This week, the Obamas, the poet Nikki Giovanni and singer Aretha Franklin and thousands of others gathered to dedicate the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. You can learn about that story, and others, in the most recent Week in Rap! You don't need to wait till January to teach your students about MLK; this week's dedication is a relevant opportunity to learn more about King's life and inspire students to set lofty goals.
Spread the words on Twitter with the hashtag #favword Last night, we had the honor of hosting a discussion about vocabulary with the creative and dedicated English educators of #engchat. Two topics came up again and again: word ownership & love of language We discussed how it is crucial for students to not only learn new words, but feel comfortable with them, use them, own them. And several teachers remarked upon successful moments where they'd shared their love of language with students. We had an idea. Let's start a Twitter campaign to promote word ownership and love of language. To…
Two Truths & A Lie started out as an ice-breaker or a party game. The rules are simple. You say three things about yourself: two are true, and one is a lie. The rest of the group tries to pick out the lie. And in the process, you get to know some ludicrous things about your new friends or classmates. It's a fun, quick way to build classroom culture. But we've taken this game a step further with The Week in Rap. Each week, we create a varying printable activity to accompany the video. This week, students can play Two…
The French Revolution, The Industrial Revolution & Imperialism -- All Free this week! This October, we're releasing new Modern World History songs and lessons each week! Last week, we brought you The Age of Exploration and Conquistadors & Slavery. But now we travel forward in time. Check out our three latest songs--they're free to the world until next week! And check in later this week for specific lesson plans for each song. The French Revolution: First, we set the stage with an introduction to Louis XVI’s exquisite digs: his palace at Versailles. But life isn’t all caviar dinners in the…
When did the Townshend Acts happen? Why are the Townshend Acts important to us today? Well, Jeff G. and Donnie L. -a.k.a. Woot-Wooters Productions- from Mr. Canton's 8th Grade U.S. History Class have your back. Watch their excellent rap video that teaches you everything you need to know about the Townshend Acts. We love seeing creative students and teachers at work. Send your best projects our way and you just might see them here on our blog.
