tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082017598352869243.post3236697715088240252..comments2024-03-27T00:31:13.742-07:00Comments on IDEA CITY: Fun Ways to Teach a Class-Write a Rap Song!Catherine Stinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082017598352869243.post-42824804292411730412010-07-04T10:33:41.575-07:002010-07-04T10:33:41.575-07:00I saw a Math Rap performed at a Math conference an...I saw a Math Rap performed at a Math conference and it was really cool. As for me, I write stories for really little kids and I try my best not to make the "moral," in your face:)shut-eye dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736228048337835048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082017598352869243.post-89831461223351627092010-07-01T20:09:23.457-07:002010-07-01T20:09:23.457-07:00An Egyptian hymn. How cool is that?!An Egyptian hymn. How cool is that?!Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082017598352869243.post-76440917974663736722010-06-28T09:40:53.409-07:002010-06-28T09:40:53.409-07:00Thanks for the follow!
When I was teaching sixth...Thanks for the follow! <br /><br />When I was teaching sixth-grade social studies, I would divide my students into groups and have them re-write an Egyptian hymn about the sun. Each group had to write the song in a very sterotypical way (not very pc, I know, but it was a great, fun way to get kids in a text and have them think through meaning).<br /><br />After writing it, they would perform. We usually had rappers, jocks, surfers, cheerleader, little kids, cowboys... all sorts.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1082017598352869243.post-79702366502710661242010-06-15T07:50:02.005-07:002010-06-15T07:50:02.005-07:00Fixed that ornery link!Fixed that ornery link!Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.com