Instructional Video3:58
Curated Video

Choosing a Writing Topic for an Informational Text

K - 5th
In this video lesson, students learn how to choose a writing topic for an informational text by asking questions about their interests. They are guided through the process of generating ideas, avoiding topics that are too broad or too...
Instructional Video7:11
Mr. Beat

Native Americans and American Colonists (Story Time with Mr. Beat)

6th - 12th
Once upon a time, the European colonists who came over to settle along the eastern coast of North America and the Natives who had already lived there for thousands of years, kind of got along. Sure, there were disputes and skirmishes...
Instructional Video10:53
Weird History

Was Andrew Jackson the Craziest US President Ever?

12th - Higher Ed
Andrew Jackson has a complicated legacy. On the one hand, he was a populist hero and a venerated war general. On the other hand, he enslaved persons, killed thousands of Native Americans, created an economic depression, and killed a man....
Instructional Video12:19
Mazz Media

Exploring Our Past: Native Peoples of the Southwest

6th - 8th
Live-action video, archival photos and colorful animated graphics will help your students learn how the Pueblo, Hopi, Navajo, Pima, and Apache peoples thrived in the barren lands of the Southwest. The program explores the foods they ate,...
Instructional Video5:47
Step Back History

The Mystery of the Lost Roanoke Colony

12th - Higher Ed
Roanoke's disappearance has been a mystery as long as there has been an America, and the failure of the colony was one of the major setbacks to British colonization of North America. Join Matt from the channel Conjecture as we explore...
Instructional Video13:05
Mazz Media

Exploring Our Past: Native Peoples of the Great Plains

6th - 8th
Grammy Nominated, Native American singer-songwriter Joanne Shenandoah narrates this five part series on Native Peoples. The daily lives and cultures of America's Native Peoples come to life for students through reenactments recorded at...
Instructional Video10:00
Hip Hughes History

Andrew Jackson - US President Review

6th - 12th
HipHughes plows his way through the field of Jackson. Perfect for those in need of saving or those interested in learning. I promise to help you brain wrinkle and to lol.
Instructional Video4:14
Cerebellum

Colonization Of North America: English Settlements - Prosperity In Virginia

9th - 12th
Examines the establishment of Roanoke in 1585; the successful settlement of Jamestown, Virginia; the roles of Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Chief Powhatan; the settlement of Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620; Plymouth Rock and the...
Instructional Video4:12
Cerebellum

Colonization Of North America: French Settlements - Introduction And Context

9th - 12th
Discusses the French trading networks, their alliances with Native Americans, and their conflicts with settlers. This video looks at the establishment of New France and some of the difficulties the French settlers encountered....
Instructional Video5:52
Cerebellum

Colonization Of North America: French Settlements - The Governing Of New France

9th - 12th
Discusses the French trading networks, their alliances with Native Americans, and their conflicts with settlers. This video looks at how the French nobility tried to govern New France and how this structure reflected the old country....
Instructional Video4:33
Cerebellum

Colonization Of North America: French Settlements - The Collapse Of New France

9th - 12th
Discusses the French trading networks, their alliances with Native Americans, and their conflicts with settlers. This video looks at the collapse of New France and how the previously French owned land was redistributed. Colonization Of...
Instructional Video4:56
Curated Video

Creating an Introduction for an Informational Text

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to create an effective introduction for an informational text. They emphasize the importance of hooking the reader with a compelling question, providing a brief answer, and then giving a preview of...
Instructional Video4:57
Cerebellum

Colonization Of North America: French Settlements - Effects Of French On Native American Culture

9th - 12th
Discusses the French trading networks, their alliances with Native Americans, and their conflicts with settlers. This video looks at the French treatment of the Native Americans, and the reasons this tended to be more civil than the...
Instructional Video9:26
Mr. Beat

Exploring America (Story Time with Mr. Beat)

6th - 12th
Once upon a time, for thousands of years, the human beings on two continents, Europe and North America, just ignored each other. Then, in the late 980s, a group known as the Norsemen, more famously known as Vikings, left Iceland, heading...
Instructional Video2:52
Cerebellum

American Transformation And Industrialisation: 1868-1890 - The Dawes General Allotment Act (1887)

9th - 12th
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, documents conceived...
Instructional Video17:16
Wonderscape

History Kids: The Louisiana Purchase

K - 5th
This video provides a brief overview of the Louisiana Purchase and its impact on the United States. It explains how Thomas Jefferson, concerned about the future of New Orleans, negotiated with France to purchase the city and the...
Instructional Video19:12
Wonderscape

History Kids: Sacagawea

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher discusses the life of Sacagawea, a Native American woman who played a crucial role in the Lewis and Clark expedition. The teacher covers Sacagawea's early life, her involvement in the expedition, and her impact...
Instructional Video6:39
Cerebellum

Colonization Of North America: Spanish Settlements - Pirates! Spanish Settlements In New Mexico

9th - 12th
Chronicles the exploits of Cortes, De Soto, and Coronado; and Spanish incursions into South & Central America, Mexico and the American Southwest. This video looks at pirates who tried to intercept Spanish ships bringing home a bounty of...
Instructional Video5:29
Cerebellum

Colonization Of North America: Spanish Settlements - Introduction And Background

9th - 12th
Chronicles the exploits of Cortes, De Soto, and Coronado; and Spanish incursions into South & Central America, Mexico and the American Southwest. This video introduces the context of Spanish exploration of North America and their...
Instructional Video7:15
Mr. Beat

Crazy Horse (Story Time with Mr. Beat)

6th - 12th
Here's the story of Crazy Horse, who became a symbol for resistance to American expansion.
Instructional Video18:36
Wonderscape

History Kids: Native Americans of the Northeast

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher discusses the Native American tribes of the Northeast region of the United States, including the Iroquois, Pequot, and Shawnee tribes. The teacher covers topics such as their ways of life, agriculture,...
Instructional Video13:15
Hip Hughes History

The War of 1812: U.S. History Review

6th - 12th
HipHughes walks you through the basics of the first declared war in US History, the War of 1812.
News Clip10:45
Curated Video

'It's long overdue': Biden apologizes for federal government's role in brutal Indian boarding schools

Higher Ed
President Joe Biden apologized for the federal government's role in brutal Indian boarding schools, calling it one of the most horrific chapters in American history. (Scripps News)
News Clip3:11
British Movietone

INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT EISENHOWER

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In Washington - a warn greeting between Mr Truman and the man who takes over from him - General Eisenhower. They drive together from the White House to the Capitol, where Chief Justice Vinson administers the presidential oath. After the...