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Critical thinking songs under $5
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 {Kindergarten}
Need strategies to promote critical thinking in your Kindergarten music room? Want to encourage 21st century learning? This set includes discussion starters, visuals, art starters, and more!
Click HERE to save over 20% by buying this with my Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom Bundled Set.
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*Discussion starters: Several questions are included for each of the following concepts: loud/quiet, fast/slow, beat, high/low, and rhythm, as well as a page of questions for various
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K - 1st
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Also included in: Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {Bundled Set}
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
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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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Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {First Grade}
Need strategies to promote critical thinking in your First Grade music room? Want to encourage 21st century learning? This set includes art starters, discussion starters, visuals, and more!
Click HERE to save over 20% by buying this as part of my Critical Thinking in my Music Classroom {Bundled Set}.
*Discussion starters: Several questions are included for each of the following concepts: Ta and Ti-Ti (Quarter note and Eighth notes), Quarter Rest, Sol-Mi, and La, as well as a page of questions
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {Bundled Set}
Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {Second Grade}
Need strategies to promote critical thinking in your Second Grade music room? Want to encourage 21st century learning? This set includes:*Discussion starters: Several questions are included for each of the following concepts: 2-beat meter (2/4), Tika-Tika (Sixteenth notes), Half Note, Do, and Re, as well as a page of questions for various topics, such as form and audience etiquette. The sheets are formatted so that you can check off the questions as you use them in your lessons, and teacher note
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2nd - 3rd
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Also included in: Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {Bundled Set}
Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {Third Grade}
Need strategies to promote critical thinking in your Third Grade music room? Want to encourage 21st century learning? This set includes:*Discussion starters: Several questions are included for each of the following concepts: 4-beat meter (4/4), Ti-Tika (1 eighth/ 2 sixteenth notes), Tika-Ti (2 sixteenth/ 1 eighth note), Low La, and Low Sol, as well as a page of questions for various topics, such as instrument families and treble clef. The sheets are formatted so that you can check off the questi
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3rd - 4th
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Also included in: Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {Bundled Set}
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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Peace Song - empathetic to all - timely and powerful
This powerful and timely peace song - penned in Jerusalem years ago - encourages empathy for not only all those suffering in the Israeli Palestinian struggle, but for anyone praying for peace in their own world. 'Enough' has a long history of touching the hearts the of students, gently leading them to a more tolerant point of view. It is a huge student, parent, and teacher favorite - our second most popular song.General ed teachers: Use this song to enhance any bullying prevention and social ski
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5th - 9th
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Für die Liebe (Lied)
This song is worth a discussion. In this song worksheet, you will find a few pre-listening tasks, a vocabulary builder and great follow-up questions to devote a whole lesson to the topic of love and humanity.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAhWN9zmEV0
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Not Grade Specific
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Reading Comprehension Strategies Song Lyrics PowerPoint and Posters
Teach your students about the important reading comprehension strategies of questioning, predicting, visualizing, inferring, summarizing, connecting, synthesizing and evaluating with a catchy song and colorful posters. The song lyrics PowerPoint can be sung to the tune of The Addams Family Theme. There are key-themed posters for each strategy alone and all strategies together.Music is NOT included due to copyright restrictions. You can hear the original song and find instrumental music on YouTub
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Reading Songs Bundle
Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {Fourth Grade}
Need strategies to promote critical thinking in your Fourth Grade music room? Want to encourage 21st century learning? This set includes:*Discussion starters: Several questions are included for each of the following concepts: 3-beat meter (3/4), Syncopa (eighth/ quarter/ eighth), Tim-ka (Dotted eighth/ sixteenth), High do, and Fa, as well as a page of questions for various topics, such as instrument families and using technology to compose and perform music. The sheets are formatted so that you
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4th - 5th
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Also included in: Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {Bundled Set}
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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"Can't Stop the Feeling" Adapted Song Lyrics for a Growth Mindset!!
Here are adapted lyrics created to promote a growth mindset for students. This is written to the popular song that all kids know, "I Can't Stop the Feeling" by Justin Timberlake. Song and Dance video can be accessed as well! This is SURE to motivate your students to have a growth mindset and challenge their brain! "This is the Greatest Show" in The Greatest Showman is available and based on reading! Also I have lyrics to spread kindness, written to "How Far I'll Go" in Moana. Check them out
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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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TEMA LOS DESAFÍOS MUNDIALES - LOS TEMAS ECONÓMICOS
An different and entertaining way of working your lesson of economic issues Through the rhythm of merengue with the theme THE COST OF LIFE by singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra, you will immerse your students in the topic of economy and cost of life. Giving them the opportunity to compare a situation that was happening over 30 years ago in a complete different country and their own country in the present. The lyrics of this song has a very rich vocabulary that you will see in your lesson of econ
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8th - 12th
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Pirates Story Time Printables
The perfect materials to support a pirates themed story time or circle time in preschool or kindergarten. Pack includes an original pirates song/rhyme, visuals to accompany the rhyme, and one pirate themed map making activity to do at the table. The activity focuses on cutting skills and creative thinking.
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PreK - K
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Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {Fifth Grade}
Need strategies to promote critical thinking in your Fifth Grade music room? Want to encourage 21st century learning? This set includes:*Discussion starters: Several questions are included for each of the following concepts: 6/8 meter, tam-ti (dotted quarter/ eighth), 6/8 rhythms, ti, and low ti, as well as a page of questions for various topics, such as the science of sound and theme and variations. The sheets are formatted so that you can check off the questions as you use them in your lessons
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5th - 6th
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Also included in: Critical Thinking in the Music Classroom {Bundled Set}
Fake news and gossip pop song
Lyrics to this powerful pop song focus on the perils of gossip in friendship circles and fake news in the mass media. Use this song to inspire students to check their facts - on both personal and social community levels.
Use this timely studio recording to support bullying prevention lessons. It is an awesome way to begin conversations around media manipulation and truth in advertising. Mean girls never stand a chance.
This studio recording is an inspired choice for music study and choir perfo
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Not Grade Specific
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Music Showdown - Disney Songs
NEW: This is the project I use with my grade 4 arts education students in Saskatchewan. Includes rubric with the following Critical Responsive 4.1 outcomes: I CAN...Discuss a variety of arts expressions – compare similarities and unique characteristics; I CAN...Analyze and describe the ways elements and techniques are applied in my own (and others’) arts expressions; I CAN... Evaluate the ways music expressions reflects/affects the daily lives of people; and I CAN...Apply this new underst
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1st - 4th
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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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Freeze Game to Franz Haydn
I took a classical song, written by Franz Haydn(1732-1809) and turned it into a wonderful game about sound and silence! Children will tip-toe,wiggle, jump and gallop to the beautiful music and then FREEZE! on the silences. Great way to teach them about rests. You can also use it to teach form as each new section has a different movement as well as instrumentation.
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PreK - 3rd
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Song Analysis Worksheet: 99 Red Balloons - Nena
Engage your students in song analysis with this innocent-sounding song with a deeper anti-war message. Analyze the words and the music together. An artistic exercise is included (drawing, collage, writing).
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Song Analysis: Social Issues
Fake News gossip classroom community song, lesson, lyrics
This poetic and timely bully busting song covers important territory. Lyric lesson; gossip and false information shared freely can cause great damage. What happens when a third party gets in between two friends with a negative point of view?
Verse two takes the message to a universal level. It addresses alternative facts - nowadays also known as "fake news." Should we really believe everything we read or hear without carefully considering the source?
Song lyrics are based on the quote "Barn's
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4th - 9th
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Battle of Yorktown Song Analysis and WebQuest from the musical Hamilton
Students will analyze the Hamilton song "The World Turned Upside Down" to learn more about the key figures and details of the Battle of Yorktown. What it Includes:- Background Biography research- Description of battle- Photo analysis of the battle - Song lyrics and questions - It is in the form of a "webquest" where students have a link to the song and other websites that give them information to complete the activity. The final page, students use their knowledge to create a newspaper article ab
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6th - 11th
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