Rappin' and Rhymin' With Longitude Comparing longitude and latitude What do you know about longitude? Latitude? Can you create a rap to compare them? These students have attitude. Create your own rap Teacher Allison Bailey made lyrics for this "rap" to help her second graders understand longitude and latitude while they're doing Mystery Class. "They had a blast reading it together, then they drew pictures of 'Longitude Dude'. Boy! Was he tall and skinny! Maybe next time we'll do fat Latitude Cat or something. It would be neat to have the kids make up their own rhymes. Enjoy! Allison " That big tall dude called Longitude Had an attitude about Latitude He said, "See ya later!" to that old Equator "I dig that Prime Meridian!" Prime Meridian is the best He splits the east up from the west. People say my hero is just a zero, But the Equator's a zero too! The Equator thought he was so hot to split hemispheres north and south, But Prime Meridian goes to the north and south poles While Equator hangs around! That big tall dude called Longitude Had an attitude about Latitude He said, "See ya later!" to that old Equator "I dig that Prime Meridian!" Allison Bailey Grade 2-3 Citrus Elementary School Vero Beach, FL If you have tips you'd like to share, please write to Journey North: jnorth@learner.org Back to Teacher Tips Facebook Pinterest Twitter © 1997 – 2019 Journey North. All rights reserved.