Curated Video
Central Idea of Informational Text
Central Idea of Informational Text identifies and explains details in an informational text that support a given theme or central idea.
Cerebellum
Business Law: Valid Contract
Negotiating a contract; offers, counter offers, and withdrawing offers. This video is part 3 in the series 'Business Law: Contract Law'.
Language Tree
Collaborative Listening and Speaking: Reading and Viewing Closely, Part 1
This video teaches English learners how to breaking down presentations and / or passages to pinpoint the main idea, details, similarities and differences to gain deeper understanding. It also shows how to identify the concept of cause...
Language Tree
Getting the attention of a deaf person (ASL tips)
American Sign Language (ASL) is one of the fastest growing languages today. ASL is the primary language of the Deaf community and schools for the Deaf in the United States and Canada. After watching this video your child will learn more...
Townsend Press
Implied Main Ideas
Skilled readers can find the main idea of an informative passage without finding it directly stated. A reading video prompts elementary learners to examine supporting details in several examples, and to infer what the main idea...
Townsend Press
Inferences
A picture is worth a thousand words. Help your class out with some of those words with a video about drawing inferences from reading passages, images, and other media. The resource focuses on the supporting details of each passage...
Townsend Press
Supporting Details
Helpful for both reading and writing units, a video about identifying supporting details in reading passage shows young learners the importance of bulking up informative writing. The presentation uses cartoons and longer passages to...
Townsend Press
Relationships I
Transition words can be a very important addition to any writer's toolbox. Learn more about addition words and time words, and how they can enhance the organization of any writing passage, with an informative video about reading...
TED-Ed
Where Does Gold Come From?
Your class will never believe that their gold jewelry originated in outer space, but it's true! Learn about the way Earth's gold supply originated in a supernova and became integrated with our planet's terrain with a short, informative...
TED-Ed
What Happens When Your DNA Is Damaged?
Did you know that your DNA can be damaged tens of thousands of times per day? Learn about the ways that damage to just one strand of your DNA can be fixed, or in extreme examples, result in genetic mutation such as cancer.
TED-Ed
Could We Actually Live on Mars?
What would be the best place to live on Mars? A fascinating look at the geographical of Mars is sure to intrigue the future astronomers in your middle or high school class. A short video introduces learners to the different...
TED-Ed
The Physics of Playing Guitar
Everyone knows that guitar music rocks - but why? And how? Learn about the ways a single pluck can create sounds that resonate from string, to ear, to soul with a fascinating video about the physics of sound vibration.