5 reasons why principals love Flocabulary
Explore why school administrators and principals love Flocabulary, a hip-hop learning tool that promotes literacy across the curriculum.
Poetry Month activities for your classroom
Flocabulary’s K-12 standards-aligned videos and activities provide poetry lessons during poetry month. Students master new academic vocabulary and demonstrate understanding with Lyric Lab, which supports writing poetry through a built-in rhyme generator and more.
Racial Justice Classroom Resource Guide
For teachers and students engaging in antiracist teaching and learning by challenging anti-Black racism At the core of Flocabulary is hip-hop, a cultural movement started by Black and Latinx youth in New York in the early ’70s. It’s important to understand the history of hip-hop and the socio-cultural and economic circumstances from which it emerged when teaching with Flocabulary. Why? We must honor where the music came from, especially in a society that has historically marginalized Black voices. For a primer on the history of hip-hop culture, watch our Hip-Hop Fundamentals video. New to Flocabulary? We recommend that you watch…
Top 10 Flocabulary videos for your summer playlist
If the summer slide was a dance move like the electric— the world would be in a better place! Unfortunately, the summer slide occurs when students fail to practice the skills they learned during the school year over their summer vacation. The result most often leads to them returning to school the following year at a lower academic performance level than they were before summer began. To help prevent the summer slide from happening Flocabulary has put together some essential tunes that your students can play all summer to help them remember key concepts while jamming out to the music. …
Ideas for planning and teaching with Flocabulary in June
Whether your students are still in class this month, just about to end their school year, or are already finished, there are a few amazing resources you can use through Flocabulary to support them at the end of the school year and beyond into the summer to boost their vocabulary and keep students engaged at the same time. Here’s a few ideas to help you get through the end of the school year or give to students for engaging summer activity ideas. Remembering Anne Frank Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany on June 12, 1929. Honor her bravery and…