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NASA | Muppet Lola and NASA Engineers Promote Science Education in Latin America
Lola, a Muppet from Plaza Sésamo, partnered with NASA engineers Sandra Cauffman (Goddard Space Flight Center) and Diana Trujillo (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) at an event with the Inter-American Development Bank to discuss early...
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Street Steppin'
The number 8 is featured in this film with street dancers. Stepping and stomping, these dancers count from one to eight. You could have children clap and stomp while counting in the classroom to appeal to those who learn through movement.
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30 Rocks
Sesame Street spoofs the television show, 30 Rock. Liz Lemon has to prove that there are 30 rocks in a pile. As she counts the corresponding numeral appears, reinforcing number recognition and counting skills.
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16 Acorns
Using cheerful children's voices, 16 acorns are counted on tree branches. In this Sesame Street video, the acorns form the number 16 to reinforce the visual representation of the number. This is a fun way to help reinforce early counting...
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Ten: Butterfly
A bright and colorful animated butterfly takes ten petals and rearranges them in this Sesame Street video. The butterfly shows that ten can be 1 group of ten, 2 groups of five and so on. This video demonstrates the value of ten to early...
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The Golden Triangle Of Destiny
In the spirit of Indiana Jones, Telly goes on a quest to locate the golden triangle of destiny. He identifies Math along the way. Introduce a lesson on basic geometric figures by using this film.
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Zero Is Delicious
Cookie Monster shows us the number of the day: zero! He uses his favorite treat, cookies, to demonstrate what zero looks like. Use this as an introduction to your math lesson.
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Find The Number 14
A little girl walks the streets of New York in search of the number 14. She finds the number 14 on a street sing and a Fire Station.
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Find The Number 20
A child skips up and down the streets of the city until he finds the number 20. He sees a 20 on a street sign, a sale poster, and on a building.
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Find The Number 9
Numbers are all around us. A little girl points out the number 9 as she walks around the city. She sees the number 9 on the sidewalk, at the barber-shop, and on a street sign.
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Find The Number 11
Several little boys rap about the number 11. The boy is lost until he find the number 11 on a street sign and an office building.
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Jack In The Box #2
Featuring the number 2, this film shows a child turning the handle of Jack in the Box twice. This presentation could be used to highlight this particular number before beginning a math lesson.
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Jack Black and the Octagon
Jack Black describes an octagon. He finds everyday figures, like a stop sign, to describe the attributes of this shape. It is a great way to launch a discussion of geometric Math .
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Pinball: 12
Counting to the number twelve is fun with this video which tracks the path of a pinball. This animated film could be used as a way to reinforce counting skills or as a motivator prior to a math lesson.
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Art, Math, And Jazz
Jazz is a colorful music movement that hints to a time and stems from a history that invokes curiosity and interest. Introduce your little learners to jazz with this artistic and rhythmic animated video.
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Sarah Jessica Parker: Pair
Sarah Jessica Parker helps Elmo understand the concept of a pair. She uses shoes, mittens, and ice skates to define a pair. This video could be used before a math lesson to define this concept.
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Interactive Soul Train Line
Children can dance to the beat using this video. In this animated feature, children and characters dance. This could be used as a filler activity or as an introduction to a math lesson on patterns.
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Rocks #9
The number 9 is the star of this video. The number is shown using a pile of rocks. It's just a short video, but it could be used to introduce the number in preschool or kindergarten class.
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Penguins At The Movies: Zero
Penguins at the movies highlight the number zero. The penguins eat sardine duds, puffs, and more until there are none left in their buckets. It is a fun way to discuss the number zero.
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Waiting For Big
Sarah Jessica Parker and Grover explore the concept of big, bigger, and biggest. What a fun way to introduce this concept. Afterwards, learners can come up with their own examples.
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More Spaghetti
A customer tries to order a spaghetti meal from Grover but finds that it is not so easy. The video explores the concept of quantity, including more and less.
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Gina The Veterinarian
Veterinarian Gina tells her son the adventure she had that day. Today Gina removed a splinter from a cat's paw, as she does this, she closes out the show for the day.
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It All Adds Up
Diane Sawyer sings a counting song with Elmo. They figure out how to involve Abby in their singing. They add as they sing. A teacher could introduce simple addition using this film.
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Survivor: Musical Chairs
An episode of Survivor involving a game of musical chairs can help preschoolers or kindergarteners practice basic counting skills. Three monsters and two chairs, then two monsters and one chair, lead to a sense of excitement. You could...