Deep Look
What Makes Owls So Quiet and So Deadly?
Known as excellent hunters, owls don't fly with the fast speeds of other birds of prey. The video focuses on the feathers and nocturnal habit of owls. With quiet, almost silent flight, owls sneak up on their prey.
California Academy of Science
Why Protect Pollinators?
Would you rather having biting flies or chocolate? The question may seem absurd, but cocoa trees rely on pollination from biting flies. Viewers come to understand the importance of pollinators to our food supply, flowers, and entire...
PBS
The Island of Huge Hamsters and Giant Owls
From cute little birds to giant aviary specimens—all animals evolve! Learn how natural selection on an isolated island in the Mediterranean encouraged animals species to increase in size. The narrator discusses fossil evidence that...
PBS
The Biggest Thing That Ever Flew
Imagine a reptile the size of a giraffe that flies across oceans. This reptile, quetzalcoatlus, existed, and scientists continue to learn more about this fascinating creature. The video, part of the Eons series, explains where the...
Curated OER
Happy / Sad Balloons
Big Bird explores Social Studies in this video. While he is happy about his beautiful balloon, Telly is sad because his deflated. Big Bird shares his balloon and they both are happy.
Sesame Street
Journey To Ernie: Beach
Big Bird has to use critical Language Arts to find Ernie. He must understand the meaning of under and over to complete his journey to Ernie. By following a list of clues, Big Bird finally finds success.
Curated OER
Telly Plays The Triangle
Big Bird gives Telly a lesson on living vs. non-living things in this film. Telly is afraid to play a musical instrument, a triangle, he is holding because he thinks he might hurt it. After Big Bird tells Telly the triangle isn't living,...
Curated OER
Christopher Reeve Talks About his Wheelchair
How should your class react when they meet a person in a wheel chair? Is it OK to ask questions? Christopher Reeve says it is. Mr. Reeve answers the questions Big Bird and Zoe have about his wheel chair and the things he needs to get...
Curated OER
Global Grover: Peacock Dance
Grover shows how peacocks move. His friends from China dress and dance like peacocks. Have your little learners observe bird movements and create a dance of their own.
Curated OER
Read Me A Story
Big Bird and Zoe figure out how to get Maria to read them a story. In doing so, they list all of the reasons they love listening to stories. It can lead to a discussion of why reading is important.
Curated OER
Rebecca Lobo: The Letter O
NBA player Rebecca Lobo talks about things that start with the letter “O” in this film. Telly Monster interviews this basketball star as part of the show. Big Bird and Lobo play basketball as well. This would be a terrific way to...
Sesame Street
Same And Different
Identifying the ways things are the same and different can be tricky. This video walks viewers through this process. Zoe and Big Bird list the ways they are the same and the ways they are different. This could lead to exploration of...
Curated OER
Grover Finds The Letter A
Grover has forty seconds to find the letter “A." While he is unsuccessful, Big Bird helps him in his search.
TED-Ed
Why Do We Kiss Under Mistletoe?
Hanging mistletoe is a holiday tradition, but where did the idea of kissing under mistletoe come from? In actuality mistletoe can be found in nature throughout all four seasons, and is home and food to birds and insects. Watch a video...
TED-Ed
The Surprising (And Invisible) Signatures of Sea Creatures
Airplanes resulted from observations of birds flying. What inventions could be inspired by watching sea creatures move? Viewers are challenged to consider how bio-observation might lead them to design something to overcome a challenge in...
Curated OER
Snow Goose
Observe the snow geese in their natural element in this short video clip. Watch them scour the land for food to survive. There is no narration in this video.
Curated OER
Chuck Close Paints
Chuck Close is a professional painter. Big Bird gets to meet him in his art studio. Children will see how Chuck paints. Because he is disabled, he uses a variety of devices to help him do what he does best. He has to position the canvas,...
Veritasium
Should This Lake Exist?
The largest body of water in California, the Salton Sea, was created by accident. An interesting installment of a video series shares the history of the lake, which is now home to the second-most diverse group of birds in America. From...
Sesame Street
Take a Break
Big Bird and Elmo talk about health, including the importance of rest. This video discusses all of the things that children can do when they have free time; including reading a book, using their imagination, or just sitting. It's a great...
TED-Ed
"The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats
War, anarchy, destruction ... William Butler Yeats's poem "The Second Coming" has a little something for everyone! With episode four from season one of the "There's a Poem for That" playlist, scholars watch an animated version of the...
Curated OER
Birdie Treat
A little girl and her Grandmother make a healthy snack for themselves as well as their birdie friends.
Curated OER
Same And Different
Zoe and Big Bird define the concept of the same and different by comparing themselves. They identify the ways they are the same and the ways they are different. This video could be used as an introduction to comparing objects.
Be Smart
The Dinosaur on Your Dinner Table
Believe it or not, birds are dinosaurs! Scholars view evidence that connects birds to dinosaurs in a video lesson. The narrator outlines factors that prove birds are descendants of dinosaurs.
Sesame Street
All I Want for Christmas
Big Bird wants to talk to his best friend, Snuffy, but he's not around. Big Bird sings a song into Snuffy's answering machine telling him about his Christmas wish, that his best friend would come home.