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Chris O'donnell: Activate
Chris tells children that activate means to start or turn on. When he tries to activate a robot with his remote control, he accidentally activates a CD player, an alarm system, and the sprinklers. This video provides both a clear...
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Julie Bowen: Binoculars
What a great way to better understand the meaning of a word! Julie Bowen doesn't just tell viewers what binoculars means. She shows them.
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Professor Tv: Open And Closed
Providing a demonstration of what the words open and closed mean, this video could be used as an introduction to this concept. Viewers will love the fun way Bill Irwin shows the meanings.
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Kingdom Of O
Elmo looks for the Kingdom of E but finds the wrong place. He implores the king and queen to change their kingdom to the land of the letter “E.” What a fun way to introduce this letter!
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A's Anatomy
If you like Grey's Anatomy, you and your little learner will love A's Anatomy. Here, Dr. Grover, the Alphabet specialist, attends to alphabet emergencies. In this episode, the letter "A" had an accident with an acrobat and needs to be...
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The O Network
Oprah Winfrey voices the sound of the letter “O” in this film. She interviews the letter “O” about his favorite things, including omelets. What a fun video!
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Colin Farrell: Investigate
Here is a great definition of the word, investigate. Elmo and Colin investigate the word investigate. With a little foot work they find out the word they need to define.
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Journey To Ernie: Beach
Big Bird has to use critical Language Arts to find Ernie. He must understand the meaning of under and over to complete his journey to Ernie. By following a list of clues, Big Bird finally finds success.
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Abby Reads To Marco
We read Fairy Tales, but what does a fairy read? Real People Tales! Abby reads baby Marco a Language Arts story about a mom who makes pumpkin pie in the oven, not with a magic wand. This is a cute way to introduce Language Arts and early...
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The Cookie Game
Prairie and Cookie Monster play a game involving a cookie. While being blindfolded, Cookie Monster has to identify which of the round objects is a cookie. He lists different traits, such as smooth, bumpy, hard, soft, etc. The examples of...
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What A Piece Of Paper!
Elmo does a good job at being a great friend to Abby and the earth. Instead of throwing her piece of art in the trash, Elmo suggests using it for something else, like making a paper airplane. Teach your class how to reduce, reuse, and...
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Greg Kinnear: Machine
Greg tells us about the word machine. He has a hard time explaining the word until a friendly robot defines the word. After he knows what the word means, Greg show all of the things he has that could be considered a machine
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Anna Faris: Gem
Anna and Elmo explain the word, gem. A prince continually interrupts in order to bring Anna diamonds, emeralds, and rubies. When Anna starts to define the word gem she realizes that the prince has been bringing her gems the whole time.
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Bert And Ernie: Bakers
Bake your way out of bed like Bert and Ernie do. They have a journey with their imaginations. This time they imagine they are bakers who have to fill an extremely large order in a short amount of time. They use their critical Language...
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Grover Flies: F
Grover showcases the letter " F." He engages in a wonderful demonstration by flying. He also lists all sorts of words that start with this letter, such as fabulous.
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Amy Poehler: Challenge
Elmo and Amy explain how exciting the word challenge can be. First Amy defines the word then attempts to complete a challenge that turns out to be too challenging. However when Elmo thinks up an easier challenge Amy tries and tries until...
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Same And Different
Identifying the ways things are the same and different can be tricky. This video walks viewers through this process. Zoe and Big Bird list the ways they are the same and the ways they are different. This could lead to exploration of...
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Rotten Eggs And Jam
Rotten Eggs and Jam by Dr. Sewage is the featured story in this wonderful video. Oscar the Grouch reads a story similar to Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss that involves Language Arts. This would be a good introduction to a lesson on...
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Grover Finds The Letter A
Grover has forty seconds to find the letter “A." While he is unsuccessful, Big Bird helps him in his search.
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Twiddlebug Outing
The Twiddlebugs learn about wheels in this film. They try to replace a busted wheel with a square shaped cracker and a triangular nacho, but soon realize that the only solution is to use a round object. This is great lesson on problem...
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Letter V Salesman
If you love Grover, you'll love this exploration of the letter V. Grover tries to offer a series of things that begin with V to a gentleman on a park bench. It is a funny and interesting presentation.
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Twiddlebugs: Paperclip
A paperclip becomes a music stand, mixing tool, and a snowshoe in this film featuring the Twiddlebugs. The family uses critical Language Arts to solve problems throughout this feature. For example, when the mother doesn't have a spoon to...
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Abby And Elmo Pretend
Elmo asks Abby if she wants to play, they decide to play monkeys from space. Abby wants to actually turn Elmo into a monkey, but Elmo prefers to use his imagination. He explains how to pretend and why it's so much fun. This is a great...
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Ellen And Elmo
Ellen tells Elmo that their names are similar, he doesn't agree. She repeats the two names until he hears the /ell/ sound at the beginning of each name. This could be useful prior to a lesson on sound or word chunking.