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Critical thinking U.S. History songs
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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Civil Rights - Death of Emmett Till (Reading, Song Analysis, Assignment, etc.)
Civil Rights - Death of Emmett Till (Reading, Song Analysis, Assignment, etc.) - This 14 page Civil Rights teaching package centers on the death of Emmett Till in 1955 and the impact it had on the overall Civil Rights Movement. The package comes with a series of resources, including: a detailed and engaging reading on the life and death of Emmett Till, a set of analysis questions related to the reading, a song analysis and discussion guide for the Bob Dylan protest song The Death of Emmett Till
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6th - 12th
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Alexander Hamilton Musical the Whiskey Rebellion Rap Battle Assessment
Hamilton vs. Jefferson - Hamilton the Musical in the Classroom - Rap Battle NOTE: This project is really fun! You will find your students obsessively rapping the lyrics from Hamilton with their own twist. They will write and re-write their raps even after the project is due. They will come to you with every rewrite and "burn" that they script. Be prepared for the enthusiasm! This unit combines the lyrics from two songs from "Hamilton the Musical" with Social Studies curriculum and common core.
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6th - 9th
Hamilton The Musical: Comic Book Notes (Distance Learning Included)
Teach your students about Hamilton: The Musical through these five pages of comic-book style guided notes! Your students will follow along and complete the comic as they listen to the award-winning Broadway musical. I highly recommend using Amazon Music to play the album as the lyrics will scroll with each song making it much easier for students to follow along.Electoral College Simulation GameI'm Just a Bill - Flowchart with PowerPointU.S. History Simulations:Civil War Simulation GameGold Rush
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4th - 12th
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"Red, White and Blue" Patriotic Song for Digital Download
The original children's song, "Red, White and Blue" was written by Debbie Clement in the immediate aftermath of 9-11. It is a simple song intended to instill a sense of patriotism and celebration of all things Americana. The song is especially appropriate for the observation of Patriot's Day, Constitution Day, Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day and similar observations. It has been performed from coast-to-coast for all types of programs honoring America.
This unit is a 'zip' file that inclu
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PreK - 3rd
Schoolhouse Rock Bundle (Grammar and America) Fill-In Activities
This is a bundled pack of both my Grammar Rock and America Rock Fill-In-the-Blank worksheets. In this resource, you get all 9 Schoolhouse Rock Grammar Rock songs and 11 America Rock in an easy to print (PDF), fill-in-the-blank style format to use with your students to make listening to the songs more interactive!You will get from Grammar Rock:A Noun is a Person, Place or ThingBusy PrepositionsConjunction JunctionInterjections!Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla (Pronou
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4th - 12th
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Im Just a Bill - Flowchart with PowerPoint
After showing your students the classic School House Rock Song (Youtube), students will complete a colorful flowchart using an easy to follow PowerPoint.Use this visual guide on "How a Bill Becomes a Law" as your students reference for activities such as Mock Congress or your Constitution Unit.Electoral College Simulation GameHamilton The Musical: Comic Book NotesU.S. History Simulations:Civil War Simulation GameGold Rush Simulation GameOregon Trail Simulation GameLewis and Clark Simulation Game
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4th - 12th
Child Labor CLOSE Read Using Newsies Song Lyrics - History & Reading Activity
If you and your students are learning about the history of child labor, or you are looking for an interesting close reading activity - this resource is for you! Close reading with song lyrics has proven to be very helpful to my students. This resource will help integrate this teaching idea into social studies and history lessons! In this 9-page packet, students will read the lyrics Newsies "Seize the Day." The song explains the feelings of newspaper boys when they were forming their union to fig
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3rd - 7th
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Virginia Studies SOL Review Program - All Units!
Looking for a great SOL review for Virginia Studies? Here it is! This is a 86 page Review Program in "race" format. Students complete a study guide review packet, and then race to master all units through a quiz. I've designed the study guides and the quizzes to be graphic organizer oriented to help students prepare for those TEI SOL questions. This is ALL that you will need to review for the Virginia Studies SOL. Included in this packet are:
1 - 10 page Student Study Guide Packet - includ
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4th - 8th
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The Armed Forces Medley for Kids Song with Background Track
View the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLQ5n4yp5uYHere is a video I made that reviews my product and will help you decide if this is right for you and your students:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3kj_DF3DwThe Armed Forces Medley for kids has kid-friendly keys and lyrics! This march-style arrangement may be best suited for K-2nd grades, depending on your musical preferences. This arrangement is appropriate and customary for civilian performances, and includes the original 5
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K - 2nd
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Simple Star-Spangled Banner Sheet Word Bank & Definitions
This is a simple Star-Spangled Banner fill-in-the-blank worksheet that has a word bank with definitions at the bottom of the page. I like to use this with 3rd graders each year for practice with vocabulary and writing! It's an easily accesible sheet for 3nd-4th or older if your students are not familiar with America's national anthem!
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2nd - 4th
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Song Analysis Bundle - Identity and Social Change
This bundle includes my song analysis resources Songs For Social Change, and Songs to Explore Identity, which both contain a PDF and digital student notebook and Google Slides with clickable links to all of the music videos for the songs. Resources: (Linked below - please check out the individual product listings for more information and previews)- Songs For Social Change- Songs to Explore Identity****************************************Customer Tips:Be the first to know about my new discounts,
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7th - 12th
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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
Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {Bundled Set}
Need strategies to promote critical thinking in your music room? Want to encourage 21st century learning? This is a bundle of six different products. Save over 20% by purchasing them as a bundled set! This bundled set includes:
*Discussion starters: Includes sheets for each concept you would teach for each grade level, as well as a sheet for various concepts/ skills. The sheets are formatted so that you can check off the questions as you use them in your lessons, and teacher notes are included
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K - 5th
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Activity: Introduction to Cold War (We Didn't Start the Fire)
I use this activity as a fun way to introduce the Cold War (and sometimes Billy Joel too) to students in my American History Class. This Activity has 5 handouts listed below:1. List of 33 Historical and 33 Cultural Terms used in the song. + I cut the terms up and put them in 2 separate bowls and have students select 1 term from each cup. They then have to research the term. (Have to use internet - most will not be in the textbook.)2. Template for How Information Should Be Presented +
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9th - 12th
Schoolhouse Rock America Rock Fill-In the Blanks
In this resource, you get all 11 Schoolhouse Rock America Rock songs in an easy to print, fill-in-the-blank style format to use with your students. You will get: Elbow RoomFireworksGreat American Melting PotI'm Gonna Send Your Vote to College (Electoral College)I'm Just a BillMother NecessityNo More Kings (Colonization of the New World)Preamble (US Constitution Preamble)The Shot Heard Round the World (American Revolution)Three Ring Government (Branches of the US Government)Sufferin' Till Suffra
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: Schoolhouse Rock Bundle (Grammar and America) Fill-In Activities
Elvis Presley: 25 slides with text, hyperlinks & primary sources (with handouts)
CHECK OUT OUR PODCAST USING THIS RESOURCE:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxNib7NeS6c&list=PLuDsB8Na6TspXRt7pZU_QT6s5u9y1qdBz&index=3***Google Classroom Compatible – these Microsoft Word documents can also be saved as Google Docs and used in Google or other digital classrooms***Google Classroom Compatible – these Microsoft PowerPoint files can also be saved as Google Slides and used in Google or other digital classroomsDesigned for Music History class OR U.S. History class, this download
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4th - 11th
Also included in: ELVIS PRESLEY BUNDLE - Slides, Games, Handouts and More!
Vietnam War Music Activity
The following is an activity in which students explore various songs which were direct results and/or responses to the conflict in Vietnam. Students are provided with the lyrics to the following four songs:- "For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield- "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young- "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye- "Ballad of the Green Berets" by Staff Sergeant Barry SadlerInstructions are for the teacher to play the songs while the students listen to the songs and read the lyric
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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American Symbols and Landmarks Circle Time Songs, Liberty Bell, American Flag
Are your young learners studying American symbols and landmarks? These circle time symbols and landmark songs (sung to familiar tunes) are perfect to keep your crew engaged and learning. From the Liberty Bell and the American Flag to Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty, singing these cute songs will help information stick! What's Included in American Symbols and Landmark Circle Time Songs? • 16 Songs in color and b/w• An American Symbols mini-booklet• A Patriotic Crown pattern• A Pocket Chart
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Black History Month, Famous Americans, and American Symbols Songs BUNDLE
Civil Rights - Song Analysis Project (Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan)
Civil Rights - Song Analysis Project (Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan) - This 4 page Civil Rights teaching resource contains a project that requires students to analyze the song Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan and the ways in which it relates to the overall events of the Civil Rights Movement. The famous song became an anthem of the Civil Rights era and is an excellent tool for student analysis in order to show their interpretive skills and their ability to relate a source to the events of th
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5th - 12th
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Our National Anthem Worksheet-Quizable!
This is a part fill-in-the-blank, part matching and part answer-the-question worksheet or quiz on America's national anthem. The first part is the first verse with missing words. The missing words are written in the second section for matching with their meanings. The third section is a question section that is based on the top part of the worksheet. You can easily use this a worksheet to review as a class or as a quiz for your students to conclude a unit on "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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5th - 6th
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James Lafayette Passage and Primary Source Activity (VS.5b)
Looking for an engaging way to teach James Armistead Lafayette? Look no further! This set of activities allows students to learn about the contributions of James Lafayette during the Revolutionary War. These activities are a great addition to your American Revolution unit!Activity 1:Students will read a nonfiction passage and answer comprehension questions.Activity 2:Students can complete a foldable template for social studies notebooks.Activity 3:Students will work in groups to analyze a primar
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4th - 5th
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Analyzing President Andrew Jackson & John Quincy Adams' 1828 Election Songs
In this fantastic worksheet, students are presented with the lyrics of the 2 famous campaign songs from the election of 1828. Andrew Jackson was challenging John Quincy Adams in one of the most heated elections in US history. After analyzing the lyrics to both of these famous songs, students are presented with several CCSS-based questions to gauge their understanding and promote critical thinking. Finally, they compose their own campaign song based off of what they have learned. This is a simple
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7th - 12th
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The Story of Jamestown Powerpoint
This powerpoint summarizes the story of Jamestown, the first English colony. My students love reading along and clicking through the colorful pictures illustrating the story.
The words are lyrics to accompany the song Jamestown, Virginia by Classroom Classics, but the powerpoint can be used with or without the music.
Hope you enjoy!
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K - 6th
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