Every year there are a few students who really get into writing songs in class. They love to make up lyrics and find rhyming patterns. Maybe it's the Hannah Montana and Jonas Brother shows that get em' going. Who knows? But, it's a great activity for developing writing skills. You may even consider picking up a "rhyming" dictionary the next time you visit a book store. The kids can look up a word and it will give them several options that rhyme with that word. Need a word that rhymes with "play"? It'll give you twenty words to choose from. This will make the songwriting activity a little easier for them. So, support it if you see them working on a song or poem. It's a fun and creative way to practice writing, spelling, reading and rhyming.
