Remix Your Classroom: Create Songs with Students

This iPad lesson is a strategy you can use to make 3rd-6th graders into content creators, making those difficult vocabulary terms stick with a catchy beat. Students can make concepts come to life by choosing their own pathway using GarageBand, Clips, Keynote, or iMovie. Download this free digital multimodal learning journal to start remixing songs with your students today!    

 


Overview

This lesson contains 5 steps.

 

Project timeline, 5 steps- brainstorm, remix, movement, blend, share
Project Timeline

  1. Brainstorm- select a vocabulary term and brainstorm some songs to remix
  2. Remix-select one song, pick a small section of the song and rewrite the lyrics to help memorize the term
  3. Movement-pair the remixed song with purposeful movements
  4. Blend-put it all together and pick a project pathway (Clips, Keynote, GarageBand, or iMovie)
  5. Share-upload the song to the Keynote template provided and get ready to perform

Each slide contains guidance and tips to help support learners in their song writing process. Slide 8 contains an exemplar that can used to introduce the project.


When to Use 

  1. New unit
  2. Choice Board Selection
  3. End of Unit Assessment

Start remixing songs with your students by airdropping this project template to them today! I would love to see any completed projects or remixed song lyrics in the comments, drop them below!

 

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3 replies

July 23, 2024

Love this, can’t wait to try and share with others. Music is always a wonderful way to engage students.

July 23, 2024

Agree - fun and creative! Music makes a lot of things stick when used to learn. Thanks Katy for the idea and demo!

July 23, 2024

What a cool way to visualise key language in Mathematics!

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