Video #3 (Fractions)

I loved this video! Yes it was super corny and I think you could change it a little bit but I think kids would really enjoy the beat of it. However I do see a few problems with this video. While I watched it three times I can to realize I had no idea what it was "really" saying. Yes I know what improper fractions are already but I had a hard time focusing because so much was going on in the video, numbers flying and the music in the background. For some students this would be great, but I'm thinking for most it wouldn't. Students would be more interested in dancing around than listening and actually learning it. I did a little research after watching this video and found that one way of learning is through music...I can remember words to a song that i've heard multiple times, however do I understand the story or meaning? If I was to use this video in my classroom there would also have to be some other ways to teach the same information. A couple of things that I thought would be fun for the students to do is for me to teach them a lesson about fractions. When I'm done go back through with the students and pick out the key points and list them on the board. I would then show them this video. The students at this point should be intrigued laughing and ready to do more. As a class we're going to come up with our own rap using the words we wrote on the board. Hopefully coming up with it as a class the students will understand what fractions are and can be a song we use often. Don't forget to type it up later that day and laminate it so it can be used often. Side coaching will be necessary for this assignment. While watching the movie that is what I thought of, ways I can incorporate it into my classroom and make it fun but learn at the same time.