Bill" That's a great idea. Alan Katz (Take me out the bathtub) and Bruce Lansky (Oh my darling porcupine) are good models for that sort of work.
tim At 10:04 PM 5/28/2007 -0400, you wrote: >You know, the kids can be creative also. You could have them write lyrics >for songs they know using the content of your lessons. I think my team is >going to incorporate some serious Karaoke time next year having the kids >write songs and perform them. > >Bill > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" ><mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> >Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 9:12 PM >Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Question for Tim about songs > > > > Thanks for your suggestion. Do you know of any particular songs that would > > be good for fourth grade students? > > > > All of our themes incorporate NC history, culture, and geography. We > > digress a bit when we study electricity and nutrition, but otherwise we > > are pretty focused on our state. > > > > > > > > > > > > Joy/NC/4 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and > > content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > You snooze, you lose. Get messages ASAP with AutoCheck > > in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > >_______________________________________________ >Mosaic mailing list >Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > >Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D. Reading and Writing Center 404 White Hall Kent State University Kent, OH 44242 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 330-672-0649 Cell: 330-962-6251 Fax: 330-672-2025 Informational website: www.timrasinski.com Professional Development DVD: http://www.roadtocomprehension.com/ _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.