I Have a Dream Speech Analysis: Lesson Plan & Video
Teach students about Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights using our engaging I Have a Dream lesson plan and speech analysis activities.
Celebrate 50 Years of Hip-Hop
August 11th marks hip-hop's 50th year anniversary! Celebrate with students with Flocabulary's video lessons about the history of hip-hop.
Teaching current events: How the Week in Rap is created
Over the past two years, the role of video instruction has steadily expanded in the classroom, especially when teaching current events. Facing school closures and remote learning, many teachers turned to video as a way to keep students engaged. Video is a familiar format for a generation of digital-native students and can serve as a great hook and sometimes the bulk of instruction for certain lessons. But finding quality, timely video content can be a challenge. That’s where the Week in Rap comes in. Watch the Week in Rap What is the Week in Rap? The Week in Rap (WIR)…
How to teach comprehension across the curriculum with Flocabulary Plus
All too often, the development of reading comprehension strategies is limited to the ELA classroom. There are so many content standards to cover in non-ELA subjects, and it can be difficult to find time to invite students to read with a purpose and analyze subject-specific texts. But with a generation of students who are exposed to more written, audio, and visual content than any generation before, it’s critical to develop and hone comprehension and literacy skills using a wide variety of texts in multiple mediums and contexts. The outsize—and growing—role of video content in daily life and in the classroom…