Curated Video
Making Inferences
Making Inferences explains how context clues can be used to make inferences about a story.
Curated Video
Advanced Verbs (C1) to Increase Your English Vocabulary
Increase your English vocabulary with these advanced verbs (C1 level). First, learn the advanced words and definitions, and then hear these words in context as I tell you an original story containing all the vocabulary covered.
Curated Video
Santorini: Looking for Atlantis
Could Atlantis, the mythical city which sank beneath the sea, be based in historical fact? The story of how a volcanic eruption on Crete may have inspired this enduring myth. Earth Science - Geology - Learning Points. In 1630BC, the...
GrammarSongs by Melissa
Context Clues Song (Context Clues by Melissa)
Remind scholars to use context clues when they come across unknown words with the help of a music video that describes what context clues are, and how to use them to come up with a definition.
TED-Ed
The Prison Break | Think Like A Coder, Ep 1
Break free from monotonous lessons. An engaging video introduces the computer coding series and describes the ongoing context. Robots have taken over, and the hero needs to escape from prison and save the world by solving a set of clues....
TV411
Understanding Hard Words
Two strategies for decoding unfamiliar words are featured on a learning exercise that illustrates how to use the parts of words (prefix, root, and suffix) and context to determine meaning. Examples are included as is a guided practice...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Lesson Video for 'Identify the Narrator in a Story'
In this lesson, you will learn how to identify who is telling a story by looking for clues on the first page. [4:20]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Party Moose
The importance of paying attention to what you are reading, and employing reading strategies when something doesn't make sense, are demonstrated in the 11-minute animated story "Party Moose" from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Bird in Hand
Molly and her friend Tooey hear a strange sound and discover that a small owl is hiding in the bunkhouse in this 11-minute animated story, "Bird in Hand," from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. In order to find out more about the...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Identify and Describe How an Author Foreshadows Certain Events
In this lesson, you will learn how to look for clues about what will happen in the story by rereading and asking, "What words are clue words that foreshadow something in the story?" [6:19]