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Character Traits Explained (King and the Dragonflies): Crash Course Kids Literature #2
New ReviewHow do characters make a story? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we’ll investigate the traits of characters from “King and the Dragonflies” by Kacen Callender and uncover the ways they relate to each other. Topic:...
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Understanding nonfiction: Crash Course Kids Literature #4
New ReviewIf you want to learn about a new topic, where do you start? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we synthesize information from two nonfiction books about a woman with an eye for insects: Maria Merian. Topic: Synthesizing...
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What is an inference? (Charlotte’s Web): Crash Course Kids Literature #1
New ReviewReading books can be fun, but there’s so much more to discover beneath the surface. In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we’ll use our background knowledge and story evidence to make inferences about E.B. White’s novel,...
Crash Course Kids
Character Traits Explained (King and the Dragonflies): Crash Course Kids Literature #2
New ReviewHow do characters make a story? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we’ll investigate the traits of characters from “King and the Dragonflies” by Kacen Callender and uncover the ways they relate to each other. Topic:...
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How to find themes (A Wrinkle in Time): Crash Course Kids Literature #3
New ReviewWhere do you find a theme? Deep in the characters, under the setting, entwined in the plot? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we travel through the universe with the characters in “A Wrinkle in Time” to discover its...
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Understanding nonfiction: Crash Course Kids Literature #4
New ReviewIf you want to learn about a new topic, where do you start? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we synthesize information from two nonfiction books about a woman with an eye for insects: Maria Merian. Topic: Synthesizing...
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Poetry explained (Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại): Crash Course Kids Literature #5
New ReviewRoses are red, violets are blue… What on Earth CAN’T a poem do? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we dive into the poems that make up Thanhhà Lại’s verse novel, “Inside Out and Back Again” and the figurative language that...
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How to compare and contrast (Little Red Riding Hood): Crash Course Kids Literature #6
New ReviewFairy tales aren’t just “once upon a time…” and “happily ever after.” They can connect us to people across the world! In our final episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we compare and contrast different versions of “Little Red Riding...
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Improve Descriptive Writing with Figurative Devices | EasyTeaching
New ReviewFigurative language devices and other imagery techniques make writing more interesting.In this video, we explore six key figurative language devices—metaphors, similes, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia—and break...
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Discovering Adjectives in a Story
This video encourages viewers to identify and understand the role of adjectives in a story about a cricket and an ant. It highlights various adjectives, including descriptive words about characters, settings, and emotions, demonstrating...
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Adjectives in Action: Placement Matters
This video explores how adjectives function in sentences, focusing on their placement after verbs. Using examples like the colors of the American flag and the description of a hat, the lesson explains how adjectives can follow verbs to...
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Punctuation Perfection: Using Commas with Adjectives
This video focuses on the correct use of commas in sentences with multiple adjectives, using engaging examples like fish descriptions and seaweed hiding spots. It teaches how commas separate adjectives to make sentences clearer and...
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Mastering Adjective Order in Language
This video explains the importance of the correct order of adjectives in sentences. Using examples like "big, blue, beach umbrella" and "three tiny baby crabs," it illustrates how the sequence of adjectives like size, color, number, and...
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The World of Adjectives: Describing Our World
This video introduces the concept of adjectives, words that describe nouns, providing examples to illustrate their importance in language. It explains how adjectives can describe size, shape, color, quantity, and texture, enhancing our...
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Autobiography: Brainstorming
Mr. Griot describes the characteristics of an autobiography. He also brainstorms and uses a graphic organizer to begin writing his own autobiography.
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Subject-Verb Agreement: Let’s Get Along
Mr. Griot is a contestant on the game show Let’s Get Along. He has to correctly use subject-verb agreement.
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Conjunctions: Read, Combine, Revise
Mr. Griot describes the function of a coordinating conjunction and demonstrates for the student how to combine and correct sentences using a comma and coordinating conjunction.
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What Does It Mean and What Does It Mean to You?
Mr. Griot introduces the terms denotation and connotation and discusses the literal and implied meanings of words.
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Understanding Irregular Plural Nouns
Join us in this lesson as we learn about irregular plural nouns. Most plural nouns only require an S or ES at the end, but some words are rule breakers. We have to memorize plural nouns like feet, mice, children, or men. Can you think of...
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Understanding Root Words and Affixes
In this video, we learn all about root words and affixes. Root words are basic verbs, like COOK or JUMP. Affixes are the little parts of words that we add to root words to change their meaning. For example -ing or -ed are affixes we can...
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Using Context Clues to Understand Unfamiliar Words
Join us in this video to learn how to use context clues. Context clues help us identify the meaning of unknown words in texts or reading passages. When you stumble upon an unknown word, try rereading the sentence and looking for clues...
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The Writing Process: Creating a Picture Book of Community Heroes
Join us in this lesson as we learn all about the writing process. The writing process is a step by step guide to help us take an idea and turn it into a written masterpiece. Start from the beginning and take baby steps, writing doesn't...
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Learning About Contractions: Making Words Shorter and Faster
In this video, Jenny and Lucas learn about contractions as they prepare for the grand opening of their store. They explore how contractions are formed by removing letters and using apostrophes. The video covers various common...
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The Mighty Power of Conjunctions
In this lesson we learn all about conjunctions: those tricky little words that help us link words and phrases together. We use conjunctions all the time when we speak, but this video tells us exactly how to use the most basic conjunctions.