What would your school look like with:
high student engagement using rap song lyrics as reading passages
exciting lessons that integrate Hip Hop and rap music
relevant themes and texts that close cultural gaps?
If that sounds like what you need, then welcome to
the Hip Hop Language Arts Academy!
Hi! I’m Ken with Rap Opera for Kids, and I’ve provided teachers with high-quality, Hip Hop culture and rap-music based language arts activities for over a decade with…
1,000+ highly satisfied educators!
“Highly versatile and comprehensive resource! Engaging lessons, activities, and assessments adaptable for any teaching environment. Clear instructions and creative content cater to diverse learners. Seller’s ongoing support is exceptional. A must-have for educators looking to elevate their classroom instruction.” – Teacher4lyfe
“I really enjoyed using this resource. Kids were really engaged with the raps. I used it as an opportunity to collaborate with the homeroom teacher to meet both music and language expectations.” – Amy C.
“Great for my tough class that relates to music!” – Brandi F.
Get all of my strategies and resources for integrating Hip Hop and rap music into language arts activities to:
- address local and state standards
- incorporate your students’ interests
- convert song lyrics into content-based ELA activities
- plan faster using strategies and done-for-you resources!
Click here to combine Hip Hop and rap with ELA!
Use Title I or Title III grant funds for this PD!
The Academy aligns with both grants by:
- helping ensure fair, equitable, and high-quality education
- closing educational achievement gaps for all students
- improving the education of English learners by helping them learn English and meet challenging state, content, and academic achievement standards.
With Rap Opera for Kids, when the music stops,
the learning doesn’t!
ALL students benefit from strong, engaging language instruction!
Students from lower socio-economic, special education, and inner-city backgrounds need language support to build context around the content and skills they’re learning.
They also need vocabulary scaffolds and targeted, skill-based language activities to fill in gaps in their knowledge and abilities. And all of this needs to be done with high engagement and cultural relevance as research has consistently proven.
Hip Hop started as the voice of the youth,
and rap music is the most popular genre of music with youth today,
so use it to reach your students with
relevant, engaging, and effective instruction!
Check out a preview lesson below!
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The Hip Hop Language Arts Academy includes:
- Rap Opera Productions
- done-for-you performance resources (scripts, presentations, and custom songs)
- ELA activities to accompany the performance to keep all students engaged and learning *When the music stops, the learning doesn’t!
- one-on-one, personalized support from me to guarantee a successful performance based on your specific needs
- 10 detailed lessons that show you exactly how to use Hip Hop and rap song lyrics as language arts activities
- instant access to:
- 50+ done-for-you, language arts activities with print AND digital versions to get you started using rap songs as ELA activities
- my Hip Hop and rap music history, reader’s theater play with rap musical option that’s ideal for school performances
- all new activities included in my growing, everything ELA bundle
- lifetime access and support with direct, one-on-one coaching for all included resources
- Need help with a class lesson? We got you!
- Struggling to put together a Black history play? Still got you!
- Looking for ideas to incorporate your students talents in ELA activities? Again, we got you!