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Writing Prompts

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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Press Release: Wisconsin Media Lab Selects Flocabulary’s The Week In Rap As New Resource For Wisconsin Educators And Students

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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Big Idea Week

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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