Great Big Story
Opening Her Doors to Victims of Gang Violence
A powerful narrative of hope and change in the face of youth violence. Diane's transformative initiative touches young lives.
Curated Video
Human Pac-Man: Bringing the Classic Game to Life on the Streets of Singapore
Experience the thrill of playing a real-life version of Pac-Man on the streets of Singapore with a unique blend of virtual reality and physical activity. Navigate the maze as Pac-Man, collecting virtual cookies while evading the Ghost,...
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Peer Pressure: The Awesome Power of Social Proof
Humans feel a deep need to fit in, to conform. The harder the choice we face, the more we defer to others. I call this the ‘eight-out-of-ten-cat-owners’ effect. Psychologists call it Social Proof.
Financial Times
Will older investors ever embrace crypto?
Wealthy millennials favour cryptocurrencies, while very few of their older peers hold any at all. As the FT’s Matthew Vincent explains, established institutions are offering more access to crypto, but they may need to overcome concerns...
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LaDonna's Easter in Paris by Kimberly A. Gordan Biddle
In LaDonna’s second adventure she is traveling. Due to an unexpected business trip, LaDonna’s mom wants to spend Easter in Paris. LaDonna is reluctant at first and faces some challenges, however she comes to understand the universality...
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Ally Baby Can: Be an Eco-Activist by Nyasha Williams
In Ally Baby Can: Be an Eco-Activist, readers will learn effective ways to save our best friends: humanity, wildlife, and planet earth. Ally Baby Can models how young kids can stand up for our planet, and all who live here, and make...
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The Influence of Latin on English: From Romans to Renaissance
This video explores the profound influence of Latin on the English language throughout history, from the Roman times to the modern era. It delves into how Latin words have shaped English vocabulary, from everyday words to scientific...
All Ears English
2073 - Michael from Happy English on How to Start a Conversation with a New Yorker
What is the one topic that brings together all New Yorkers? It's talking about and complaining about transportation around the city. Today, I interview Michael from Happy English, to get you the key vocabulary that you need to make these...
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Desert Streetside Rainwater Abundance at 25 years!
Brad Lancaster leads us on a tour of the rainwater harvesting neighborhood transformation that has happened in the desert city of Tucson, Arizona. Brad has been working on soaking up the rains when they come since he started his project...
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Rehydrating the Concrete Jungle
Andrew Millison leads us on a tour through the three-block long water harvesting project located in Downtown Seattle, Washington called "Growing Vine Street". This an artful and functional example of how water harvesting can be...
The Kiboomers
Get Ready to be Spooked: The Kiboomers' Haunted House Halloween Song
This Halloween, get ready to be scared silly – because the Kiboomers are coming to town with their spooktacular haunted house song! This fun and scary song is perfect for kids who are looking for a fun Halloween party song. Listen as The...
The Kiboomers
Police Officer - The Kiboomers Preschool Songs & Nursery Rhymes for Labor Day
Sing along and learn with The Kiboomers preschool songs & nursery rhymes! Find out what it is like to be a police officer in these fun learning songs. This is a perfect Labor Day song for Back to School. Enjoy!
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Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional Phrases shows how to identify prepositional phrases in sentences.
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Stay Straight on Silver Street
Miss Palomine is lost again. She gets directions that say, “Stay straight on Silver Street,” and this begins the discussion on the differences between the uppercase -S and the lowercase -s. She shows the Sally Snail music video and then...
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The Great American Songbook
The Great American Songbook, a collection of jazz standards and show tunes created by talented songwriters in early 20th century New York, provided solace and joy during difficult times in U.S. history.
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Road Signs and the Letter R
We find Miss Palomine in a car. She is lost. She reads the road signs looking for an uppercase -R. When she arrives in the classroom she reviews the differences in appearance of the uppercase -R and the lowercase -r on the elementary...
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Retelling Baa Baa Black Sheep
Miss Palomine talks about how retelling can make stories or poems much easier to understand. She then recites the poem “Baa, Baa Black Sheep” and then helps the student retell the poem.
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What's Close to My House, What's Farther Away?
Using the map she made the day before, Miss Palomine adds a couple other locations to her map. She encourages the student to add any houses or buildings to his map that he may have forgotten. She then reviews the places on her map and...
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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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Outdoor Safety
Yesterday your student learned how to stay safe at the playground. Today he will learn more outdoor safety by learning about strangers.
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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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Reading Fluency: Speed, Accuracy, and Expression
This video teaches kids the three most important parts to being a fluent reader: just-right speed, accurately reading the story, and expression through feeling and punctuation. These videos are educational videos and lessons for kids....
All Ears English
1942 - Come Along and Learn How to Use this English Preposition
Do you get confused when it comes to using the English preposition 'along'? What's the difference between on and along? Get answers to this tough grammar question today.
The Guardian
There's nothing here for me': transgender and trapped living a half-life in the deep south
Alena Bradford is no Caitlyn Jenner. Instead of a reality TV show and high-end plastic surgery, Alena still lives in her male body, imprisoned by lack of medical resources and money to make the transition to the woman she aspires to be....