Curated OER
Public Speaking Tip for Kids - Using Hand Gestures
A British man shows what people tend to do with their hands when they are nervous and first begin public speaking. He encourages the viewer to just leave your hands at your sides, and you will probably gesture normally as you begin to talk.
Curated OER
Punctuation Basics - Restrictive and Non-Restrictive
Commas have many different functions: they combine items in a list, set off nonrestrictive clauses, and more. The restrictive clause is comprehensively covered by Yossarian the Grammarian.
Curated OER
City Mouse And Country Mouse
When Marco the city mouse visits his friend Mollie, the country mouse, he criticizes her simple food. He tells her to come to the city, where he shows her an incredible diversity of foodÉ and a cat. They realize their differences and...
Curated OER
Public Speaking Tip for Kids - Using Your Voice Dynamically
This video is about vocal volume and inflection while presenting. Ironically, the sound is not the best since it is filmed outside, but the tips are helpful.
TED-Ed
The Lost Art of Democratic Debate
Debates afford our learners the opportunity to become better researchers, critical thinkers, eloquent speakers, and informed participants in our society. If you are planning to host debates in your classroom, try beginning by...
TED-Ed
Make Sense of Spelling
Help your pupils comprehend how words are put together. The video takes the history of words into consideration as the narrator investigates the word one and words related and connected to one. Using an onion as a metaphor, the video...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: Miniature
Scribes once had to copy books by hand, and it was this process that birthed the word miniature. Watch as minium, or red lead used for pigment in ink, becomes miniature. The resource, part of a series of videos on vernacular, includes...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: Quarantine
The word quarantine has origins in history that date back to the Black Death. The narrator explains how the current definition of the word quarantine came to be, with animation illustrating the concepts along the way. Useful for a...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: Jade
Where does the word jade come from? This video recounts the history of the stone itself as it tracks the development of the word through the centuries. Flip the lesson to add your own questions and information to extend the lesson. While...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: Hearse
What do a wolf, a rake, and frame have in common? They are all part of the background of the word hearse. View the video for an explanation, and accompanying animation, of just how the word hearse came to be. Check out the additional...
TED-Ed
Who Invented Writing?
Cuneiforms and characters, hieroglyphics and cartouches, Morse code and Pig Latin. Who invented writing? Why, the Sumerians and the Chinese, of course. Viewers watch as the video narrator details the development of writing from art,...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: Sarcophagus
Tackling etymology in your language arts or linguistics class? Starting a unit on Egypt or ancient Rome? This video details the grim past of the word sarcophagus, tracking it back to the early Roman empire. Included along with the quick...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: Fizzle
Where do words come from? Watch this quick video to find out the origins of fizzle. The narrator mentions some amusing details about fizzle's past, describing a few changes in meaning that have happened over many years. Teach your class...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: Keister
A brief history of kiester, the video leads viewers through the development of the word, starting with kista, Proto-Indo-European for a woven container. The animated video follows kista through its developments and shifts in meaning. Fun...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: X-Ray
What is they mystery behind the name of the x-ray? Find out in a brief informational video that tracks the etymology back to Descartes. Class members can watch the video and then interact with the additional resources. Flip the lesson to...
TED-Ed
Mysteries of Vernacular: Gorgeous
What does a wimple have to do with being gorgeous? Watch the video to find out! Learners can observe the development of word meaning over centuries in just two minutes' time. Fun for a warm-up or closing activity, the video is...