An Introduction to

Flocabulary is Educational Hip-Hop

Flocabulary is an online library of songs, videos and activities for all subjects, K-12.

Hundreds of thousands of teachers use Flocabulary to engage students, supplement instruction and raise scores.

"Flocabulary is the single most compelling way to make students understand the power, magic, and musicality of words.”

— Dana Kinsey, 11th & 12th grade teacher

Why use Flocabulary?

Meet common core objectives with closely-aligned resources for ELA and math

Engagement

Flexible Implementation

Standards-Based Lessons

Boost recall and increase mastery with minimal time and technology

Motivate students to learn and capture their attention with music videos

See for YourselfClick an image below to play a video.

The Solar SystemScience

Ancient EgyptSocial Studies

PEMDASMath

Five Elements of a StoryLanguage Arts

“Get Down Underground” – 4th Grade VocabVocabulary

Standards-Aligned ContentMath

Vocabulary

Dive into Common Core-aligned math, from numbers and operations to statistics and probability.

Cover ELA topics with Common Core-aligned resources for grammar, reading, writing and more.

Language Arts

Teach interdisciplinary Tier-2 words with Flocabulary’s award-winning Word Up program.

Research & Results

Results of “The World Up Project Efficacy Study” by the Educational Research Institute of America (2008)

Proven to Increase Vocabulary Knowledge• Vocabulary knowledge increased by an average of 25% after Word Up was implemented

• Students of low socioeconomic status made the greatest progress

•Results indicate that Word Up is very effective in increasing and improving students’ vocabulary development

Research & Results

Results of “The World Up Project Efficacy Study” by the Educational Research Institute of America (2008-9)

Proven to Increase State Test Scores• Sample included students in 6th,7th and 8th grade, from eight different schools

• On end-of-year state language arts tests, students who used the Word Up scored higher than those who did not

• Results suggest strongly that Word Up can play a significant role in increasing language arts and reading scores on state tests

Additional SubjectsScience

The Week in Rap

Explore concepts from earth science, life science and physics.

Bring the past to life with units covering ancient and modern history as well as civics.

Social Studies

Review and discuss current events with a new video every Friday.

Flocab in the ClassroomFeatures

• Interactive lyrics: Click on lyrics to bring up more information on a topic

• Challenge questions: Review key points as a class, in groups or individually in flashcard format

• Start with a video: Let the topic speak for itself, providing students with both visual and aural exposure

Flocab in the ClassroomFeatures

• Printable exercises: Give students a fun opportunity to demonstrate what they’ve learned

• Tests: Diagnose problem areas with more traditional multiple-choice assessments

• Fill in the blanks: Remove key words and have students fill them back in as an activity or quiz

Bonus Features for Teachers• Standards-alignment: Easily match

units to specific Common Core Standards

• Search: Search our entire library by subject, song name or Common Core Standard

• Favorites: Save any video to your own “Favorites” page for easy access later

Accessing the WebsiteTeachers

Students

• Teachers receive a special activation link via email• Each teacher sets up an individual account using their

school email address and a password of their choosing

• Accounts are accessible 24/7 from any device

• Students share one simple username and password (e.g. flocabstudent)

• They can access the website at home or school

Learn More at Flocabulary.com

Stories

• Find out how you can shape Flocabulary to fit your classroom: http://www.flocabulary.com/how-it-works/

Enjoy!• Get inspired by Flocab teachers all over the world:

http://www.flocabulary.com/stories/

• Learn more about pricing for schools and individual teachers: http://www.flocabulary.com/plans/

Plans & Pricing

Tips & Tricks