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Music and Literature

Two ways students fall for language. Sing the writing process into memory, and read original stories written to grow readers.
PURPOSE
This page leads to the two ways students fall for language here: songs and original stories.
RATIONALE
Music makes a writing skill stick, and a great story shows students what strong writing can do.
HOW TO USE THIS PAGE
Choose the songs to hear the writing process set to music, or choose Learning Literature to open our original stories.
Music makes a skill stick, and a great story shows students what strong writing can do. Choose the songs to hear the whole writing process set to music, or step into our Learning Literature, original pieces written to build vocabulary, comprehension, and a real love of reading and writing.
Songs and Music
The Writing Process Song Collection. Every song plays right here with follow-along lyrics that light up, a synced sing-along, and a printable lyric sheet for each one.
Open the songs →
Learning Literature
Original stories written to teach. Meet the Goosebottom Gazette, an animated read that grows vocabulary and comprehension while students simply enjoy the tale.
Open the library →
Song Study Journal
One study sheet for every song, all twenty three, front and back. Students record the big idea, the meaning, and fill in the chorus as they sing.
Open the journal →
Songs to Scope and Sequence
Where every song lives in the year, mapped to the clusters and skills it teaches across third, fourth, and fifth grade.
Open the map →
The Research Behind the Practice
Twelve cited research briefs, from the science of music and morphology to reading, writing, memory, feedback, and motivation. Each with recent works cited.
Open the research →