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Curated Video
What Neuroscience Says About the Experience of Dying
Most people have thought about: How does it feel to die? What is death like? In this video, I examine what science says about this. Some commonalities in what people experience are: positive emotions, meeting...
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Effective sensory language using ‘The Execution of Lady Jane Grey’ as stimulus
Pupil outcome: I can employ the five senses in my descriptive writing to create a chosen effect. Key learning points: - Sensory language is writing that includes reference to some, or all, of the five senses. - You don't need to write,...
Curated Video
Describing the setting of 'Paddington'
Pupil outcome: I can describe a setting using a range of adjectives. Key learning points: - Senses help us to experience and describe the setting, in this case, London - The five senses are sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste -...
Curated Video
KS2 Primary English Age 9-13 - Writing: Writing to Describe Part 3 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
In Defense of Economic Theory
It’s common to hear economists derided for being overly theoretical. But University of Puget Sound’s Wade Hands cautions that empiricism without theory isn’t enough.<br/>
Curated Video
Writing a narrative with a compelling voice
Pupil outcome: I can use a convincing voice in my narrative writing. Key learning points: - We do not have to get to the resolution of a plot in a short story. - We can manipulate time in our narrative to give it an interesting...
Teaching Without Frills
Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 6: Revising
In this video, you will learn how to revise your personal narrative story. We will discuss how to add, change, or remove parts of your story to make it even better!
But Why
Why Do We Have to Go To School?
Why do schools exist? Students spend much of their day, and their year, at school, but many children wonder why they have to go. Research shows that schools serve many purposes beyond simply simply teaching students how to read, write,...
Book Club for Kids
Poetry and Basketball in "The Crossover"
The crossover dribble is a basketball move. But to some people it’s more than just a move, it is poetry. The Crossover is a Newbery-Award-winning basketball novel by author Kwame Alexander. Students can relate in many ways to the themes...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Eddie and the Birthday | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Eddie and the Birthday | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen Read by Michael Rosen From Quick Let's Get Out Of Here Synopsis Shreddies in my hair. I looked at Eddie. Eddie's looking at me. Big grin on his face. I knew he...
Music Matters
Antecedent and Consequent Phrases - Music Composition
How to write and compose music with antecedent and consequent phrases, particularly useful when composing melodies. This music composition lesson explains how musical phrases often come in pairs as questioning and answering phrases or as...
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche speaks about her families influence on her work
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
Curated Video
Reading Fluency: Speed, Accuracy, and Expression
This video teaches kids the three most important parts to being a fluent reader: just-right speed, accurately reading the story, and expression through feeling and punctuation. These videos are educational videos and lessons for kids....
Curated Video
How Communities Make Art
Art is often understood as a solitary act of personal expression. But art is also the basis for community from Alaska to Mali — and from gay rights advocates to Frida Kahlo appreciators. In this episode we’ll learn how community is...
Curated Video
Pressurized Part 2
Feeling overwhelmed by stress? Don't worry, Kevin at Can Do U has got you covered with an effective grounding exercise. In this enlightening video, Kevin explains how the 5-4-3-2-1 Technique can help you regain control when stress and...
Curated Video
There Their They're | Improve Your Grammar in Minutes
An explanation of the use of 'there', 'their' and 'they're' Learn how to use each correctly in your writing.
Big Think
Johann Sebastian Bach: Genre-Bender Extraordinaire
Don't miss new Big Think videos! Subscribe by clicking hereref='http://goo.gl/CPTsV5' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here "It's unheard of to combine opera with a rock theme, my dear," Queen's Freddie Mercury told Circus Magazine in...
Kids Academy
Let's Make Words | Rearrange Sounds to Make Words | Make Words from Letters | Reading for Kids 2018
Let's Make Words | Rearrange Sounds to Make Words | Make Words from Letters | Reading for Kids Let’s make words! After the kids have learned the alphabets their next lesson is using these alphabets and their sounds together to make...