Camelea Publishing
Camelea: Like a Seagull
Hummingbirds and seagulls—how different and alike are the two birds? At her brother's birthday party, Camelea taps into her inner bird as she dances like a zippy hummingbird. But when it is time to sleep, she thinks of the calm seagull...
Camelea Publishing
Camelea: Like the Elephants
Camelea loves the ocean air, breeze and beautiful things she sees on the beach. Her brother and mother both want her to swim in the ocean, but she doesn't want to get water in her nose. Follow along with the story to see how Camelea...
Andrews McMeel Publishing
POW! A Peanuts Collection
Make a study of Charles M. Scultz's famous comic strip Peanuts in your language arts class. Class members read and discuss the baseball-themed book POW! A Peanuts Collection. After talking about themes and vocabulary, they complete...
Other
You Tube: Flocabulary Five Things (Elements of a Short Story)
Learn about five story elements: plot, character, conflict, theme and setting in this engaging music video. [3:42]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Consider an Author's Choices and Purpose Using Text Structure
In this lesson, you will learn how to think about the choices an author made by asking "Why did the author choose to write it this way instead of that way?" [2:41]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Lesson Video for 'Determine the Main Idea of a Paragraph'
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the main idea of a paragraph by looking at the first and last sentence and ask 'what is this paragraph teaching me?' [4:26]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine the Meaning of Words to Understand Contrast
In this lesson, you will learn how an author creates a contrast by determining the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text. [7:22]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Add Details About Characters in Personal Narrative
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your story more realistic and exciting by adding details about the characters. [5:45]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write Body Paragraphs That Include Facts and Details
In this lesson, you will learn how to draft body paragraphs in a report by writing a topic sentence and giving supporting details. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [8:54]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Interpret Information in Pictures and in Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to explain an event by looking at the images and rereading the text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [6:46]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Add Details About Characters in Narrative Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your story more realistic and exciting by adding details about the characters. [5:38]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Identify the Theme by Asking "What Did the Main Character Learn?"
In this video, you will learn how to learn how to identify the theme in a story by asking "What did the main character learn?" [3:13]