Music

Write a 100-Word Story Inspired by a Song!

I’m excited to share this creative writing task with you—it was a huge hit with my students! They absolutely loved it. Here’s how it works: Choose three songs, and have your students write a creative story inspired by each one. It’s a fantastic way to spark their imagination and connect storytelling with music. I plan to create a video for this activity soon, but I couldn’t wait to share it with you in the meantime. […]

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Music Trivia!

More Trivia Activities Here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13ZYa3cQ3Ggj78koCrocmhvtnGK096SCpoiZEmZcN7F4/edit

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20-Minutes of Music and Scenery to Inspire Writing

There is something about scenery, travel, and music that stimulates ideas. Here is a video you can play as your students write. My students write in silence for 20 minutes every class. This video is 20 minutes for that reason.

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The History of Rap (Vocabulary-Building Activity)

The goal of Paragraph Practice is to instill in students the following habits. The topics for Paragraph Practice are meant to be of high interest (Lionel Messi, rap music, etc). This ensures students have background knowledge or interest in the subject they are reading.  The paragraphs are designed to be short. This allows students to focus on just one topic and one set of vocabulary words. The paragraphs are created to be bursting with academic […]

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