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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.
Sesame Street
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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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...
Sesame Street
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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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.
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Murray Lamb: Karate School
Murray sings a new version of the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” gets clues in Spanish to figure out the location of the secret destination, and goes to karate school. This could be part of an introduction to a discussion of...
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Letter G Game
As a review of the letter G, this resource would be a motivating addition to a language arts lesson. The video not only explores the sound of the letter G, but focuses on words that begin with the letter. What learner won't love the...
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Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat
Amy Tan tells the story of Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat. This story, written by Tan, has beautiful pictures and descriptive words that make it an engaging experience. As part of a discussion of reading appreciation, a teacher could...
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Elmo's World: Balls
Here is a 14 minute episode of Elmo's World that focuses on balls. He talks to Dorothy the fish, shows clips of things people do with balls, and talks to kids about playing with balls. Tip: Tell your young learners that verbs are action...
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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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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...
Thoughtful Learning
Analyzing the Medium of a Message
Medium connects the sender of a message to the receiver of the message. A short video focuses on the importance of choosing the appropriate medium to send different types of messages, a medium appropriate to all aspects of a situation.
TED-Ed
Who Was the World's First Author?
Believe it or not, the world's first author was a woman! A short, illustrated video tells the story of Enheduanna, a Sumerian princess, priestess, and poet who is credited as being the first author.