Re: social studies test prep

looneyteachr

Posted on 4/10/11

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flocabulary.com also has some great raps for history!!

On 3/05/11, Rae wrote:
> Hello social studies teachers. I'd like to invite you to
> check out the website http://www.historytunes.com. At this
> site you will find free resources to accompany the US
> History Songbook. The US History Songbook is a fantastic
> new teaching tool that tells the amazing 400 year story of
> America through 50 highly catchy pop/rock songs. The lyrics
> of these songs were written based on thourough examination
> of various standardized tests. The free resources that aid
> these songs are: a synopsis of each song's topic, images,
> lyrics with interactive vocabulary tiered questions for
> each song which are scaffolded based on Bloom's Taxonomy,
> and standardized test PREP including multiple choice, DBQ,
> and thematic essay practice. To get an idea of the songs,
> please visit http://www.youtube.com/user/HistoryTunes?
> feature=mhum where you will find 7 videos. We hope you can
> use this in your classroom, please pass it along to your
> collegues and students if you think they would benefit.

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