Strategy Insights: Singing Verbs
The Core Shift: Transmute standard grammar drills into a visionary Pedagogical Flow where verb conjugation becomes an interactive bridge to speculation, collaboration, and deeper linguistic resonance.
- Main Concept: The “Singing Verbs” activity, a multi-modal approach specifically targeting Speaking and Reading skills through musical context.
- Key Framework: An adaptable lesson architecture optimized for the digital alchemy of Zoom features (Breakout Rooms, Whiteboard) or traditional face-to-face instruction.
- Teacher Benefit: Simplifies the integration of the four skills while fostering an environment of high-level Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, and Critical Thinking.
- Practical Application: Directing students to speculate on meanings via song titles, collaboratively adjust verb forms within lyrics, and verify through auditory analysis.
SINGING VERBS is an IDEA for an adaptable song activity along with a suggested step-by-step LESSON PLAN for English language teaching with ZOOM features like BREAKOUT ROOMS, SHARE FILE/AUDIO, WHITEBOARD, etc. but it’s also perfect for F2F.
Students speculate on the meaning of a song based on its title, read the lyrics and fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses and, finally, listen to the song to check their answers. The main focus is on SPEAKING & READING and students practice COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, CRITICAL THINKING, and CREATIVITY during this activity.
Song Activity Factory 