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Yellow Submarine – The Beatles – Notes ActivityYellow Submarine – The Beatles – Notes Activity
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Tune Into English
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Grade
3rd - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
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Duration
30 mins
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Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Audio
Year
2008
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Yellow Submarine – The Beatles – Notes

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Enhance English language skills using the fan-favorite song, "Yellow Submarine" by The Beatles. Scholars predict what the song is about then listen and mark specific words they hear. Playing the song again, participants unscramble lyrics and sing loud and proud. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

making predictions, word order, the beatles, Songs, lyrics, song lyrics, the simple present tense, the present tense, the past tense, the simple past tense

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Following the lesson, play the song and encourage class members to sing along during mind-refreshing brain breaks 
  • Offer a small prize for groups that win the game in section four
  • Introduce the class to other songs by The Beatles, play tunes while learners work independently 

Classroom Considerations

  • Designed for an intermediate level of English proficiency
  • Requires copies—two pages 

Pros

  • Includes several activity ideas for young children 
  • Multiple listenings of the song boost comprehension
  • Provides one extension activity 

Cons

  • Space to write is limited 

Common Core

L.3.3.a L.4.3.a L.5.3.a L.6.3.a L.7.3.a L.8.3.a

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