visual support to help students understand the meaning of the songs.I found most of these songs on Dollar Tree CDs I came across in Ontario and was able to find Youtube videos for many songs (not all). Also, these songs (and Cd's) can be found on Spotify or other streaming sites. Some titles included: Silly Alphabet Song, Sally the Camel, Counting
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PreK - 7th
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Just the Two of Us (Will Smith) Fill in the blanks +Comprehension Questions
A great song to explore a parent-child relationship or a new father’s thoughts: his hopes and dreams for his new son as well as his worries and how he plans on handling discipline. All great conversation starters for students with enough vocabulary to express their opinions on these topics. Included are the complete lyrics and a fill in the blanks handout depending on how you want to approach the comprehension activity (with or without the lyrics as a support for the students to answer the quest
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3rd - 10th
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Song Activity! House by the Creek: fill in, information questions + verb tenses!
I love using music and songs with second language learners and always make sure to include songs they might not have heard before to ensure a plain field! Students always love these activities!Get your students to listen to the song, filling the blanks.Then, have your students listen while answering a variety of information questions about the song lyrics (I always make sure to include a nice mix of easy, average, and not so easy questions!)Finally, I highlighted a selection of verbs found in th
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4th - 9th
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Listening Activity: Everything At Once, song by Lenka
Fill in the blanks for this song...and a great idea to keep working with the song while reviewing grammar! Answer key included.Two versions are offered: one with visual support, one with words only so it can be used in a regular ELA class or ESL. I use it with my grade 8 ESL students but could try with grade 7 students, if they were strong or if I decided to allow them to work in pairs.
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4th - 9th, Adult Education, Not Grade Specific
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