Lessons From Lyrics: Using Singing and Song Writing to Teach Content and Fluency

Looking for an effective method for teaching reading fluency, content knowledge, and writing? Try the methods introduced in this book for singing and song writing in the classroom. The book describes how singing and song writing can be beneficial for students in all elementary grades. Students will enjoy singing the math, reading, science and social studies songs included in the book. All songs used in the book piggyback familiar tunes so that no music accompaniment is required. The author describes the amazing benefits of student written lyrics. By following the suggestions in this book, students will summarize and synthesize content information to write song lyrics about any topic. Included in this book are: scripted classroom examples of lyric writing lessons, troubleshooting tips, student revising and editing checklists, evaluation rubrics, and ready to copy templates for student written songs. Try singing and song writing as a time efficient way to teach reading and writing fluency and deep content understanding. You will find that you and your students have developed a stronger classroom community and had fun in the process!