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Ray Bradbury
Awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, recognizing a lifetime of influential literary works, Ray Bradbury wrote from a desire to “live forever”. Through sci fi, fantasy, horror and mystery to themes of death, loneliness and the dark...
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National Archives and Records Administration
The National Archives and Records Administration is an independent federal agency dedicated to the preservation of historic government records. With storage facilities across the United States, NARA's contents give us an insight into our...
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WWII POW Camps on U.S. Soil
Between 1942 and 1946, the U.S. government constructed around 700 POW camps on U.S. soil, housing around 400,000 captured enemy soldiers. But what were the conditions like there?
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Leo Lionni
Miss Palomine tells the student about the biography of Leo Lionni and gives examples of some of his best-loved storybooks.
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Public Property is for Everyone to Share
Miss Palomine goes to the local park. This begins a discussion of public property and how it is different from private property. She talks about how public property must be shared and that it’s important to be polite and respectful.
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The Librarian
Miss Palomine shares a poem about librarians and explains how librarians are important community helpers.
PBS
Do We Still Need Libraries?
In the internet age what's the point of libraries? Do we even still need these brick and mortar buildings when a lot of knowledge can be found online? Today, Danielle examines the history of libraries around the world and what role they...
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Grouping Insects
Miss Palomine brings her Insect Book outside with her to help identify insects. She talks about the different types of insects and what differentiates them from one another. She provides interesting facts about insects.
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Possessive Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns demonstrate proper English grammar by identifying and correctly using correct possessive pronoun case.
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Credible Sources
Credible Sources recognizes if a source is credible by looking at examples of various sources and determining their credibility.
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Using Commas: Direct Address
Using Commas: Direct Address teaches how to use of commas to set off words from the rest of the sentence by writing five complete sentences, each of which contains a direct address followed by a comma.
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Entrepreneurship For Kids - Naomi's Decision
In this video, Naomi decides to become an entrepreneur to raise money for her school library
The Guardian
Garth Nix on Gaming and Childhood Influences
Garth Nix answers fan questions. In this video, he discusses whether he would consider turning any of his books into video or role playing games, books from his childhood that inspired him and influenced his writing style, and shares his...
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The Future of the Past
Classicist Richard Janko (Michigan) describes his motivation to find new perspectives of the past, and his excitement at the possibility of retrieving long-lost manuscripts.
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Reversing Assumptions
Historian Maria Mavroudi (UC Berkeley) relates a formative insight that she received as a student from the eminent Byzantist Alexander Kazhdan about how to properly look at what makes a "great civilization."
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Forbidden Fruit
Theoretical physicist Rocky Kolb, University of Chicago, describes how a combination of an air-conditioned public library and a discouraging librarian contributed to making him the scientist he is today.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
From Volunteer to Teacher: The Influence of Dr. Suzanne Perry
Gwynn Moore has over 29 years in education, She has mainly taught 1st-5th grades, with teaching summer school for grades 6-12. In this video, Gwynn highlights the impactful role Dr. Suzanne Perry played in guiding Gwynn from a dedicated...
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Finding Relevant Facts
“Finding Relevant Facts” will identify the ways in which responsible research practices can develop an argument.
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What's Your Problem?
A video entitled “What’s Your Problem?” which discusses how a character in a story tried different solutions to solve his problem.
Learn French With Alexa
Practise your French pronouns EN vs Y
Know when to use 'EN' and 'Y' in French? In this episode of Alexa's 'Practise Your French' series, Alexa helps you practise your French pronouns EN and Y.
Learn French With Alexa
Practise your French Prepositions Part 2 - "Dans, sous, sur, devant..."
In this episode of Alexa's 'Practise Your French' series, Alexa continues with the French Prepositions - "Dans, sous, sur, devant, derrière, entre, contre..."
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Exploring the Asset Panel and Customizing Elements in Doodly
Exploring the Asset Panel and Customizing Elements in Doodly
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Community Helpers
Ms. Mapple tells your student about community service providers and why they are important to the community.