Flocabulary Team, Author at The Flocabulary Blog

August 4, 2014
Flocabulary Team

Press Release: Wisconsin Media Lab Selects Flocabulary’s The Week in Rap as New Resource for Wisconsin Educators and Students

Brooklyn, N.Y., August 4, 2014 - Flocabulary, an online library of educational hip-hop songs and videos, announces that its The Week in Rap series has been selected by Wisconsin Media Lab as a new resource to be made available for all educators and students in the state. Starting August 1, Flocabulary’s original weekly current events series for kids is available to Wisconsin residents at WIMediaLab.org, as a result of a unique licensing partnership. “We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with Wisconsin Media Lab, an organization that shares our commitment to providing students and teachers with access to high-quality educational…

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June 26, 2014
Flocabulary Team

What’s Your Favorite Thing About Summer?

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 to tell us what you love about summer.

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June 19, 2014
Flocabulary Team

Favorite Flocab Songs

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 to pick your favorite Flocab song.

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June 3, 2014
Flocabulary Team

Big Idea Week

Here at Flocabulary, we believe it’s important for students to experience real-world applications of the subjects they study in school. We also know how important it was for us to have role models—people who inspired us to dream, create and learn. That’s why our co-founder and CEO, Alex Rappaport, partnered with an organization in our Brooklyn neighborhood, the DUMBO Improvement District, to create Big Idea Week. Big Idea Week, which took place May 19-23 this year, is a project-based STEM curriculum designed to immerse students in the entrepreneurial mindset, allowing them to explore problem-solving and teamwork through innovation. This year,…

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May 8, 2014
Flocabulary Team

Two Truths and a Lie

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 show off your trivia knowledge and submit three historical “facts”—two true and one false. See if you can spot the lies in our top entries!

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