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Understanding Collective Nouns
Join us in this lesson as we explain the difference between collective and plural nouns. Collective nouns are groups of nouns, like a family, a neighborhood, or a bouquet of flowers. Although there are many people or things together, we...
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Capitalizing Proper Nouns
In this lesson, students learn all about proper nouns. A proper noun is the specific name of a person, place, or thing. Just like your name is capitalized, as is the name of your city or favorite cereal, all proper nouns must begin with...
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Connecting Thoughts with Because and But
In this video, we learn how to use conjunctions just like the snaps on a jacket. Conjunctions are words like and, because, but, and so. We use them to connect ideas in writing or expand our sentences. Instead of saying, "I love polar...
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Exploring Syllables
What do the words alligator, elevator, and watermelon have in common? They have four syllables of course! Syllables are the units of pronunciation in language. In this video, students learn to break words into syllables by clapping,...
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Combining Sentences
Join us today as we learn how to combine simple sentences into longer, complex sentences. In this video, we review how to use dependent clauses, conjunctions, and appositives to help piece together short sentences into a looonngg, smooth...
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The Writing Process
In this video, students are introduced to the writing process, a step by step guide to help writers tackle this subject. Young writers are encouraged to follow the process and create excellent writing.
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Using Commas in Letter Writing
This video is all about the comma. Commas are punctuation used to separate lists, numbers, or ideas. We use commas to show a short pause, like just now! Commas can be tricky to learn, so we'll start with commas used in letter writing....
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Learning About Verbs: Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Join us in this video as we learn all about verb tenses. Students will be introduced to the past, present, and future tenses and how these tenses affect our verbs. We learn common spelling and writing patterns to help us speak and write...
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Exploring Short Vowel Sounds
This video focuses on the short vowel sounds, and how to identify these sounds in simple words. Consonant, vowel, consonant, or CVC words, are a foundational building block of reading. So join us in searching for short vowel sounds. We...
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Writing Rules: Uppercase Letters, Periods, and Question Marks
In this lesson, we learn all about sentences and how to write them down. Students learn about capitalization, word spacing, and ending punctuation. We help Isabella edit her letter to Sue.
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Expanding Sentences: Adding Toppings to Your Writing
Which sentence is better? My dog swims. OR Every Saturday, my dog swims in the lake at In this video, students learn how to transform a simple sentence into an expanded one. Using questions, like "when, where, and why", help us to add...
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Rhyming Words
It is finally time to learn to rhyme! I promise, it will be sublime. This video teaches students to recognize words with the same ending sounds, despite different spelling. Rhyming is a crucial piece of phonological awareness,...
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Reading with Voice Expression
Join us in this video as we practice reading with expression. Students learn how to change their tone, volume, and pace by identifying punctuation marks and typeface. When reading a story, it is so much better to use expressive reading....
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Learning Verbs and Nouns Through Racing
In this lesson, students are introduced to nouns and verbs. A noun is a person, place, or thing. A verb is something you do, like run, eat, or sing. Every sentence you read or write has to have at least one noun and one verb. Like this:...
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Exploring Long Vowel Sounds
Did you know that vowels are super friendly? They love to introduce themselves by their loonnnnggg vowel sound names! Most letters only have one sound, but vowels are unique. This video explores all the long vowel sounds and how we spot...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Milton Chen - Personalized Learning
Dr. Milton Chen is senior fellow and executive director, emeritus at The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), a non-profit operating foundation in the San Francisco Bay Area that utilizes its multimedia website, Edutopia.org, and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Angel Mejico - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Corona, California
Dr. Angel Mejico was the 2019 California Teacher of the Year and a top fifty finalist for the 2020 Global Teacher prize.A medical student deciding to pursue a career of teaching art may seem like an unusual choice, but for, Dr. Angel...
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Nita's First Signs
Baby sign language is an amazing tool of communication for little ones, and Nita's First Signs makes it easy and fun! Get ready to learn ten essential signs, including eat, more, love, please, and thank you. Each sign is taught in...
Mazz Media
Plural Nouns
This video introduces young learners to plural nouns. Through live-action video, graphics and animation students will learn simple rules they can use to turn singular nouns into a plural noun.
Mazz Media
Possessive Nouns
This program introduces possessive nouns to young students. Learns will come to know that a possessive noun shows that a person, animal, place, thing or idea can possess something. "Possess" means to have or to own. Through real life...
Mazz Media
Nouns
Through live-action footage, colorful graphics and animation, students will learn that nouns are words that name a person, animal, place, thing or idea. Students will also come to realize that nouns can also name more than one person,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Origins of Written Language
This Khan Academy resource is a video that covers the origins of the written language.