It has been a loooooooong time since I have done a freestyle friday.....and I stopped because I thought they were getting a little rant like and complaining... so as I read through some of my previous ones, I was like that is not Maya in real life. I try not to complain about things and look on the bright side. So I stopped. But I actually missed these blog posts. They were the most fun to create and came naturally. So, I have regrouped and thought....hmmmm, let's remain positive and freestyle at the same time. What do I love? Well, I love science, I love hip hop, and I love teaching my kids new things, so I created this freestyle inspired by DNA by Kendrick Lamar. With it being, the dopest month of the year, Black History Month, the lines " "Loyalty, got royalty inside my DNA"...."My DNA not for imitation" resonated with me. So, I think this song was the perfect inspiration for me to use as I re-enter my Freestyle Friday life. BONUS: All of the information is scientifically accurate so if you create this into a song, I have provided a YouTube video that is an instrumental of the Kendrick song and you WILL LEARN ABOUT DNA!! WIN-WIN!

 

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AND I AM RE-ENTERING EVEN HARDER THIS TIME! I have made a printable that you and your littles can print out to participate in Freestyle Friday!!! My kids actually enjoyed doing this as a writing activity. My second grader ended up writing a rhyming story that she loved and my kindergartener wrote out all of his sight words. It was super cute. He freestyled a completely different verse when I asked him to read but he was writing and spelled all of his sight words correctly, so it ended up being a really great experience. Let me know if you download it, how is goes for your family!!

https://www.justmeomaya.com/why-not-to-lead-by-example-freestyle/

 

Write your own freestyle about DNA or any science theme! Here is a FREE PRINTABLE to help!

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DNA

I got, I got, I got, I got

deoxyribonucleic (d-ox-see-ri-bo-new-clay ick) acid, yea thats DNA

I got  four chemical bases inside my DNA

I got  adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T) inside my DNA

I got Adenine and thymine combining inside my DNA (that makes a base pair)

I got cytosine and guanine combining inside my DNA (that makes a base pair)

I got 3 billion base pairs inside my DNA

I got each base combining to a sugar and phosphate inside my DNA 

I got about 20,000 genes on 23 pairs of chromosomes inside my DNA

Most of my DNA is located in the cell nucleus and I call it  nuclear DNA

But some of  my  DNA is inside  the mitochondria, its my Momma DNA

My DNA has the instructions necessary for me to survive, reproduce, and grow, yea that’s DNA

 

 

 

 

 

Make your own version of this song with the instrumental below! Make sure to tag us in your videos @thedopekidfest #thedopekidfest

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

Maya

 

 

 

 

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Maya Claros is a Stay at Home Mom of 3, children’s books lover, super science geek, Hip Hop connoisseur, and small business owner. You can find her here or at www.thedopekid.com