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Instructional Video3:04
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Neon The Fish

1st - 3rd
Neon the Fish is not invited to the party in the dark cave because he is not big like the other sea creatures attending. He feels rejected and different. But when the big fish get scared in the dark cave, Neon comes in, and gives off...
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Instructional Video7:05
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The Truth about Apostrophes

4th - 8th
Look at ownership (possession) with Yossarian the Grammarian regarding apostrophes. Singular and plural nouns are covered.
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Instructional Video5:23
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The Preposition and Prepositional Phrase

4th - 8th
Clarify what a preposition truly is. Prepositions come before some noun (object of the preposition) and together with that noun, to make prepositional phrases. The phrases work as adjectives or adverbs, more like a single word. Yossarian...
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Instructional Video2:11
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Public Speaking Tip for Kids - Eye Contact While Speaking

4th - 8th
You want to make eye contact when speaking; not scanning so much, but randomly looking at various people. Your audience will feel a connection when eye contact is made. A British speaker demonstrates as he speaks to the camera.
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Instructional Video8:05
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Appositives and Punctuation

4th - 8th
Appositives rename nominal phrases that they are next to. These are two equal nouns. Yossarian the Grammarian gives several examples on his whiteboard as he continues to talk about restrictive and non-restrictive phrases as well.
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Instructional Video5:04
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Phonics Song - 1 - The Basics

Pre-K - 1st
An object pops up on the screen for each letter of the alphabet, accompanied by the letter itself and the name of the object. The objects are drawn in black and white and the letters pop up in red.
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Instructional Video1:41
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Public Speaking Tip for Kids - Opening Your Speech

4th - 8th
According to this speaker, you have ten seconds to grab your audience's attention. Quotes, startling statistics, and audience participation all work great.
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Instructional Video2:25
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Kindergarten Sight Words

Pre-K - 1st
A collection of single-syllable sight words appropriate for kindergarteners flashes across a yellow screen. Each word is clearly read and is printed in dark black lettering.
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Instructional Video1:23
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ABCMouse

Big Bug and Little Bug

Pre-K - 2nd Standards
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.
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Instructional Video0:33
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Dad Song

Pre-K - K
What does a dad do? Listen to this song to find out. In this song, dad plants veggies, plays basketball, reads books, and teaches his children to ride bikes. Ask your preschoolers what types of things their dads do.
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Instructional Video0:36
Sesame Street

D: Dance

Pre-K - K
Dance starts with the letter “D!” Elmo, Big Bird, and Snuffy dance with the letter “D.” This is a parody of the old iPod commercial.
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Instructional Video2:17
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: Dynamite

7th - 12th
Start class off with a bang! Check out this video, part of a series on word development, which tracks the meaning of the word dynamite back to the inventor of dynamite, Alfred Nobel. After perfecting his invention, Nobel created the word...
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Instructional Video2:03
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: Venom

7th - 12th
Choose venom as the word of the day and demonstrate the word's origins with a quick video. The narrator draws parallels between venom and its predecessors, briefly explaining history along the way. Check out the additional materials for...
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Instructional Video2:08
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: Inaugurate

7th - 12th
The United States inaugurates a president every four years, but where does the word inaugurate really come from? Watch the video to find out and then read a few famous inaugural addresses, which are linked in the Dig Deeper section on...
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Instructional Video2:05
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: Tuxedo

7th - 12th
Would you have guessed that the word tuxedo comes from a Native American word? Viewers can learn about how words become anglicized and watch the development of tuxedo. An engaging tidbit to show to your class before a unit on the...
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Instructional Video2:01
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: Gorgeous

7th - 12th
  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 part of...
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Instructional Video1:59
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: X-Ray

7th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video1:51
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: Fizzle

7th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video2:14
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: Hearse

7th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video2:08
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: Jade

7th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video2:11
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: Quarantine

7th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video2:04
TED-Ed

Mysteries of Vernacular: Miniature

7th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video4:19
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TED-Ed

Make Sense of Spelling

7th - Higher Ed Standards
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...
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Instructional Video1:01
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Sentence Improvement

3rd - 8th
Improve your sentences after watching this video. It explains the differences between 2A and DD sentences by showing different examples.

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