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The Crab That Played with the Sea
Crabs are simultaneously well protected and exceedingly vulnerable. But how did they get that way? Listen to Rudyard Kipling's "The Crab That Played with the Sea" to find out more about Pau Amma, Pusat Tasek, and the story of crabs'...
TED-Ed
The Myth of King Midas and His Golden Touch
Go beyond the usual retelling of the myth of King Midas and his golden touch with a video that reveals the story of the rogue ruler's unusual ears.
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read Tolstoy's "War and Peace"?
The famous length of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace — 15 books and 365 chapters — presents a real challenge for many readers and their teachers. So why bother? Use a short video that argues for a reading of an unabridged...
TED-Ed
What Makes a Poem … a Poem?
What makes a poem a poem? The narrator of a short video wades into the debate with the contention that the three characteristics that poems share are musical qualities, condensed language, and intense feelings.
Learning Upgrade
Titles Punctuation Song
It's hard to remember how to punctuate titles correctly, but after you listen to this grammar video a few times, you'll never italicize a song title again! Hip hop-themed and catchy, the song is a great addition to your punctuation unit.
Learning Upgrade
Rhyming Word Building Song
All you need is a word ending to find a rhyme. In a video that focuses on rhyming words, a dog provides bricks to a wall for mice to add the beginning sounds.
Learning Upgrade
Sentence 1 Song
Yeehaw! Review the basic structure of a sentence with a fun Western song. The video explains that a sentence must start with a capital letter, end with a punctuation mark, and contain words to convey an idea.
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Pronouns 1 Song
Introduce your language arts class to their new favorite song with a video about pronouns. Hip, informative, and very catchy, the song demonstrates several different ways to replace nouns with pronouns.
Learning Upgrade
Interjections 5 Song
Wow! Your class will be humming along during a fun grammar video focused on interjections. It demonstrates the positions interjections can take in a sentence, as well as the different emotions they can convey in writing.
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Dependent and Independent Clauses Join Forces
Young grammarians are often confused by clauses, especially the difference between dependent and independent clauses. Clarify the confusion with a color-coded worksheet that clearly defines and illustrates the differences and then gives...
Curated OER
Telling a Story
Junior high and high schoolers watch a short video about effective storytelling strategies. As they take a virtual field trip to the Hans Christian Andersen story hour in Central Park, learners differentiate between writing a story and...
Curated OER
The Alphabet
While teaching your students the alphabet and letter sounds, show this colorful video! The author gives a real-life example of an object for each letter.
Curated OER
How to Set Up a Research Paper
Show your students how to set up a research paper using Microsoft Word. What a great step-by-step video!
Curated OER
Gerunds Action
Scott Middle School students demonstrate how to use gerunds properly in their writing. This is an engaging and informative video that is perfect to use as an introduction to your gerunds lesson.
Curated OER
Infinitive Phrases
Yossarian the Grammarian describes the infinitive as either an adjective, adverb, or noun. A sentence is given for each example on the whiteboard, comparing the infinitive to other adjectives, adverbs, and nouns so that the function of...
Sesame Street
One Of These Things: Balloons
Providing a group of objects in which one does not belong with the others, this video leads learners to use critical language arts. With three red balloons and one blue as part of the group, this is a simple lesson on classification that...
Sesame Street
Letter A (Letter of the Day)
Elmo introduces the letter of the day: A! He sings a catchy tune, asking kids to clap their hands along with him.
Sesame Street
Elmo's Bus: Part One
To show little ones the difference between front and back, Elmo gets in a cardboard bus. He sits in the front of the bus and then in the back.
Sesame Street
The Planet Of Huff & Puff
Trash Gordon battles the breeze in this story located on the planet of Huff & Puff. This is storytelling at its best!
Sesame Street
Letter Of Day Game Show: Y
Using a timer, the Cookie Monster has to identify words that start with the letter Y. Young students are sure to respond to this funny and enticing presentation.
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Neil Patrick Harris Gets Interviewed by Elmo
When Elmo interviews Neil Patrick Harris, they talk about music, roller coasters, and their favorite snacks.
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Letter M Monster Meal
Yes, it's time for the letter of the day. Because the letter M is so marvelous, Cookie Monster must munch it to bits.
Sesame Street
Zoe Says
A game of "Zoe says" with Zoe and Elmo is a great way to warm-up for the day. Use this video, as your class plays along, to get all of the wiggles out before your next lesson!
Sesame Street
Theater B
A young girl creates a story featuring the letter “B” and a boat. A creative method for featuring this letter means it could be used as a review. Viewers could even write their own tales involving this letter.