Getty Images
Friendly face
A bright smile from a casually dressed young woman standing against a black background.
Storynory
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Boost the importance of telling the truth with an audiobook taken from Aesop's fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." This version is told by the young boy who is now a grown man looking back on the time he made the unfortunate decision to lie.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Little Red Riding Hood: Guided Viewing
Red Riding Hood offers behind-the-scenes in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood. This video is for parents and teachers to watch without children to learn valuable tips and tricks such as discussion questions, pausing points,...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Identifying Character Types
This video lesson focuses on character types including the following: flat, damsel in distress, fugitive, rebel, womanizer, country bumpkin/city slicker, social climber, traitor, siren, man sinned against, and guilt-ridden forgiveness...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Describe an Event Using a Character's Words and Actions
In this lesson, you will learn to describe an event in the story by drawing on characters' words and actions. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [5:10]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Describe a Character's Personality Using Details From the Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to describe a character's personality by using details from the text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [7:09]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine a Character's Traits by Examining Evidence From the Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine a character's traits by examining his/her actions across a text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [9:00]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Add Dialogue That Shows a Character's Thoughts and Feelings
In this lesson, you will learn how to add dialogue and clue words to show what characters are saying, thinking, and feeling by asking yourself, 'How is the character feeling?' and adding the words and punctuation to show the character's...
PBS
Pbs: Wyoming's Native Americans: Washakie: Last Chief of the Eastern Shoshone
Learn how the long life of Chief Washakie bridged a century of change in the American west-from the time of nomadic tribes following buffalo herds, to the period when tribes relinquished their claims to vast tracts of land in the West....
Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Character Traits: Empathy
Mark Ruffalo and Murray talk about the word "Empathy." [2:28]