Hip-Hop Scavenger Hunt

From graffiti to music to fashion, hip-hop is all around us! With your students, explore where hip-hop lives in your neighborhood and the world at large. Have a discussion with your students about what hip-hop is and how it came to be.

Explain the four elements of hip-hop: breakdancing, MCing, DJing and graffiti art. Afterwards, source modern hip-hop artists that your class knows to help give relevant examples.

Now, it’s time to go on a scavenger hunt! Task your students with going out into their communities to find examples of hip-hop in the world around them. This could be graffiti on their street, rap music playing at the store, or b-boys and b-girls in the park. Afterwards, invite students to share where they observed hip-hop in their lives.

Then, print out a large map (or create your own using chart paper) of your school’s neighborhood and decorate all these “hip” spots with your class’s own style of graffiti, using markers and pens!

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