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A Is For Astronaut
“A” is for astronaut! Build phonemic awareness and letter recognition with this short clip. An actual astronaut shares the letter "A" and makes the /a/ sound.
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A Squid Says The Alphabet
Who doesn't love singing the Alphabet? Sing the alphabet with the "Bookaneers" and a giant squid. Tip: Have your class sing the Alphabet as different animals.
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Brendan Fraser: Speedy
Brendan Fraser and Grover work together to show the word speedy. Brendan defines the word by describing what Grover is doing.
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David Beckham: Persistent
David defines the word persistent. As an example of the word, Elmo interrupts several times, persistently asking David to play ball with him.
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Anderson Cooper Reports
Today on GNN (Grouch Network News) is the letter “G.” Anderson Cooper, Walter Cranky, and Dan Rather-not sound out "G" words to determine if "G" is a grouchy enough letter. This video is g-g-g-great for reinforcing the hard “G” sound.
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Marilyn Horne Sings C Is For Cookie
With Marilyn Horne as the guide, young learners can explore the letter C. This is a musical presentation called C is for Cookie. It would be a terrific introduction to the letter C. It's hard not to sing the tune after it is done.
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Jim Parsons: Arachnid
Jim Parsons defines the meaning of arachnid in this entertaining video. He isn't sure of the meaning of the word and has to figure it out.
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Cookie's Letter of the Day: N
Not again! Cookie tries everything he can think of, even calling super Grover, to stop him from eating the letter of the day cookie. Today's cookie is embellished with the nifty letter “N.”
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A: Apple With Elmo
When Elmo happens along an apple, he asks himself, what letter apple starts with. Slimey presents Elmo with a flag telling him that 'apple' begins with A. The word apple appears with a highlighted letter "A."
Little Baby Bum
Karaoke: ABC Song: Alphabet Song - Instrumental Version
Encourage scholars to sing loud and proud to a karaoke version of the alphabet song. Instrumental background music takes singers through the ABC song three times lead by two panda bears.
ABCMouse
Big Bug and Little Bug
Impart the value of kindness and reinforce rhyming CVC words with a short video about a bug who offers help to another bug in need.
TED-Ed
Animal Farm - Context and Background
George Orwell's allegorical Animal Farm is the focus of a video that introduces the concepts of political allegory and totalitarianism. A great way to generate interest in the novel.
Learning Upgrade
Verbs 1 Song
Sing along with a short, animated video that defines, provides examples of different types of verbs, and models how they operate in a sentence.
GrammarSongs by Melissa
Context Clues Song (Context Clues by Melissa)
Remind scholars to use context clues when they come across unknown words with the help of a music video that describes what context clues are, and how to use them to come up with a definition.
Learning Upgrade
Decode Multi-Syllable Long Words Song
Provide a visual and auditory representation of how to decode multisyllabic words in a music video set to an upbeat jazz tempo.
Texas A&M University
Introduction to Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
Begin the study of persuasive writing with a short video that introduces and briefly defines ethos, pathos, and logos; Aristotle's three tools of rhetoric.
Rockin' English Lessons
"A and An Song"–English Lesson for "A and An"–Rockin' English
The catchy beat and informative lyrics of this video support grammar instruction of indefinite articles a and an. As the song plays in the background, sentences and charts showcased when to use a or an with...
Learning Upgrade
Main Idea Song
Tap your toes and give a snap to a jazz inspired song showcasing a paragraph's main idea. Pupils hear about a paragraph's structure, including its topic sentence, supporting details, and the conclusion, and how they relate to identifying...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Form Irregular Verbs
Teach your class to pay attention to how a word looks and sounds when working with conjugating irregular verbs into the past tense. The video provides several examples of incorrectly and correctly spelled irregular verbs.
Curated Video
Learn the Alphabet
Begin the alphabet with a cute video featuring the letter a. Kids can see several puppets naming things that start with a, including an astronaut, an axe, and armour.
TV411
Avoid Mushy Writing: Be Specific
Replacing, bland, inexact generalizations with specific statement and precise information is the focus of a worksheet that models how to transform general statements into specific ones. After examining four models, learners have an...
TV411
How Do You Read Your News?
Words carry baggage. Class members are asked to consider the weight of words in an exercise that contrasts the word choices in two versions of the same event. Consider following the exercise with an activity in which pairs craft positive...
TV411
Remembering New Words
Four strategies learners can use to remember new words are detailed on a one-page activity. They are shown how to find synonyms, make a personal connection, think of antonyms, and how to make up a sentence that puts the words together....
TV411
Understanding Hard Words
Two strategies for decoding unfamiliar words are featured on a worksheet that illustrates how to use the parts of words (prefix, root, and suffix) and context to determine meaning. Examples are included as is a guided practice exercise.