Podcast Lesson Ideas

I had a teacher ask me to post podcasting lesson ideas for teachers that may not be familiar with podcasting. This post is from a previous newsletter I sent out. For those of you that are still unfamiliar with podcasting please see earlier post from this week.


Use podcast assignments across the curriculum. Podcasts can connect to:

• Writing: Have students create their own recipe podcasts or critiques of recipes they have tried. For ideas, view Spatulatta, which includes podcasts about creating recipes. You can also have students write biographies of significant figures in history, authors, or characters, or even their own autobiographies, to podcast.
• Reading: Have students create book review podcasts for a book the class just finished reading or individual book reports. For ideas, view Just One More Book!!, which includes example book reviews. Or checkout http://libguides.sunyacc.edu/content.php?pid=48413&sid=362968 for other great examples.
• Vocabulary:  Have students create a podcast by crafting sentences using new vocabulary words they learn in content areas. Older students can listen to the podcasts at Just Vocabulary for examples. Younger students can listen to examples at Claymont Fourth Grade Podcasts Social Studies Vocabulary Words. Students can also create songs using vocabulary words. Have students listen to the Princeton Review Vocabulary Minute Podcasts for examples. The “junior” words are more suitable to younger students and the “senior” songs for middle and high school students.
• Science: Have students write a research report or brief narrative on a science topic you’re studying, then create podcasts about these concepts. Have them listen to the podcasts at Science Update for examples.
• Math: Have students create podcasts to help each other understand how to work through problems and concepts.
• Social studies: Have students create a podcast on an historical topic. Direct students to The Education Podcast Network: History for examples. Find many more social studies podcasts for the classroom on The Education Podcast Network.