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How Do I Get to the Gas Station?
Miss Palomine explains the concept of a “bird’s eye view” before drawing her map. She then demonstrates to the student, how to identify neighbor’s buildings and other landmarks in the neighborhood. She also talks about north, south,...
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Home Sweet Home
Miss Palomine talks about the various places that families live, such as an apartment or a house. Miss Palomine draws a picture of her family and of her house.
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Shapes, Shapes, and More Shapes
Miss Palomine arranges shapes cut from felt to make various objects. This leads to a discussion of how shapes can be combined to make a larger shape.
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How to Sleep Better with Two Tweaks
Temperature and light have a huge affect on our ability to sleep. Learn how you can adjust both factors to improve your sleep.
All Ears English
2043 - Do You Shop High End? How to Talk About Your Brand Preferences in English
In English, you might want to talk about your favorite brands for shopping, cars, or hotels. Today get 5 fantastic vocabulary phrases that natives use every day to talk about their brand choices.
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How Trauma Memories Differ From Normal Memories
When you experience an emotionally traumatic event, the way you remember the event is very different from the way you remember a non-traumatic event. Why? Because trauma memories are stored in a different parts of the brain than...
All Ears English
1957 - Looking for a Unicorn How to Connect Over Your Search for a Rare Item
Sometimes, you are looking for a rare item- whether it's a piece of clothing, a toy for your kid, or an accessory. Today you'll learn one expression that you can use to show people that you're aware of how rare it is- to be kind and to...
All Ears English
2023 - Coming Back From Vacation? How to Talk About the Adjustment
How do you feel when you come back from a weekend or a long vacation? What can you say when you need to get used to your normal routine again? Get this key skill in English today!
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Natural and Man-Made Products
Miss Palomine takes a look around the outdoors to see all the things made by animals. She then comes indoors and begins the discussion of things that are made by nature, and things that are man-made. She and the student sort them into...
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The Differences Among Humans, Plants, and Animals
Miss Palomine says that she is glad to be a human. She couldn’t live outside all year long. She then talks about the differences among humans, plants, and animals in terms of where they live and what they eat.
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Big Small Short Tall
To illustrate big and small, Miss Palomine tells a story of two boys who play football. To illustrate tall and short, Miss Palomine tells the story of two girls who love to play volleyball. She and the student then identify objects that...
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Comparing Two-Dimensional Objects and Three-Dimensional Objects
Using the drawings in her sketchpad and some graphics, Miss Palomine demonstrates to the student, the similarities and differences between two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.
The Guardian
Rebranded: how Survivors Ink is erasing the marks of the US sex trafficking industry
Pimp-led prostitution is one of the most violent and prolific forms of trafficking found in the US, with hundreds of thousands of women sold annually for commercial gain. Many are branded with tattoos by their traffickers as a sign of...
The Guardian
From dealing drugs to delivering food: Pastor Mick on Burnley's Covid crisis
Pastor Mick Fleming has devoted all of his time in this lockdown to supporting the poorest communities in Burnley. But his life hasn’t always been this way. He tells us how he swapped a life of crime for delivering food parcels seven...
The Guardian
Is my neighbourhood poisoning me? Living in the shadow of a gasworks redevelopment
Since 2016 residents in Southall have questioned whether the gases released from the redevelopment of an old gasworks site could be damaging their health. We followed them for a year as they grow their campaign group, question the...
The Guardian
Sucker punch: small town boxing in rural America is going mainstream - but who benefits?
Rough N Rowdy offers local hopefuls, most with limited skills and little training, the chance to win $1,000 and make a name for themselves in the boxing ring. The event is being broadcast by Barstool Sports, whose CEO, Dave Portnoy,...