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The New Year close reading songs
"Firework" by Katy Perry Poetry Terms Figurative Language Activities
Figurative Language and Poetic Devices/Poetry Terms Identification using Katy Perry's "Firework"Use Katy Perry's popular song "Firework" to teach figurative language, sound devices, and other poetry terms. You can decide how many and which devices you'd like your students to find.Updated to include additional exercises for more in-depth learning and making connections to the text! Those I've pointed out in this exercise include:alliteration, anaphora, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Hamilton The Musical - Close Reading About the Revolutionary War
Use Hamilton the Musical to enhance your unit on The American Revolution!
Hamilton fever is strong in my house. My sixteen year old daughter caught it first - singing the songs, proudly wearing her “Young Scrappy and Hungry” t-shirt. I thought it was great, but I also thought it was for older kids. It was only when I saw my 10 year old son singing along with his sister that I started thinking that I could harness the brilliance of Hamilton the Musical to get my 4th graders excited about a
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4th - 6th
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Sight Word Songs : A GROWING BUNDLE Sight Word Practice Heart Words
Here are all my Instagram and Tik Tok sight word songs! In this bundle you will get:Sight word slides (in big, bold print): look, what, for, I, for, said, was, you, they, down, my, the, are, and the vowel cheer that I createdSlides that have the lyrics written so students / teachers can read and sing alongMy voice recording on each slide that pairs with the sight word + lyric slides so you don't have to sing or memorize these songs!YouTube links so you can have students watch me on YouTube as an
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K - 3rd
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Analyzing Fahrenheit 451 Through Music Unit - 20+ Songs, Analysis Activities
What better way to connect students with literature than through the music they love? In this novel study for Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, students will be able to analyze each part of the novel by listening to, annotating, explaining, and presenting different songs that closely correlate with the novel on many levels. Beat the boredom of study guides and chapter quizzes, and instead engage your students through music to help them analyze—and appreciate—this classic Bradbury work.This engagin
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8th - 11th
Paired Passage- Poetry, Song Lyric Questions for "Mother to Son" and "Dear Mama"
This assignment is a set of 8 response questions for a paired reading of "Mother to Son" poem by Langston Hughes and "Dear Mama" song by Tupac Shakur. Poem and song lyrics are not included due to copyright restrictions, but can easily be found online.
Each question asks for a written response that includes text evidence. I suggest using this as a two-day activity in which students spend the first day doing close-readings of both the poem and the song lyrics, and the second day spent writing the
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8th - 11th
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New Years Poem for Kids
New Year's Here is the perfect New Years poem for welcoming kids back to school. Use in a poetry notebook, as the poem of the week, to anchor New Years lessons, or let the kids color to present their poems on a bulletin board display. After I introduce the poem, my kids LOVE going to the Build a Poem: New Year's Here pocket chart center. You May Also Be Interested In:5 Winter Poems for KidsBuilding Sentences: The MittenBuilding Sentences: Winter Facts
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: New Years Poem - Bundle
New Year's Song BUNDLE! 2 Folk Songs with Orff Accompaniment
"Happy New Year" and "Auld Lang Syne" are two wonderful folk songs to use in January to celebrate the New Year! These songs include sheet music, lyrics sheet, 4 rhythmic ostinatos, and 2 melodic ostinatos. Your students will love learning these simple folk songs and even more enjoy adding the instrumental accompaniment!Rhythmic Instruments include:* Hand Drum* Claves* Tambourine* MaracasMelodic Instruments include:* Bass Xylophone* Alto Xylophone* SAVE $$ with this BUNDLE!These 2 items can als
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K - 5th
Hamilton Rhetorical Analysis
Introduce your students to the magic of the Hamilton musical, and the rhetorical strategies found within. This product focuses on two songs: "Cabinet Battle #1" and "Cabinet Battle #2." Within these songs, your students will analyze the rhetorical strategies used, including appeals such as Ethos, Logos, and Pathos, as well as common fallacies.
***DUE TO COPYRIGHT LAWS, THE SONG LYRICS ARE NOT PROVIDED. I have included a cheat sheet of common rhetorical strategies in place of that, and it is h
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9th - 12th
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Music Lesson and Orff Arrangement & Game Song: "New Year, New Year"
Celebrate “New Year, New Year” in your music classroom in Orff style with this fun music lesson with animated video, music activities to sing, decode rhythms, play instruments, worksheets and fabulous graphics to wow your students and get them engaged in singing, moving and playing! Perfect for K-4 with adaptable lessons. PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEWRESOURCE INCLUDES:*Power Point and PDF for printing and Projecting*Video with sing-a-long vocal and accompaniment tracks*Mp3 Tracks vocal and Accompa
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K - 6th
Also included in: January Winter Music Lesson Bundle of Music Activities K-6
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CHRISTMAS SONG ANALYSIS [ASSIGNMENTS & PROJECTS] [MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL EDITION]
Are you stumped about what to do with students for the week(s) prior to the Winter Break? Don't worry about it! Let them analyze Christmas/Holiday music! The Christmas Song Analysis& Projects product for middle and high schoolers dispels the end of year chaos for you and adds excitement for them. This product has 6 PROJECTS and assignments, 17 songs with videos, lyrics provided to display on your Promethean OR for annotations, worksheets for the songs in the product, and a general set of que
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: THE CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY BUNDLE
Figurative Language with Encanto's Surface Pressure song
Use the popular song "Surface Pressure" from Disney's Encanto to teach and review figurative language. This song contains so many examples of figurative language: idioms, similes, metaphors, onomatopeias, and hyperboles.Includes a whole group activity with the song and also task cards for student independent practice. Includes answer key for task cards.
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2nd - 7th
On Top of Spaghetti Printable Mini Book (Emergent Reader)
Thanks for your interest in my sing and read mini book (emergent reader),On Top of Spaghetti!Simply print pages 4 – 9, cut along the mid-page line, and staple together to create a book for your students. These “take home” style books are such a great way to help children make literacy connections both at school and at home. I read my large, laminated, color classroom book over and over throughout the week. Once children are familiar with the text and images, I send home one of these mini boo
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PreK - K
SIGHT WORD BUNDLE!! - Incredible discounts!
Importance of Teaching Sight Words in Early Education:Sight words play a crucial role in early literacy development for several reasons:Building Fluency: By recognizing sight words instantly, students can read more fluently and with better comprehension.Enhancing Vocabulary: Sight words often include high-frequency words that are commonly used in written text, expanding students' vocabulary.Improving Reading Confidence: Mastery of sight words boosts students' confidence in their reading abilitie
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PreK - 3rd
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Auld Lang Syne Song, Scottish Folk Song for New Year's - with Orff Arrangement
Happy New Year!"Auld Lang Syne" is a Scottish folk song perfect for January and celebrating the New Year! Included is the sheet music for the song, lyric sheet, 4 rhythmic ostinatos, and 2 melodic ostinatos. There is also a list of video links are provided to use with your students. Such a fun activity for January and New Year fun!Rhythms include (4/4): Ta, ti-ti, ta rest, tam-ti/Quarter note, beamed 8th notes, quarter rest, dotted quarter note - 8th noteRhythmic Instruments include:* Hand D
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1st - 5th
Also included in: New Year's Song BUNDLE! 2 Folk Songs with Orff Accompaniment
Character Analysis - Sing Movie Characters - Google Slides with Film Clips
The movie Sing provides the perfect text for character analysis. Each character experiences their own journey of self-discovery and self-actualization.In this task, students will examine three characters in depth:Rosita, the pig, a housewife, who dreams of singing and of being appreciated and seen by her family.Johnny, the gorilla, the son of mobster, who does want to follow in his father's footsteps into a life of crime, and wants to be loved and accepted as a singer.Ash, the porcupine, the reb
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6th - 12th
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"Coming of Age" Song Analysis Activity
Students will select from a variety of pre-selected songs geared toward the "Coming of Age" and "Value of Work" unit. With a partner, they will explore and analyze the lyrics to find theme, symbols, figurative language, and more. Then, they will create an album cover representing their analysis. This lesson will take 1 hour, however, it can be extended into another day (included with directions). This includes: >Written directions for students for the {Guided Portion} {Song Analysis} {Album C
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7th - 11th
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Eminem Lose Yourself Poetic Devices
Practice identifying poetic/literary devices with the first section of Eminem's "Lose Yourself" - students LOVE this! They especially begin to understand identifying different types of rhyme and assonance, areas that in traditional poems are often hard to identify.If you like this, please see my Plot and Character presentation materials, suitable for 9th and 10th graders.
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8th - 11th
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Reading Fluency Passages Bundle (Distance Learning)
Reading Fluency Passages for Upper Grades is a collection of poems, songs, quotes, and speeches that teach about America’s history as students focus on reading fluency. Common Core Anchor Reading Standards posters can also be used to remind students of the strategies they are using while working on their fluency. Poems by Robert Frost and songs about westward expansion help students understand about different time periods and introduce them to many different vocabulary words. Students learn to r
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3rd - 6th
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Encanto & Moana Mock STAAR 2.0 EOC w/ Google Form (all 3 essay types included)
This product is a MOCK EOC English STAAR Exam. It includes 45 questions that are from 1 song from Moana, 1 song from Encanto, 1 paired selection, 1 Non Fiction Opinion Piece, 1 revise & edit section, 1 persuasive prompt, and 1 expository prompt. Both STAAR versions are included in the pdf. STAAR 1.0 and 2.0 have their separate ready to go exam with answer keys included. Both also come with a link for each version for a Google form for online or virtual testing.
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7th - 12th
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Sing and Read Emergent Reader Mini Book
Thanks for your interest in my sing and read mini book (emergent reader), Peanut Butter and Jelly! I have found this particular mini book works well with preschool age children, but I have also had success using it with younger kindergarten age students struggling with literacy concepts. Simply print pages 4 – 9, cut along the mid-page line, and staple together to create a book for your students. These “take home” style books are such a great way to help children make literacy connections bot
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PreK - K
Spanish Song Activities - De colores
Are you looking for Spanish songs for your literacy block, circle time, morning meeting, or poems unit? With this resource you will be able to teach your class the song De colores through a variety of hands-on activities. ALL PARTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE IN SPANISHThis unit includes:Projectable Song Lyrics - paper and digitalSong Cards - perfect for a pocket chart center or independent literacy stationClose Reading Activity Song Mini Book Song CraftLooking for more Spanish song resources? Check out
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in: Spanish Song Activities BUNDLE
Song Analysis Handout - Example Song Included "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
Use this song analysis handout with students to critically think about a song and its lyrics, while reinforcing the elements of close reading and literature. The song anaylsis worksheet is blank and can be used with any song, but the song "Life Every Voice and Sing" (AKA The Black National Anthem) is included. I've used this handout in English and Social Studies classes grades 7-12, but it could probably be used with lower grades also.
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Not Grade Specific
Auld Lang Syne: a song for practicing tam ti and extended pentatonic
This PDF contains slides for the song, "Auld Lang Syne", song sung to ring in the New Year.
Most difficult rhythm concept: tam ti
Other rhythm concepts: ta, titi, ta-a
*There is also a quarter note and eighth note anacrusis that you could isolate, but the tam ti rhythms are very prevalent in this song that it makes it a wonderful practice song.
Extended Pentatonic
Tone Set: s,l, drm sl d'
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-lyrics only
-practice slides for reading tam ti (dotted quarter followed by an eighth) in st
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4th - 8th
Song Lyric Lessons BUNDLE — ENDLESS OPTIONS! — Analysis, Create Your Own
Teach students how to analyze literature with this bundle of engaging music activities!Inspired by Nancy Dean’s Voice Lessons, Song Lessons uses pop music (country, rock, pop, and folk) to teach the impact of literary devices in literature. The COMPLETE SET LIST includes all 5 literary device sections (Details, Diction, Imagery, Point of View, and Tone) and an editable template resource that allows you to create an endless amount of your own song lessons!Included in your Bundle purchase:An intro
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7th - 12th
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