Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Poems vs Lyrics
After listening and analyzing song lyrics and, subsequently, doing the same analysis with poems, students will discover how similar song writing and poetry writing can be. Students will get their own chance to write a small version of...
PBS
Pbs: American Roots Music: Lesson One: Finding the Story in the Song
In this lesson, students will identify and discuss themes expressed in song lyrics, analyze the social use and historical meaning of a song, and write a verse of a song drawing on contemporary events.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Middle English Lyrics
This website provides links to full texts of Middle English song lyrics, which are illustraed with illuminated manuscript art and fully annotated. Links to essays, articles, and related resources.
PBS
Pbs: Archives of the West: Songs of the Plains a Selection of Cowboy Folk Songs
Explore the lyrics of five cowboy songs from 1860's and 1870's.
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Alphasongs: Lyrics and Activities
AlphaSongs song lyrics--for teaching the alphabet--feature suggested activities to enhance your students' learning experience in conjunction with an optional CD.
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Cri cri.net: Canciones
An archive of children's songs in Spanish. Provides 120 links to song lyrics accompanied by a streaming MP3 version of the song. 108 more songs are included with just the lyrics.
Lone Star Junction
Lone Star Junction: The Yellow Rose (And Other Songs) of Texas
A long list of songs about Texas, both lyrics and audio files in MIDI format. There are well-loved songs, school songs, regional songs, ragtime songs by Scott Joplin, even the theme song from the Lone Ranger television show.
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Musical English Lessons
Learn English vocabulary and grammar through songs from a wide range of famous pop artists from the Beatles and Elvis to contemporary standouts like Avil Lavigne, Good Charlotte, and James Blunt. Find an exercise by grammar or vocabulary...
Songs for Teaching
Songs for Teaching: Science Songs for Teaching
Use a variety of forms of music to enhance learning in the classroom through these science-themed songs. Music must be purchased. Downloads are available along with lyrics, lesson plans, and downloadable lesson plan books.
Songs for Teaching
Songs for Teaching: Science Songs for Teaching
Use a variety of forms of music to enhance learning in the classroom through these science-themed songs. Music must be purchased. Downloads are available along with lyrics, lesson plans, and downloadable lesson plan books.
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Lyrics to Shanties and Sea Songs
Find lyrics to numerous sea songs, shanties, and pilot songs.
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Roughstock: Cowpie Song Corral
This is an interesting resource site for country music and lyrics. Geared especially for singers, and musicians.
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Esl Kid Stuff: Esl Songs Sheets
Fun song sheets for six well-known children's songs like the ABC Song and Old MacDonald. Sheets include words and pictures featured in the song.
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Guillaume De Machaut: Discography, Biography, Lyrics
The biography of this landmark 14th-century composer, poet and novelist, is in English. The discography is extensive, and the site includes the text of dozens of his songs.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Ain't That America
Students think that classic literature and historic events have little in common with life today, right? Think again! In this instructional activity, students get a chance to compare themes from classic novels or from American history to...
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Lyrics to "In the Good Old Summer Time"
These are the lyrics to the 1902, Ren Shields/George Evans song, "In the Good Old Summer Time." (Audio content is downloadable by clicking on "Melody" at the top.)
Library of Congress
Loc: Lyrical Legacy: 400 Years of American Song and Poetry
Explore eighteen American songs and poems each represented by an original primary source document, along with historical background information and, in many cases, sound recordings and alternate versions.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Stephen C. Foster
This website provides selected poems (song lyrics) of Stephen Foster, along with a brief summary of his life and career.
Read Works
Read Works: Three Blind Mice
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read the song lyrics to "Three Blind Mice." A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Boogie Woogie With a B
Using a famous World War II propaganda song, students will explore alliteration by changing the lyrics to create a new version of the song. After discussing what alliteration is and why this particular song was used and enjoyed by the...
PBS
Pbs: Off the Charts Web Karaoke
This online karaoke machine, developed for "Off the Charts," an episode about songwriters that aired on the award-winning PBS series "Independent Lens," lets you try out your songwriting talents. First you write the lyrics for a song set...
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Grateful Dead Lyric and Song Finder: Lyrics to "Sidewalks of New York"
This page presents the lyrics to the song "Sidewalks of New York," by Charles E. Lawlor and James W. Blake. (Does not include audio content.)
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Favorite Things Poetry
Using the song "My Favorite Things" from the musical, The Sound of Music, as inspiration, students will create their own song or poem (to the same tune) that lists their favorite things. Each verse will focus on their favorite things...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Itsy Bitsy Math Songs
This is a great writing activity for math teachers. The picture book Take Me Out of the Bathtub by Alan Katz demonstrates his love of familiar songs and nursery rhymes by writing new lyrics that can be sung to them. For this assignment,...
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