SciShow Kids
Weird and Wonderful Amphibians | SciShow Kids Compilation
In this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and the gang learn about axolotls, poison dart frogs, and an amphibian with a boomerang-shaped head.
SciShow Kids
Why Are These Frogs So Colorful? | SciShow Kids
Join Squeaks as he learns about some of the most colorful animals ever: poison dart frogs! Some animals are bright and colorful to warn other animals that they might be dangerous... and some are just copycats. First Grade Next Generation...
TED Talks
TED: The fairy tales of the fossil fuel industry -- and a better climate story | Luisa Neubauer
The fossil fuel industry is a factory of fairy tales, says activist and School Strike for Climate organizer Luisa Neubauer. Tracing the industry's five-decade trickle of lies about climate science, she busts the myth that economic growth...
Crash Course
Pan's Labyrinth: Crash Course Film Criticism
In 2006, a movie took on authoritarianism and the violent aftershocks of the Spanish Civil War—all through the eyes of an innocent young girl and the fairy tale world she discovers in the woods. Pan's Labyrinth is both a beautifully...
TED Talks
TED: My battle to expose government corruption | Heather Brooke
Our leaders need to be held accountable, says journalist Heather Brooke. And she should know: Brooke uncovered the British Parliamentary financial expenses that led to a major political scandal in 2009. She urges us to ask our leaders...
TED Talks
TED: The secret to mastering life's biggest transitions | Bruce Feiler
How do you navigate life's growing number of transitions with meaning, purpose and skill? Writer Bruce Feiler offers a powerful way to handle uncertain, painful and confusing times -- or "lifequakes", as he calls them. Learn how to equip...
Curated Video
Horses of Hope is Changing Lives Through Horse Therapy
The trainers and team at Horses of Hope are using horse therapy to improve the health and happiness of children.
Curated Video
Germany’s Romantic Road – Journey Through Centuries of History
Germany’s Romantic Road offers a journey through thousands of years of history, featuring world-famous cities, fortresses, and palaces from Würzburg to Neuschwanstein Castle. Highlights include the Baroque town of Würzburg, Rothenburg ob...
Curated Video
Animal Farm: Orwell’s structural and stylistic choices
Pupil outcome: I can explain why Orwell has made specific choices about structure and style. Key learning points: - Orwell uses a simple and detached style to get his message across. - Orwell uses and subverts the conventions of a fairy...
Curated Video
Comparing fairy tales
Pupil outcome: I can compare some well-known fairy tales. Key learning points: - Comparing means exploring similarities and differences about something - Characters, such as heroes and villains, tend to appear in most fairy tales - Some...
Curated Video
Engaging with the plot of 'Into the Forest'
Pupil outcome: I can retell the plot of 'Into the Forest'. Key learning points: - ‘Into the Forest’ is a narrative fiction text written and illustrated by the author Anthony Browne. - The story is about a little boy who goes on a journey...
Curated Video
Reading and engaging with 'Blackberry Blue'
Pupil outcome: I can understand the features of a contemporary fairy tale. Key learning points: - ‘Blackberry Blue’ is a collection of six fairy tales, with characters from various backgrounds and cultures. - Each tale contains magical...
Curated Video
Learning a story to retell it
Pupil outcome: I can sequence and retell the fairy tale 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'. Key learning points: - Fairy tales are fiction stories about magical and imaginary beings and lands. - Fairy tales belong to the genre of folklore...
Curated Video
Planning a fairy tale about a social issue
Pupil outcome: I can use the conventions of fairytales to plan a story about a social issue. Key learning points: - Fairy tales have specific conventions including noble heroes/heroines, magical transformations and happy endings. -...
Curated Video
'The Magic Porridge Pot'
Pupil outcome: I can listen to and learn 'The Magic Porridge Pot'. Key learning points: - 'The Magic Porridge Pot' has some words in that sound like what it is describing, such as 'split, splat, splot'. - This is called onomatopoeia. -...
Great Big Story
The enchanting tale of Lake Bled's sunken bell
Discover the fairy tale scenery of Lake Bled and the legend of its sunken bell.
Curated Video
The Enchanting Power of Fairy Tales in Child Development
Explore the enduring magic of fairy tales and their profound impact on childhood development. This video delves into how stories like Peter Pan and Cinderella play a crucial role in helping children navigate their emotions and the...
Curated Video
A Trip to the Imagi-Nation
Mr. Griot shares a fairy tale and identifies elements of a fairy tale and exploring the problem and solution.
PBS
The Dark Origins of Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel is one of the most famous fairy tales of the Western world, and contains one of the most notorious witches. In this episode you’ll learn about witch trials in Germany, the role famine and poverty play in creating...
Great Big Story
The enchanting tale of Lake Bled's sunken bell
Discover the fairy tale scenery of Lake Bled and the legend of its sunken bell.
Learn German with Herr Antrim
Präteritum Practice with Rapunzel: Learn German with Fairy Tales
Practice your knowledge of the German Präteritum tense (also called the preterite, simple past, narrative past, written past or simple past). In this video you will learn how to conjugate regular and irregular verbs in the Präteritum...
Curated Video
Writing a Logical and Meaningful Conclusion in Narrative Texts
In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of writing a logical and meaningful conclusion for a narrative text. Using examples from familiar stories, the teacher explains how to answer key questions about character...
Chungdahm Learning
The Wizard of Oz Episode 5 - The Poppy Field
Dorothy, a girl from the Kansas prairies, finds herself lost and far from home in the Land of Oz. To return home, Dorothy sets off to find the Wizard of Oz and makes new friends along the way. But trouble comes along when the Wicked...
Chungdahm Learning
The Happy Prince Episode 7 - The Most Valuable Things
An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's original tale of generosity follows a beautiful statue that transforms itself through acts of charity. High in Heaven, God watches over the city. He sends an Angel to collect the most valuable things. What...