3 Ways Flocabulary Engages Your Students

3 Ways Flocabulary Engages Your Students

Flocabulary is guided by a mission to engage students and increase achievement across the curriculum. But just how well do we do that? To find out, in June we invited classroom teachers who use Flocabulary to complete a multiple choice survey about how their students respond to our videos and activities. We wanted to examine three branches of engagement: Behavioral engagement - a measure of persistence and participation, and of complying with classroom rules. Emotional engagement - a measure of students’ feelings about school, their teachers, and their classwork. Cognitive engagement - a measure of how students feel about their…

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Flocab’s Freshest For Back To School

Flocab’s Freshest for Back to School

The Flocab team skipped a few pool parties these past few months - we spent the summer hard at work! Since last fall, we’ve added nearly 100 new units to support learning across the curriculum, and we’re not slowing down! As you kick off the first few weeks of school, here’s a recap of the new things you’ll find on Flocabulary. The Week in Rap Junior We just launched our weekly news program for students in grades K-5, The Week in Rap Junior! With a new video, standards-based exercises and a shout-out contest each week, the series connects real-world news…

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Reporting Live From Flocabulary: It’s The Week In Rap Junior!

Reporting Live From Flocabulary: It’s The Week in Rap Junior!

Breaking news: we’ve got a fresh weekly program for elementary students called The Week in Rap Junior! Drawing on stories from the news, the program teaches students in grades K-5 about the world while reinforcing core skills across the curriculum. And like its popular older cuz (The Week in Rap, for grades 5 and up), The Week in Rap Junior will serve up new videos and activities every Friday (starting after Labor Day)! So what will you find when you tune in to The Week in Rap Junior? “Back to you, Robin” You’ll get to know Robin Cruz, our host, along…

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Press Release: Flocabulary Debuts Cross-Curricular News Program For Grades K-5

Press Release: Flocabulary Debuts Cross-Curricular News Program for Grades K-5

Flocabulary, creator of educational hip-hop videos, activities and assessments, today announces the launch of TheWeek in Rap Junior, a weekly program that engages elementary students in cross-curricular learning through age-appropriate news stories. With a new video, standards-based exercises and an interactive creative challenge each week, the dynamic series provides a unique platform to teach core subjects through real-world news and promote the development of important skills like reading, writing and critical thinking. The new program reflects Flocabulary’s commitment to bringing value to a wider range of students and educators while continuing to deepen and enrich the curricular experience on its…

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New Student Assessment Features And Reporting Tools For Teachers Are Here!

New student assessment features and reporting tools for teachers are here!

Last week, we rolled out some brand new features on our site. We’re really excited about how these updates will not only help teachers to check student comprehension but also to use Flocabulary for planning, differentiation and intervention in the classroom. Our new online assessments offer students a more interactive experience, allowing them to demonstrate what they learned from our videos and activities. And with these student features, we’ve created some great new assigning and reporting tools for teachers, too! Explore our new features and what they’ll bring to your classroom below: Check comprehension with a quiz Now, in addition…

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