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BUILD SOCIAL TIES THROUGH MUSIC

Here’s a fun activity I like to do in my classroom every once in a while. You can make it a weekly activity with voting, graphing, incorporate a bulletin board, compare & contrast, writing prompt….the possibilities are endless! Or, you can just do something as simple as a quick filler activity.

 

Getting Started
Think of a classroom appropriate song, aka probably no cuss words. Many songs have radio edit versions which are usually fairly clean… but always do your research ahead of time just in case! Usually its pretty easy to think of a song off of the top of your head, but in case your mind is stumped or you are looking for a different genre you don’t usually listen to, I usually go to http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100.

 

Music Video
Next, I will try and find a lyric music video on YouTube to play on the smart-board or tv. You can use just a regular music video if you’d like, but I like doing just the lyrics on the screen while the song plays because this is where imagination sparks in the students and it is good practice to read along. If you don’t have access to a screen, just playing the song through speakers will work just fine too!

 

Worksheet Activity
Download this “Song Of The Day” worksheet which includes questions about song title, song artist, word bank genres, word bank song meaning, if the student has heard the song before, and if they liked the song.

 

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