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October 8, 2014
Flocabulary Team

Q&A with Shannon Miller, Teacher Librarian and Digital Citizenship Expert

After earning her degree in elementary education and art, Shannon Miller stayed home with her three children for thirteen years. When a district teacher librarian position opened up, she applied, got the job, and went back to school to get a master’s in library science. As a teacher librarian, she worked with students in kindergarten through 12th grade, as well as teachers, parents, and the school community. After several years on the job, Shannon began speaking and consulting about librarianship, technology, education and connecting classrooms online with social media. Today, she’s regarded as a thought leader on these topics. On…

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October 2, 2014
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Future Self-Portraits

Every week, our Week in Rap Shout-Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap. For this week’s contest, we challenged you to draw a self-portrait—from twenty years in the future!

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September 25, 2014
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Time Travel Adventures

Every week, our Week in Rap Shout-Out Contest gives students an opportunity to win a shout out for their school in the next Week in Rap. For this week’s contest, we asked you: If you could travel in time, what time period would you visit?

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August 21, 2014
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Kindergarten Worksheets and First Grade Worksheets

Flocab just released a plethora of vocabulary videos for kindergarten and first grade. But it's not just the songs and animations that are new; the accompanying exercises have entirely new formats! Here's what to expect in these printable worksheet packets: Vocabulary Reinforcement Students get the opportunity to step inside the story with narrative-based activities that reinforce terms from the story. Opportunities for Creativity & Expression These packets are chock-full of images waited to be colored in! Activities ask students to incorporate and identify words within drawings, circle pictures that illustrate given words, create their own original artwork and more. Grade…

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August 14, 2014
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Writing Prompts

Teachers, you know your students best. That’s why we created these rich and flexible lesson ideas that can be adapted for different ages and abilities. Tackle Vocabulary and Writing at the Same Time Each of our Word Up songs tells a story. Why not combine a Word Up story with one of our reading and writing units? Have students examine a Word Up story from different angles, such as: Rewriting the story using a different character’s point of view (see this activity for an example) Identifying the figurative language used in the lyrics Writing the next “chapter” of the story:…

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