As a creative brain, I am always striving to make connections so I love word play! Bonus points if you spot all my cheesy examples within the post. Analogies, Metaphors, and puns-oh my! Figurative language is the spice of writing. I am a huge proponent of integrating literacy and music into everythhinnngggg because I love those as much as I do Social Studies! I also have been an avid user and super fan of Flocabulary for over 4 years! I’ve got the perfect way to combine all of these things into a Hispanic Heritage Month activity (and spoiler-this lesson could be done any time of year). It’s gonna be the cat’s meow! If you are not in the “Flo know”, let me fill you in. Flocabulary is an educational website featuring super-catchy hip-hop clips….and much more! At first I just showed the videos like I would have a YouTube clip. Well, over the years I have had a subscription things have snowballed into a grander vision. The site now includes companions for each of their 750 cross-curricular clips including: printable lyrics, assessments, quizzes, graphic organizers, background info for teachers, lesson plans, and the recently released Read and Respond and Lyric … Continue reading Hispanic Heritage Month Figurative Language Activity