General Flocabulary Lesson Plans
The General Flocabulary Lesson
A condensed version of what appears in our Teacher Resource books, this lesson plan covers the basics of using our educational music in your classroom and gives you the main idea behind our concept.
The Flocabulary Rhyme-Writing Lesson
This short lesson explains how to get your students to write their own Flocabulary-style rhymes. It is adapted from the Writing Academic Rhymes Package.
Product-Specific Lesson Plans and Resources
Flocabulary: SAT Vocabulary
Crossword Puzzles
Crossword puzzles for all of the songs on the CD.
Flashcards
Free vocabulary flashcards that correspond to the words in the book and CD.
Song Guide
A guide to the narrator, plot and poetic devices of each song.
SAT Vocab Lesson Plan
A simple lesson plan for using the book and CD in the classroom.
Hip-Hop U.S. History
A General Hip-Hop U.S. History Lesson
This lesson plan can be used with any Hip-Hop U.S. History song.
Big Ballin' (in the Gilded Age) Lesson
A lesson plan that specifically applies to Big Ballin' (in the Gilded Age) and the main idea of that song.
Crossword Puzzles
Crossword puzzles for each chapter and song covering the major periods of U.S. History.
Other Lesson Plans
Slant Rhyme in Poetry and Hip-Hop Lesson
With examples from Emily Dickinson and Nas, this lesson plan examines the effect of slant rhyme as well as why poets and rappers use it so often.
Mos Def / Point of View Lesson
A lesson that uses Mos Def's song "Habitat" to analyze point of view, voice and theme.
Lesson Plans by Others
Jazz, Poetry, and Hip-Hop Unit
To promote Ken Burns’ film Jazz, PBS offers this unit plan explores African-American musical forms. You can use it by itself or in conjunction with the film.
The Poetics of Hip-Hop Lesson
A lesson plan that teaches poetic techniques using Shakespeare, Nicki Giovanni (who has listened to Flocabulary!), and positive hip-hop acts Blackalicious and Jurassic Five. Comprehensive, but lengthy.
Media Literacy, Body Image and More Lessons
Flipping the Script offers lesson plans on various topics from media literacy and social studies to hip-hop and body image.
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