Using the Science Songs (MP3 Album), students learn about different science concepts while listening to these upbeat and catchy songs.
Using this Blank Lesson Plan template, you will be able to plan your lessons for the entire week for six different subjects.
Using the Verb Rap Song (MP3), students will be able to define, give examples and use verbs in their own writing using the catchy and memorable lyrics.
Using the Subject and Predicate Song (Original Music Video), students will be able to define, give examples and use subjects and predicates in their own writing using the catchy and memorable lyrics.
Using the Verb Rap Song (Original Music Video), students will be able to define, give examples and use verbs in their own writing using the catchy and memorable lyrics.
Songs for Kids Download by Have Fun Teaching has 18 fun and educational songs for kids.
Using this Simile Song (Original Music Video), your students learn about how to use similes in order to bring emotion and feeling into their writing.
Using the Shades of Meaning Activity, your kids can read the task cards and choose the best word to fill in the blank. This is a fun synonyms activity!
This Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader Activity is a fun way for students to review key concepts in Math, Reading, Science, and Social Studies!
Using this Single Lesson Plan Template, you will be able to plan lessons that best meet your students and have all of the information you need in one place!
Using this Context Clues Song (MP3), your students learn about how to use context clues to figure out the meaning of an unknown word.
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Using this ESOL Strategies Lesson Plan Template, you will be able to plan lessons that best meet your ESL students and have all of the information you need in one place!
Using this Simile Song (MP3), your students learn about how to use similes in order to bring emotion and feeling into their writing.
Using this Common Core Standards Lesson Plan Template, teachers will be able to keep track of your lesson plans and the state standards that you are using.
Using this 5 Subject Lesson Plan Template, teachers will be able to keep track of your lesson plans for five subjects that they prepare to teach.
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Sharper sentences, bigger words
Sixth grade English moves from "what happened" to "how the writer did it." Students cite evidence from texts, find themes and central ideas, and write arguments with claims and reasons. On the grammar side they lock down parts of speech, subjects and predicates, pronoun case and punctuation for clauses. Vocabulary grows through context clues, Greek and Latin roots and figurative language like similes: quiet as a mouse. The click moment is spotting a writer's word choice and explaining why it works.
Middle schoolers still learn best when grammar and vocabulary are active, quick and a little bit catchy.
Play the Verb Rap Song, then hand students a paragraph and have them circle every verb before the song ends a second time. Tweens will roll their eyes for about ten seconds, then sing it in the hallway all week.
Why it works: words set to a repeating melody are easier to recall than the same words spoken (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withVerb Rap Song (Original Music Video)SongsOpen it →Watch the Subject and Predicate Song, then write sentences on strips and have partners physically cut them into subject and predicate. Mix and match the halves for silly new sentences, and they'll never forget which part is which.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withSubject and Predicate Song (Original Music Video)VideosOpen it →Start class by pointing to three word wall words and asking for a definition, a sentence and a synonym. Two minutes a day keeps new vocabulary from vanishing after the quiz.
Why it works: pulling an answer out of memory makes it stick far better than rereading it, one of the strongest findings in learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withRock Word WallFlash CardsOpen it →A little friendly competition goes a long way with sixth graders.
VideosAfter the Simile Song, teams race to finish prompts like "as brave as..." with the most original simile.
Open Simile Song (Original Music Video) →
SongsPlay the Context Clues Song, then read sentences with made-up words. Teams crack what each word means.
Open Context Clues Song (MP3) →
ActivitiesA review game show that lets sixth graders prove what they remember. Cheering is expected.
Open Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader Activity →Teacher favorites right now: Science Songs (MP3 Album), Blank Lesson Plan and Verb Rap Song (MP3).
They cite text evidence, determine theme and central idea, write arguments and informative essays, and strengthen grammar, from pronoun case to punctuating clauses. Vocabulary work includes context clues, roots and figurative language.
Sixth graders should know the parts of speech, subjects and predicates, pronoun case and agreement, and how to use commas, parentheses and dashes to set off extra information.
Read together and pause on new words to guess the meaning from context first. Talk about roots, like "graph" in autograph and photograph. Using a word in conversation is what makes it stick.
Not at all. A good rap or catchy chorus is a memory tool at any age. Keep it quick and pair it with a real task so it feels purposeful, not babyish.
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