Lessons and Ideas

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.

The end of standardized test season is finally here! (Or near.) Whether you think standardized tests are a good idea, or would rather be using your prep time for more creative ventures, the reality is that right now students are required to take them. So we commend the teachers who are going the extra mile to make the process as tolerable as possible. Some of these teachers even made it seem--dare we say--fun. And lucky for us, these test-taking motivation escapades were caught on video. Watch educators perform their own version of "Party Rock Anthem," surprise students with a flash…