I stumbled across this fantastic video on another blog that I follow. I immediately thought about how I could use this in my classroom. The lyrics are powerful and I am thankful for shows like Sesame Street that get this message out to kids at an early age. Even though it is a show geared for younger audiences, my 5th graders need to hear this on a regular basis. They struggle with finding their identity before middle school.
My initial thoughts are about using this in writing. I do a lot of powerful writing in the beginning of the year to help me understand what type of families my students come from. We do this by writing "Where I'm From" poems based off of the work of George Ella Lyon. I didn't do that this year because I had a handful of students for the 2nd year in a row. This song got me to thinking that I could use this for students to write a form of a Bio poem or an "I Am" poem. I can't wait to flesh things around a bit and use it. I am more excited about how this type of music will influence the writing of my students.
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