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What is Crambo? Flocab has prattled on how to rap battle. But let’s take it back a few hundred years, and kick it very old school. In the scheme of world history, rap battles may be relatively new. But people have been trying to outwit each other through rhyme for ages. Over 600 years before the beginning of hip-hop, they called it Crambo. Called rap's "distant cousin," and coming from a phrase meaning "re-stewed cabbage," Crambo was a rhyming game played possibly as early as the 1300s. It became popular in England in the 1700s. The goal of the game…

Shakespeare didn’t write his plays for the highly educated. Actors performed his plays at the Globe Theater for people from all walks of life—and all ages! Keep the tradition alive at your elementary school. When presented in the right way, the stories in Shakespeare’s plays are perfect for even the youngest students. We rounded up resources that will help you get your students started on a lifelong love for Shakespeare. Shakespeare's Words -Use Green Eggs and Ham to introduce the idea of iambic pentameter! Full lesson plan here. -Act out the Three Witches scene from Macbeth. Full lesson plan here.…