Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Add Fuel to the Fire"

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "add fuel to the fire" by looking at a cartoon. [1:50]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Add Similes to Narrative Writing

5th Standards
In this lesson, you have learned how to make your story more lively by adding similes. [5:24]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Define Plot Elements of a Fictional Narrative

7th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to define parts of a story by using a plot development chart. [5:13]
Instructional Video
Other

Flocabulary: Five Elements of a Story

4th - 8th Standards
A music video [3:42] about the five elements of a story: setting, plot, characters, conflict, and theme. Includes downloadable student handouts.
Instructional Video
Jack Hartmann

Jack Hartmann: Parts of a Story

K - 1st Standards
Story retelling is a critical skill for reading comprehension. Sing along with Jack and increase your reading comprehension and story retelling skills. Learn about the parts of a story or elements of a story. [2:38]
Instructional Video
Sesame Street

Classic Sesame Street: Betty Lou: Beginning, Middle and End

Pre-K - 1st
This classic Sesame Street clip introduces story elements. [3:34]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Setting a Purpose for Reading Story Map, Part 1

K - 1st
In this video, effective for engaging students with significant cognitive disabilities, the teacher uses a literature book to set a purpose for reading and the students successfully listen to achieve the purpose: to identify the...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Setting a Purpose for Reading Story Map, Part 2

K - 1st Standards
In this video, effective for engaging students with significant cognitive disabilities, students are asked to identify the story elements, specifically the problem in the story.
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Barking Up the Wrong Tree"

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "barking up the wrong tree" by looking at a cartoon. [1:42]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Bend Over Backwards"

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "bend over backwards" by looking at a cartoon. [1:45]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Get on the Bandwagon"

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "get on the bandwagon" by looking at a cartoon. [1:57]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Go Against the Grain"

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "go against the grain" by looking at a comic strip. [1:59]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Go Out on a Limb"

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "go out on a limb," by looking at a cartoon. [1:48]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Icing on the Cake"

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "icing on the cake," by looking at a cartoon. [1:49]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "A Taste of His Own Medicine"

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "a taste of his own medicine" by looking at a cartoon. [2:05]