Usually when parents think of rap music, they think of gangsters flowing about sex, drugs and hoes. But there is a new movement to bring hip-hop into the classroom with an innovative new learning tool: flocabulary.
Flocabulary creates standards-based curriculum filled original hip hop songs to teach grades 3-12 subjects such as vocab, writing, math, science and social studies. Flocabulary programs have been proven to increase scores on state tests, and are currently being used in over 10,000 schools nationwide.
The New York City-based project was created by Alex Rappaport and Blake Harrison and works with rappers and musicians to create hip-hop songs based on school curriculum to help children better memorize and learn school fundamentals and motivate them to achieve. Think School House Rock but with rap; children can remember full songs, in a style they enjoy, to solidify their memory and actually make learning, dare I say it, cool.
Flocabulary offers an array of text books, study guides and teacher resource books for an all encompassing curriculum, and there is even The Rapper’s Handbook so parents and teachers can learn to rap and freestyle (making up lyrics on the spot) and children can analyze popular rap songs from contemporary artists like Jay-Z and Kanye West to learn metaphor and personification.
Flocabulary artists also deliver interactive workshops for students and teachers that focus on creativity, critical thinking and performance, and are a huge hit at assemblies for students to not only inspire them to study and work hard, but to strive to find innovative new ways to help change the world.
To learn more about flocabulary and bringing it into your child’s classroom, visit www.flocabulary.com.
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