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Audio26:52
Storynory

The Crab That Played with the Sea

8th - 12th Standards
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'...
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Instructional Video5:05
TED-Ed

The Myth of King Midas and His Golden Touch

9th - 12th Standards
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.
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Instructional Video5:10
TED-Ed

Why Should You Read Tolstoy's "War and Peace"?

9th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video5:20
TED-Ed

What Makes a Poem … a Poem?

8th - 12th Standards
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.
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Instructional Video1:35
Learning Upgrade

Titles Punctuation Song

3rd - 8th Standards
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.
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Instructional Video2:03
Learning Upgrade

Rhyming Word Building Song

3rd - 8th Standards
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.
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Instructional Video0:57
Learning Upgrade

Sentence 1 Song

3rd - 8th Standards
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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Instructional Video2:21
Learning Upgrade

Pronouns 1 Song

3rd - 8th Standards
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. 
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Instructional Video1:45
Learning Upgrade

Interjections 5 Song

3rd - 8th Standards
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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Instructional Video1:29
TV411

Dependent and Independent Clauses Join Forces

7th - 12th Standards
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...
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Instructional Video4:23
Curated OER

Telling a Story

6th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video1:21
Curated OER

The Alphabet

Pre-K - 3rd
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.
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Instructional Video0:51
Curated OER

How to Set Up a Research Paper

3rd - 8th
Show your students how to set up a research paper using Microsoft Word. What a great step-by-step video!
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Instructional Video1:36
Curated OER

Gerunds Action

3rd - 8th
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.
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Instructional Video5:45
Curated OER

Infinitive Phrases

4th - 8th
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...
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Instructional Video0:30
Sesame Street

One Of These Things: Balloons

Pre-K - K
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...
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Instructional Video1:06
Sesame Street

Letter A (Letter of the Day)

Pre-K - K
Elmo introduces the letter of the day: A! He sings a catchy tune, asking kids to clap their hands along with him. 
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Instructional Video0:44
Sesame Street

Elmo's Bus: Part One

Pre-K - K
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.
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Instructional Video1:43
Sesame Street

The Planet Of Huff & Puff

Pre-K - K
Trash Gordon battles the breeze in this story located on the planet of Huff & Puff. This is storytelling at its best!
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Instructional Video2:00
Sesame Street

Letter Of Day Game Show: Y

Pre-K - K
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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Instructional Video1:42
Sesame Street

Neil Patrick Harris Gets Interviewed by Elmo

Pre-K - K
When Elmo interviews Neil Patrick Harris, they talk about music, roller coasters, and their favorite snacks.
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Instructional Video1:22
Sesame Street

Letter M Monster Meal

Pre-K - K
Yes, it's time for the letter of the day. Because the letter M is so marvelous, Cookie Monster must munch it to bits.
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Instructional Video1:13
Sesame Street

Zoe Says

Pre-K - K
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!
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Instructional Video0:33
Sesame Street

Theater B

Pre-K - K
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.