Rockin' English Lessons
"Left and Right" Song and Dance
Get up and move: left, right, up, and down. Learn directional words through song and dance with a music video featuring hand-drawn animation.
TED-Ed
Why We Love Repetition in Music
Why does music rely so heavily on repetition? This is an interesting video from which to explore not only the psychological answers to this question, but also the ways in which humans perceive and rate different types of music.
Joy 2 Learn
Nuts and Bolts of Jazz
A collection of videos directs viewers through a series of seven videos detailing all things jazz. Video topics include how to play, its forms, rhythm, syncopation, swing, improvisation, and explores the rhythm, horn, and wind sections....
Joy 2 Learn
Jazz Musicians
Ten informative videos make up a series hosted by Wynton Marsalis designed to share the musical triumphs of jazz musicians Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and more!
ABCMouse
If You're Happy and You Know It
Enjoy a jolly rendition of If You're Happy and You Know It! A captivating music video enthusiastically instructs young scholars to clap their hands, stomp their feet, nod their head, and shout hooray.
Curated OER
Same And Different
Zoe and Big Bird define the concept of the same and different by comparing themselves. They identify the ways they are the same and the ways they are different. This video could be used as an introduction to comparing objects.
Bierbaum Elementary School
Practicing Patience
As teachers, we have a lot of patience. Our scholars, on the other hand, may need some support. Give your pupils the emotional intelligence instruction they desire with a lesson designed to teach patience through grand conversation,...
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.
Age of Learning
The Letter C Song
The "cute and curvy" letter C is showcased in a video that sings all about words that begin with C. Sung to calypso-style music, you won't be able to help but to dance along.
Age of Learning
The Letter Z Song
An alphabet doo-wop group sings a tune all about the letter Z. Words appear alongside captivating graphics set to a rock 'n' roll beat.
Flocabulary
The Importance of Setting in a Story
Where does it happen? When did it happen? These are two questions that play a key role in understanding the setting of a story. The fourth and final video in a Language Arts playlist uses a song to explain how the setting connects to...
Flocabulary
What Are Pronouns?
Once upon a time, SchoolHouse Rock used Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla to teach a lesson pronouns. Featuring an updated song, the third of four videos in a Language Arts playlist, uses a catchy hip-hop tune to teach about pronoun-antecedent...
Biography
Langston Hughes- Mini Biography
When delving into such writings as "I Too Sing America" or "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by poet, novelist, and playwright Langston Hughes, don't forget to provide this important historical background information on the Harlem...
Age of Learning
The Letter L Song
As the song says, "Once this song is through, you'll know how to tell, the words that begin with the letter L." Listen and sing along to the melodic tune of an instructional video highlighting L-letter words.
ABCMouse
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Out came the sun and — then what? A captivating music video adds western flair to the ever-favorite children's song, "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."
ABCmouse
Count to Ten
Reinforce counting skills with a captivating music video that follows a young boy and his dog as they explore the outdoors, all the while a choir of children count to 10 to the tune of This Old Man.
ABCmouse
A Week Is Seven Days
Tap your toes to a jazzy tune featuring the seven days of the week. Captivating graphics make up a music video that sings about the fun activities awaiting each day of the week.
Be Smart
What's The Loudest Possible Sound?
If a tree falls in the forest and no person is around, does it still make a sound? Students view a short video segment to determine sound and decibel levels of various objects, including the loudest and quietest possible sounds humans...
British Council
Dolphins Know the Best Way to Catch Fish
Humans often struggle to catch fish, but dolphins have the process down to an art. A video explores the brains of the intelligent porpoises, focusing specifically on their superior methods of catching fish. Two reading comprehension...
TED-Ed
The Myth of Sisyphus
Having an eagle eat your liver sounds like a form of cruel and unusual punishment. As explained in an interesting video lesson, it's nothing compared to the punishments doled out in "The Myth of Sisyphus." A summary introduces the...
Curated OER
Engineering an Empire - The Maya, 5/5
Concluding the five-part series on the Mayan Empire we discover the disease and Conquistadors that lead to the demise of the Mayan people. While this does touch upon the devastation that all but destroyed the Mayan civilization, the over...
Age of Learning
The Letter R Song
"Rah, Ray, roo!" is what class members cheer when they hear a pop rock alphabet song showcasing words that begin with the letter R.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vision: African Dance Field Trip
Penny and the KidVision Kids learn about West African dance and music. They listen to a storyteller, make and wear traditional dance attire, play dundun drums and dance the Lamba, and watch a professional performance by Delou Africa!...
PBS
Pbs: Native American Culture: Apache Dance Performance
In this video segment, the Apache Crown dancers perform a traditional Crown Dance in full regalia to music. Included are teaching tips, and activity, and additional background information. [2:35]