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Elementary critical thinking ELA test prep song pdfs
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Poetry Palace: A Unit on the Structural Elements of Poetry
Looking for Common-Core aligned resources to teach CCSS 4.RL.5 - in particular, the key structural elements of poetry? This 45 page unit is a jam-packed resource with what you'll need to encourage poetry lovers in all of your students! Through this unit, students will take part in understanding the elements of poetry by familiarizing themselves with the royal family of poetry: King Meter, Queen Stanza, and Princess Poem.Here's what this set includes:Background Info on the Elements of PoetryCol
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3rd - 5th
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Figurative Speech Through Music: Red by Taylor Swift
All students love music, so why not integrate figurative speech with popular music? This lesson has students listen to or watch the Taylor Swift performance of her song "Red" while searching for similes and metaphors in figurative language. This lesson is engaging and helps students understand what inferencing and figurative speech is. Students will analyze the inferences of the lyrics. A student sheet and an answer key is provided. This can be a whole class or literacy center activity. This
RAP Written Comprehension Strategy Bookmark and Song
RAP Written Comprehension Strategy Bookmark
This bookmark is meant to assist students with written response questions.
The song acts as an auditory aid to remember the steps in the RAP strategy.
My students were truly engaged with the song.
Despite on-level oral reading and oral comprehension, many students score significantly below when responding to questions in writing to the same text. The RAP strategy coupled with the song aid students with such responses.
R- Restate the question
A- Answ
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1st - 5th
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Pop Songs: Music Appreciation Prompts
Use these pop song writing prompts to help kids tune in to the songs they listen to daily. What songs do we appreciate and why?
Uses: writing in music class, critical thinking, creative writing, lyric study, close reading, brain breaks, fun stuff, sub plans
Included:
32 critical thinking song writing prompts - color
32 critical thinking song writing prompts - black and white
2 posters - color
1 song question sheet - color
1 song question sheet - black and white
2 writing papers featuring BP
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4th - 7th
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MUSIC & MATH - What Does A Dot Do? - Lesson Plan, Song, Worksheet, ORFF Arrgmt.
*** $3.00 ***Overview:This product challenges students to use their critical thinking skills to determine the values of notes as it relates to different time signatures. They must be knowledgeable of fractions. The purpose of the dot in music is discussed and applied. A great tool to use for curriculum integration!Materials included:• Lesson Plan with Essential Standards & Objectives• Original Song: What Does A Dot Do?• Student Worksheet• Answer Guide• Orff Arrangement contains conductor s
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3rd - 6th
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Growth Mindset Songs and Rhymes
Help young students develop growth mindset, work hard, and stay positive with these original rhymes and songs sung to familiar tunes. Introduce the power of yet, learning from mistakes, and perseverance using these songs and rhymes that are developmentally appropriate for young learners. Singing helps these concepts stick and will keep your students engaged and learning. Perfect for the beginning of the year and super for reinforcement any time, encourage young learners to be confident in thems
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Growth Mindset and Good Student Songs BUNDLE
Close Reading using the wonder words: Who What When Where Why and How
Use the Wonder Words to teach what questions to ask during a close read.Cover most of the Speaking & Listening Standards by asking and answering questions during collaborative conversations about a literature piece. Cover most of the CC Literature standards by teaching students what questions to ask when identifying key details in a story. Encourage students to write detailed sentences using the Wonder Words. Teach them the purpose and how to spell the wonder words with familiar song tunes
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PreK - 2nd
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Teach CCSS with How Far I'll Go Song from Moana | Reading Literature
Teach CCSS with How Far I'll Go from Moana! Use this short 3 minute song to teach a ton of CCSS standards. Compare how Moana sees her future and how her people see their future. Discuss the meaning of the words horizon, role and roll. Explore the concept of motivation and also students are as adventurous as Moana. Finally, identify visuals in the music video to help improve understanding of the lyrics.This song by Auli'i Cravalho, along with the lyrics on screen, can be found on YouTube here.(No
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1st - 5th
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20 Music Matching Games with Themes & Wall Posters
This packet has 20 different music matching games I call "Mood Matchings" which I have used in Pre-K through 6th grade classrooms throughout the entire school year. Each activity has its own specific instructions included on the document, but the general steps involve the teacher placing the posters for that activity around the room on different walls. The class stands in the center of the room. The teacher plays the first song on the playlist (every track is linked to a YouTube video of the tra
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PreK - 8th
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Word Problem Attack Strategy--Close Reading Approach to Math Problems
Use the step-by-step word problem attack song, “dance,” printable, and task cards by Teaching's a Joy to teach your students to solve problems--once and for all. This is Math Rescue for students in third, fourth, and fifth grades.I've used this song and dance approach successfully with an incredibly diverse population of students for many, many years with amazing success. My students look forward to problem-solving sessions! Set includes answers on each card (upside down and in fine print).
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3rd - 6th
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CCSS:
Written Response Songs Using the RACE Strategy
Many students struggle with written responses to texts. Research shows that students are more likely to remember material put to music. This packet offers songs to enhance students' written responses.
This packets includes the following:
- Poster with overview of the RACER written response steps
- Two songs to help remind students of the RACER steps
- One written to the tune of the "I Don't Know But I've Been Told" military song
- One written to the tune of Frere Jacques
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3rd - 6th
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Teach CCSS with Moana's Song You're Welcome | Reading Literature | Theme
Teach CCSS with Moana's Song You're Welcome! Use this short 3 minute song to teach a ton of CCSS standards. Identify visual elements that add meaning to the lyrics throughout the song. Describe Maui's character traits. Compare how Maui and Moana feel about the appreciation that Maui is due. Explore the theme of this song and more!This song by Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson, along with the lyrics on screen, can be found on YouTube here.(Note: I do not own this link, if it changes, search 'You're Welco
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1st - 5th
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Main Idea and Key Details SONG LYRICS | to the tune of Watermelon Sugar
My kids were having a hard time grasping how to find the main idea and key details, and thus, my fake music career began! This is the first song I made for my students and let me tell you, they were OBSESSED with it! They can't get it out of their heads which was exactly the point. Now they'll never forget how to find the main idea and details! Please feel free to email me at msmaloneystoolbox@gmail.com if you have any questions.Let's be Friends! :)InstagramTwitterPinterestTPT StoreYou may also
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3rd - 5th
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Teach CCSS with Moana's Song Shiny | Craft & Structure | Character Study
Teach CCSS with Moana's Song Shiny! Use this short 3 minute song to teach a ton of CCSS standards. Explore how lyrics reveal what Tamatoa feels about himself and how he responds to those feelings. Compare Tamatoa to Maui, identify metaphors and discuss what they mean in the context of the song. This song by Jemaine Clement, along with the lyrics on screen, can be found on YouTube here.(Note: I do not own this link, if it changes, search 'Shiny Moana lyrics' and another video should be available
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1st - 5th
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Narrative Writing Song Lyrics
The Parts of a Narrative Song and Writing Narratives with BME can both be sung to the tune of If You're Happy and You Know It and will help students organize their narrative writing. The Parts of a Narrative Song is about writing stories using the elements of character, setting, problem, events, and solution. Writing Narratives with BME is reminds students to have a clear beginning, middle, and end to produce a complete composition.The thumbnail and preview show an excerpt from the song lyrics.M
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Writing Songs Bundle
Boo's Shoes - Learn To Tie Shoelaces Illustrated Instruction Cards
Learn To Tie Shoelaces With Boo The Bunny and Farah Fox Every one who teaches young students knows that helping some kids tie their shoelaces is a never ending daily task. Here’s something to help with that. Ask the kids who know how to do it, to help teach the ones who don’t. Let them use these adorable instruction cards to teach the Bunny Method in 8 easy to follow steps. This set includes a printable “I Did It! - I Can Tie My Shoes” badge.
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PreK - 2nd
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Leprechaun Math and Literacy Activity Book, K-2
Just print and you are ready to start work on these activities:
• An original illustrated song to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell” which can also serve as an early reader with repetitive lines on each page.
• Students write--One or two sentence blurbs to demonstrate what a leprechaun might say.
• Logic puzzles help students to develop problem solving skills. Students analyze what information they can learn from a given clue and then use the information to solve the puzzle.
• A crossword p
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K - 2nd
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Testing Song Lyrics for Hello
Take Notes can be sung to the tune of Hello by Adele to remind your students about taking notes, underlining, and marking clues on their reading passages. Taking notes will help students locate text evidence quickly when they are answering test questions. The lyrics are fun and motivational and would be great for a pep rally!The thumbnail and preview show an excerpt from the song lyrics.Music is NOT included due to copyright restrictions. Go online to listen to the original song, then search for
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Testing Song Lyrics Bundle 2010 to Now
Lyric Analysis Template
Lyric Analysis Template for Middle School (-ish) age students.Structured similarly to Book Report Template, this simple form offers introspective challenge and encourages critical thinking by having student(s) review the song(s) they are listening to and/or learning alongside their instrument practice.
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5th - 8th
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My Zipper is Missing a Tooth (Call-Response)
TOPICS: Practical Life, Simple Physics, Poetic Formatting STYLE: Waltz, Polka, Call-Response, Folk Humor INSTRUMENTS: Piano, Guitar VOICE: Soprano KEY: C TIME SIG: 3/4 Summary This is a simple call-response song with quick back-and-forth, and enough of a challenge to keep elementary children engaged.Points of InterestIn the first verse, the lead voice states "My zipper is missing a tooth," and the respondent echoes all lyrics EXCEPT the words "a tooth," which are replaced by a gasp and a
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2nd - 5th
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Reading Skill Songs and Chants
Fun and engaging songs and chants focusing on reading skill concepts that your students will love. Includes songs that teach main idea, sequence of events, cause and effect, compare and contrast, making inferences and summarizing.#reading #songs #chants #STAAR #mainidea #summary #compareandcontrast #sequence #causeandeffect
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PreK - 6th
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*FREEBIE* SWBST Summarizing Poster with Catchy Chant
Teach you students to summarize text using the SWBST strategy. Hang this poster in your classroom to serve as a visual reference for your students then teach them the catchy chant linked on the download so they can easily recall each step.
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1st - 5th
Rock the Test Song
Our theme for testing this year was, "Rock the Test!" I created a short song for my students using the tune, "I Love Rock and Roll!" We would sing this just before taking a standardized test to help get the students motivated. I hope your students enjoy it as much as mine did!
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K - 6th
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Song Lyric Analysis
Runnin' song by: Pharrell Williams, featured in the Hidden Figures movie.7 Analysis questions that require knowledge of information, personal opinion and support for answer. Kimberly Geswein fonts used with license.
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5th - 10th
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