Oct 07
Want to wake up your students and get them talking? Try teaching compare and contrast with songs. Music is a powerful tool – not just for teaching figurative language, but for helping students analyze structure, tone, and theme. This lesson uses popular songs to help students compare messages, moods, and meanings in a way that’s …
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Feb 23
Music has a way of telling stories, and many songs highlight challenges and the solutions that follow. In this post, we’ll explore songs your students can analyze for the problem-and-solution text structure, making reading skills both fun and memorable. A special thank-you goes out to Nancy Davis’s middle school music class, whose thoughtful song suggestions …
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Feb 16
Cause and effect is one of the trickier text structures to teach, but songs make it stick. This post is part of my series on using music to teach text structures. While finding songs that clearly show cause-and-effect relationships took some digging, the results are worth it. From heartfelt ballads to humorous camp letters, these …
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Feb 09
Sequencing doesn’t have to be dry, especially when students are listening to songs they love. This post is part of my ongoing series on using music to teach text structures. Last week, we explored compare and contrast. This week, we’re diving into sequencing. From historical ballads to personal biographies and story-driven lyrics, songs offer a …
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