Flocabulary: Educational Hip-Hop for K-12
Catchy hip-hop songs and fun videos for memorable learning.
Kids say
Based on 2 reviews
Common Sense is a nonprofit organization. Your purchase helps us remain independent and ad-free.
Flocabulary: Educational Hip-Hop for K-12
Did we miss something on diversity?
Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update.
Suggest an Update
A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this app.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Flocabulary: Educational Hip-Hop for K-12 is a video app that uses rhyme and rhythm to help kids learn many school subjects, life skills, and vocabulary. There are videos for kids age 5 to teens, and parents can set the grade level to limit video choices to those that are appropriate for their kid's age. After choosing and viewing a brief video, kids can take a Challenge quiz, learn vocabulary definitions, and read the full lyrics for each of the more than 800 videos. A subscription is $4.99/month (if you're already subscribed to the Flocabulary website, the app is included). Read the app's privacy policy to find out about the information collected and shared. Under the CCPA law you have the right to protect your personal information. Make a Do Not Sell request to Flocabulary.
Community Reviews
There aren't any reviews yet. Be the first to review this title.
What’s It About?
Before watching the videos on FLOCABULARY: EDUCATIONAL HIP-HOP FOR K-12, parents should go to the parental controls and set the appropriate grade level. Then kids can scroll through the subject options. Choose science, for example, and then swipe left (or tap See All and scroll down) to view the available science videos. Science subtopics appear; tap the one you're interested in viewing. Choose Life Sciences, for example, to view all videos related to that subtopic, and tap the Play icon on one video to watch. Next, you can choose to take the Challenge quiz related to the video, read vocabulary terms and definitions under the Glossary, or tap Lyrics to read the full lyrics. Week in Rap videos may reference violence or substances, depending on the week's news, but parents can control access by age.
Is It Any Good?
Many of the hip-hop songs on this educational app are serious earworms, quickly sticking inside kids' brains. This is good news, because there's a lot to learn in Flocabulary: Educational Hip-Hop for K-12. Each subject gets a catchy rhythm and rhyme embedded into a memorable video. Some examples of subjects covered in the videos include the classification of the life system, multiplication tables, prefixes, and social skills. Limiting videos by grade level ensures that the material will be understandable and age-appropriate. Adding a search option to the app so kids or parents can search for a video by keyword would be useful. It's likely worth the $4.99/month subscription price, especially if your kid loves music and needs help remembering what's being taught in school or if your kid needs fun life-skills learning.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how Flocabulary: Educational Hip-Hop for K-12 can help them memorize important education concepts and facts, including math facts. What are kids struggling with, or what do they want to learn more about? Find videos that apply.
If there's no video about a topic your kid is learning about or facts they need to memorize, encourage them to create their own song or video about it.
Discuss other methods to memorize words and facts. Other than rap, what are some techniques kids can use to remember things?
Find out if your kid uses Flocabulary at school already to gauge how familiar they are with the platform.
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
- Subjects: Language & Reading: vocabulary, Math: addition, algebra, counting, division, fractions, geometry, money, multiplication, subtraction, Science: animals, engineering, biology, chemistry, life cycle, physics, plants, rocks and minerals, substance properties, Social Studies: cultural understanding, events, global awareness, government, Arts: rhythm
- Skills: Thinking & Reasoning: memorization, Self-Direction: motivation, working efficiently
- Pricing structure: Free to try ($4.99/month)
- Release date: April 6, 2017
- Category: Education
- Topics: Music and Sing-Along
- Publisher: Flocabulary
- Version: 1.2.8
- Minimum software requirements: iOS 8.0 or later; Android 4.1 and up
- Last updated: October 7, 2021
Our Editors Recommend
-
BrainPOP Featured Movie
Daily films from educational group provide tons of learning.
-
Brainfeed - Educational Videos for Kids
Curated learning videos still best after parental preview.
-
Newsela: News and nonfiction at your reading level
Extra! Extra! Great leveled texts and assessments.
For kids who love fun ways to learn
Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners.
See how we rate