SciShow
Tracking Plant Genetics Through Art
Just like animals, plants evolve and change over time. And you might think we'd be looking for things like fossils to figure out how they've changed, but some scientists are using a far less traditional resource: art.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Michelle Brown: What is a butt tuba and why is it in medieval art?
A rabbit attempts to play a church organ, while a knight fights a giant snail and a naked man blows a trumpet with his rear end. These bizarre images, painted with squirrel-hair brushes on vellum or parchment by monks, nuns and urban...
SciShow
3 Messages We've Sent to Extraterrestrials
In the 1970s, astronomers Carl Sagan and Frank Drake developed the first messages intentionally sent out of our solar system. But how do you describe yourself to beings who have no concept of life on Earth?
Be Smart
What Are The Most Important Science Images Ever?
Science isn't always a visual medium, but I think it's most important moments have often been captured in photos and illustrations. I picked out some of my favorite science images from history.
MinuteEarth
How We Make MinuteEarth Videos (Behind the Scenes)
An outline of how we make our videos.
Curated Video
Publishing a narrative based on 'The BFG'
Pupil outcome: I can publish a piece of narrative writing based on 'The BFG'. Key learning points: - A published piece of writing should be visually and linguistically appealing to the reader. - Neat, joined handwriting is important when...
Curated Video
Publishing a piece of narrative writing based on 'The Happy Prince'
Pupil outcome: I can publish a piece of narrative writing based on ‘The Happy Prince’. Key learning points: - A published piece of writing should be visually and linguistically appealing to the reader. - Neat, joined handwriting is...
Curated Video
Publishing and reading my 'Whale Rider' narrative aloud
Pupil outcome: I can publish the final version of my 'Whale Rider' narrative and I can read it aloud to an audience. Key learning points: - A piece of published writing is the final, best version and should be visually appealing to the...
Weird History
Historical Backstabs That Backfired Big Time
If you come at the king, you’d best not miss, and if you do succeed, you’d better be ready to look over your shoulder for the rest of your days. Even when a conspiracy to topple a king actually succeeds, that doesn’t mean things worked...
Curated Video
Stan and Jan Berenstain Story | Bedtime History
Learn about the husband and wife creators of the entertaining Berenstain Bears children's book series.
Curated Video
ChatGPT 101 - Supercharge Your Work and Life with ChatGPT - AI Art and Graphics Generation (Using ChatGPT w/ MidJourney)
In this video, you will learn how to use ChatGPT to create AI art and graphics, a unique and exciting way to leverage the power of AI to enhance your creativity and productivity and create stunning AI art and designs/illustrations. This...
Great Big Story
Your Halloween in 1997
Travel back to October 1997, a time when Halloween vibes filled the air. Join Teen Dream Jennifer Love Hewitt in 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and experience the thrill of Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights. Explore the world...
Curated Video
What's an Illustrator?
Miss Palomine explains what an illustrator is. She shows your student where he can find the name of the illustrator on a book. Miss Palomine draws an illustration using the poem “What Are Little Boys Made Of?” She then encourages your...
Curated Video
Picture This Fable
Miss Palomine continues the discussion about fables from the previous day. She draws illustrations to match the fables “The Peacock and the Fox” and “The Rooster and the Jewel,” and encourages the student to draw a picture of one of the...
Curated Video
Using Context Clues
“Using Context Clues” explains how context clues can be used to understand unknown words.
Curated Video
Guess What Happens Next
A video entitled “Guess What Happens Next” which explores how to make predictions while reading the story "The Tortoise and the Hare."
Curated Video
Flashback and Foreshadowing
A video entitled “Flashback and Foreshadowing” which analyzes how an author's use of time in a story contributes to the reader's understanding.
Curated Video
Identifying the Tragic Hero
A video entitled “Identifying the Tragic Hero” which explores common characteristics of tragic heroes featured in plays.
Teaching Without Frills
Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 8: Publishing for Kids
In this video, you will learn how to publish your personal narrative story. Publishing means getting your writing ready to share with others!
The Learning Depot
Surface Level Features of Expository Text | Improve Your Reading Comprehension
Effective readers use the characteristics of text to their advantage. Whether consciously or subconsciously, knowing how to use these cues to your advantage will help you to strategically read and engage with text at a more effective...
Curated Video
Improving Writing with Illustrations
In this video, the teacher discusses the importance of including illustrations in writing to support comprehension. The teacher guides students through a practice activity where they choose the most helpful image and add it to the text....
Curated Video
Do you see what I hear
"Understanding stories involves listening and visualising. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will create sketches based on a story they have heard or read. Children will then make connections between their story sketches and other...
Makematic
Buddies keep me company
Children learn more about emotions by seeing situations from others’ perspectives and by sharing experiences that are real or imaginary. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will create and trade travel buddies with members of their...
Bill Carmody
Coloring Without Borders: A Conversation with Christian Robinson
In this video, Bill Carmody interviews Christian Robinson, an accomplished illustrator and animator. They discuss the coloring and activity book "Coloring Without Borders," which was created to raise funds for families separated at the...