Common Core Rap’s newest video, Habitats, has been added to the Common Core Rap Store. You can preview a 45 second clip of Habitats by clicking the image above. The full length song is also available for download at the Common Core Rap Store. If you would like to rap over the instrumental version of Habitats or download classroom handout for a quick lesson, the Lyrics & Worksheets page give you access to those resources.

Common Core Concepts covered in Habitats include: habitat, environment, ecosystem, shelter, instincts, physical adaptions, behavioral adaptions, basic needs, nutrients, survive, forests, taigas, tundra, grasslands, deserts, rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands

Filming for Habitats, the newest Common Core Rap song about different types of habitats, environments, ecosystems, and more has completed. Over the next few days, we will be putting post production touches on the video and adding lyrics with a Habitats classroom handout. Habitats will be available in the Common Core Rap Store in just a few days!

This, this, this is my habitat / Everything I need, this place has all of that!

Work has begun on Habitat, the next video in commoncorerap.com’s science series. Habitat will be the last science video for a few months as we transition into other subject areas! Over the summer break, we will be implementing a lot of exciting features to the site including the ability for teachers and schools to stream our videos unlimited!

Habitat will cover: environments, ecosystems, types of habitats, nutrients, adaptations, the things plants and animals need to survive, and more.

Expect Habitat in the Common Core Rap Store and our Teachers Pay Teachers Store by May 23rd!

We now have free worksheets available for each of our rap videos! To print your own commoncorerap.com worksheets, click the View Lyrics & Worksheets link at the top of the page. Now, your students can follow along and fill in vocabulary words as they learn the songs! We hope you enjoy our latest addition and look forward to hearing about how they work in your classroom. As always, thanks for your continued support. You all make the hard work worth it!

We did it! Life Cycles – Plant, Insect, and Animal Rap Video is now complete! We have neatly package the life cycles of 3 different kingdoms into a 3 minute video! Life Cycles is available to preview on our Preview Videos page. And if you like what you see, both Life Cycles Rap Song and Life Cycles Rap Video are available for direct download at the Common Core Rap Store.  Enjoy!

Common Core Concepts covered in Life Cycles include: plants, seeds, germination, seedlings, pollination, fertilization, genes, insects, metamorphosis, nymphs, eggs, pupa, larvae, cocoon, butterfly, incomplete and complete metamorphosis, animals, reproduce, hereditary traits, instincts, learned behaviors, mammals, survival

We are currently in the post production phase for our latest rap video, Life Cycles. The Life Cycles rap covers life cycles for plants, insects, and animals! Ava and Khari worked hard on the moves and it looks great. Life Cycle will be available to preview and purchase on or before April 24. Plants produce seeds, then germination leads to seedlings . . . Check back soon!

On Wednesday, April 17th @ 7:15 AM Common Core Rap was highlighted on XL 106.7′s Johnny’s House morning show! Listen to the complete interview!

4/20/2013 Update: Congratulations to Florida students for completing the science portion of the FCAT. We know you all did great! The STREAM FOR FREE period has expired. If you have come to this page to check out the videos, please see the Preview Videos page which gives access to 30 and 45 second previews of all of our videos. Thanks for using us as a resource during the FCAT. Now, get some rest and enjoy the weekend!

In support of Florida students preparing for the FCAT, we are offering all of our videos free to stream from April 17-19! View the full length videos, read the lyrics, and practice rapping over instrumental beats. All videos are rich with FCAT vocabulary words, definitions, and Big Ideas. If you want larger full-length videos for classroom use, visit the Common Core Rap Store. Come on students, the FCAT can’t hold you!

The brain tells your body what and not to do! We are so excited about our new Human Body Rap! Click the photo to view a large preview (recommended for fast Internet connections). You can view a smaller preview on our Preview Videos page. And of course, both the Human Body Rap Song and Human Body Rap Video are available for purchase at the Common Core Rap Store!

Common Core Concepts covered in Human Body include: brain, heart, lungs, pancreas, liver, blood, kidneys, bladder, skeleton, bones, cells, connective tissue, muscles, blood sugar, digestion, stomach, intestines