Lessons and Ideas

Summer is approaching. And we want to know: What are you reading? We're excited to partner with The New York Times Learning Network for their #summerreading celebration. Why the hashtag? Well it's a conversation that is happening on Twitter all about summer reading. We want you to share your reading choices, thoughts on how much to read and anything else. You can learn more about the discussion here. When you tweet, be sure to add #summerreading to the message so that other participants can see what you think. Follow @Flocabulary on Twitter to make sure that you catch our updates.…

Review the Biggest Buzzwords of the Week! When you follow national and worldwide affairs, you get access to momentous elections, inspirational speeches, shocking earthquakes and more. Each week, we highlight the top buzzwords or terms that your students might not have known or even heard until now. All these words are featured in the most recent edition of The Week in Rap. And once students beef up their vocab, the news will make a lot more sense. THIS WEEK momentous (adj) -- of great importance or significance, especially in its bearing on the future Why it matters? Egypt's first election in…

Eleven Word Up Vocabulary Songs About Imagination and Fantasy! Fantasy books are frequently at the top of kids’ lists. But what about songs that take kids to worlds of fantasy? Here at Flocabulary we love to mix up our vocab words in fun songs that get kids bouncing along and learning. These eleven songs about imagination at different graded reading levels will stretch your students' imaginations and their vocabularies. The Songs Kindergarten and 1st Grade Vocabulary: Do You Want To Fly? Here's a song about Tameka Potts who dreamed of flying on golden wings. Find out if the dream came true!  …

Stop writing in the passive voice, and use strong verbs to make your sentences jump! Knowing the difference between active and passive voice can change the quality and strength of writing. This lesson teaches the definitions of active and passive voice, and lets students to practice converting passive to active voice with a fun Twitter activity.