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Five Little Monkeys!
Various animation is shown, from jumping cartoon monkeys to a claymation-looking doctor in this fun little rhyme. See all five monkeys fall off the bed, and believe it or not, all five hit their heads.
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Humpty Dumpty
An animated Humpty Dumpty falls off the wall! Unfortunately, none of the kings horses or men can put him together again, and the video ends with a cracked Humpty looking rather dizzy. The song and animation are shown twice through.
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Jack and Jill
Work on rhyming with your little ones to improve language! The nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill" is animated and sung twice in this short video.
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Rain, Rain, Go Away!
Mr. Animated Raincloud is given arms and legs and begins to dance around to someone singing "Rain, Rain, Go Away!" The cartoon family all want to play outside, without the rain, so it finally goes away.
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
The author Bill Martin sings his book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" while illustrated pages from the book are displayed. Each page is a different animal. Martin himself is shown at the very end.
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Kindergarten Sight Words
A collection of single-syllable sight words appropriate for kindergarteners flashes across a yellow screen. Each word is clearly read and is printed in dark black lettering.
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There's a Nightmare in My Closet
Mercer Mayer's "There's A Nightmare in My Closet" displays the bravery of a young boy who confronts and comforts his nightmare. Conquer nighttime fears with this story.
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Sentence Improvement
Improve your sentences after watching this video. It explains the differences between 2A and DD sentences by showing different examples.
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Public Speaking Tip for Kids - Opening Your Speech
According to this speaker, you have ten seconds to grab your audience's attention. Quotes, startling statistics, and audience participation all work great.
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Phonics Song - 1 - The Basics
An object pops up on the screen for each letter of the alphabet, accompanied by the letter itself and the name of the object. The objects are drawn in black and white and the letters pop up in red.
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Appositives and Punctuation
Appositives rename nominal phrases that they are next to. These are two equal nouns. Yossarian the Grammarian gives several examples on his whiteboard as he continues to talk about restrictive and non-restrictive phrases as well.
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Public Speaking Tip for Kids - Eye Contact While Speaking
You want to make eye contact when speaking; not scanning so much, but randomly looking at various people. Your audience will feel a connection when eye contact is made. A British speaker demonstrates as he speaks to the camera.
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The Preposition and Prepositional Phrase
Clarify what a preposition truly is. Prepositions come before some noun (object of the preposition) and together with that noun, to make prepositional phrases. The phrases work as adjectives or adverbs, more like a single word. Yossarian...
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IELTS Writing Essays 3 (Part B)
IELTS Writing Essays 3 (Part B) picks up right where Lewis left off in part A: about to examine discussion essays.
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The Truth about Apostrophes
Look at ownership (possession) with Yossarian the Grammarian regarding apostrophes. Singular and plural nouns are covered.
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IELTS Writing Essays 7
Lewis continues his look at persuasive strategies in writing, especially as they pertain to the IELTS essay. The focus narrows in even more on conjunctions and logic. Typical errors are shown.
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Neon The Fish
Neon the Fish is not invited to the party in the dark cave because he is not big like the other sea creatures attending. He feels rejected and different. But when the big fish get scared in the dark cave, Neon comes in, and gives off...
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Jonah & the Whale - Children's Bible Stories
The story of Jonah is read from the Bible while illustrated pictures are shown on the video. The first chapter of Jonah is read nearly word for word, and the rest of the story is summarized.
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Ding Dong Bell
The poor animated kitty falls in the well in this video of "Ding Dong Bell." Thank goodness for little Tommy Stout! (he pulled her out). Show this to work on rhyming in a fun, easy way.
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Public Speaking Tip for Kids - Stop Saying ums and ahs
Reduce the frequency of your filler words with this tip. Watch a British speech presenter model and explain.
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Halt! Whom Goes There? - Pronoun Case, Continued
Pronoun cases are continued, focusing on the times to use who or whom. As long as you know what part of speech each is functioning as, there is no longer any confusion. Yossarian the Grammarian adeptly explains this concept.
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If You Are Happy
Happy, bouncing British children sing "If you're happy..." They go through many motions to get your class up and moving!
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Ferdinand The Bull
Ferdinand the Bull is a short, classic, Disney cartoon about a friendly and complacent bull. Unfortunately, Ferdinand is chosen for the bullfights, even though he is the least aggressive bull. This only leads to frustration and...
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English Grammar & Writing - Capitalization
Go over the basics of capitalization and when to use upper-case letters. A young woman with a whiteboard writes examples and explains. This is a good resource for ELL or ELD students due to its simplicity. One grammatical mistake is made...