*Matt is collaborating with Chicago illustrator and designer Rachel Coulter to make a curriculum book. Stay tuned for information, or contact Matt if you're interested in learning more... It should be available by the 2013-14 school year!*
In addition to each song, Matt has created unique materials that can be used in a variety of classroom settings.
To obtain lesson plans and differentiated assessments that correspond with each song, please email Matt.
Future Hits' debut album was released in April 2012. Here's the tracklist as well as what curriculum areas each song addresses. Common Core Standards are at the bottom of the page.
Matt Baron holds a Masters Degree in Education and teaches elementary English as a Second Language (ESL) at two Chicago Public Schools.
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Track # |
Title |
Vocabulary Lesson |
Social Emotional Learning Outcomes |
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1 |
At the Library |
Short o (OO) sounds |
Identify goals for academic success and classroom behavior |
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2 |
Favorite Food |
“ow” sounds |
Identify approaches to resolving conflicts constructively |
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3 |
Sign by the Sea |
Long e (EA) |
Identify ways to work and play well with others |
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4 |
Cross the Street |
“ly” & "ful" suffixes |
Identify social norms and safety considerations that guide behavior |
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5 |
Grandpa’s Farm |
“oi-oy” words |
Identify and perform roles that contribute to one’s family |
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6 |
Night Moon |
Long i (IE, IGH) |
Demonstrate control of impulsive behavior |
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7 |
Family Road Trips |
"un" & "re" prefixes |
Recognize and accurately label emotions and how they are linked to behavior |
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8 |
Remember Summer? |
Compound Words |
Identify problems and conflicts commonly experienced by peers |
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9 |
Out in the Country |
“aw” words |
Describe the ways that people aresimilar and different |
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10 |
Yellow Boat |
Long o (OW, OA) |
Identify one’s likes and dislikes, needs and wants, strengths and challenges |
Common Core Standards that work for songs, depending on an individual teacher’s classroom goals: CC.1.R.L.4 , CC.1.R.L.1, CC.1.R.L.7, CC.1.R.L.10, CC.1.R.F.2.a, CC.1.R.F.3, CC.1.W.5, CC.1.SL.1.a, CC.1.SL.1.c