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Curated Video
Let’s Make It Better!
Mr. Griot models using a rubric and proofreading checklist to revise and edit a story.
Curated Video
The five part narrative structure
Pupil outcome: I can plan a narrative using a five part structure. Key learning points: - The structure of a narrative means how the plot is organised - its sequence. - Readers need to feel that the structure of a story has been planned....
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Youngest | POEM | Kids Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Youngest | POEM | Kids Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Custard Published by Bloomsbury You can browse and buy Michael Rosen Books hereref='https://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/books/'...
American Museum of Natural History
Preserving Lonesome George Short Doc
As the last survivor of his species, Lonesome George became a worldwide icon of conservation decades before he died from natural causes in the Galapagos in 2012. When the Pinta Island tortoise arrived at the American Museum of Natural...
Curated Video
Using sentence structure to create rhythm in writing about World War One
Pupil outcome: I can explore how Ian Beck and Wilfred Owen use sentence structure to give their writing rhythm and, inspired by them, craft a creative paragraph with engaging rhythm. Key learning points: - Writers spend time crafting the...
Curated Video
Identifying Conclusions 1
"Identifying Conclusions" demonstrates how to examine concluding statements by reading passages and identifying the conclusions.
The Atlantic
Your Brain on Depression: Neuroscience, Animated
Depression is a multifaceted and insidious disorder, nearly as complex as the brain itself. As research continues to suggest, the onset of depression can be attributed to an interplay of the many elements that make us human—namely, our...
Seeker
This Is What the Next NASA and SpaceX CRS-17 Mission Has On Board | Countdown To Launch
NASA's resupply mission with SpaceX Falcon 9's Cargo Dragon spacecraft is delivering the next round of experiments to the ISS including a student proposed DNA sequencing experiment! Could This Be NASA’s Last Launch With Russia? |...
ProTeachersVideo
Sabrina Broadbent's Masterclass: More Ways into Shakespeare's Othello
In her second masterclass on Othello, Sabrina Broadbent illustrates a variety of techniques to engage KS4 students with the plot and the language of the play. This is the second of two Shakespeare masterclasses where Year 10 students...
British Council
Twelfth Night
Scholars experience Shakespeare's, Twelfth Night, with an engaging interactive. After watching the story, six activities extend the learning experience. Topics include characters, vocabulary, a sequence of events, comprehension, and...
British Council
Romeo and Juliet
An engaging video featuring William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is accompanied by six activities designed to reinforce vocabulary, story elements, and comprehension. Scholars match words to pictures, place events in sequential order,...
PBS
The Pilgrims: William Bradford
As a young boy, William Bradford was drawn to the Separatist idea that Christ could be with a person through prayer and worship. But soon after the Separatists arrived to Plymouth, the experiment in the New England had failed. Watch a...
TED-Ed
Mating Frenzies, Sperm Hoards, and Brood Raids: the Life of a Fire Ant Queen
The dramatic story of the life cycle of a fire ant queen is featured in a short video that details the queen's struggle to survive amid floods, fierce battles, and forage wars.
TED-Ed
How the Sandwich Was Invented
Sandwich: a delicious meal stacked with meats, cheeses, and veggies, or a parish in England? How about both! The sandwich was invented in—yes, you got it—Sandwich, by John Montagu. Watch this creative and inventive video that gives a...
British Council
Hamlet 1: His Father's Ghost
The lessons in Shakespeare's Hamlet transcend language and culture. An actor describes his view of the play in a short video accompanied by tasks, part of the Shakespeare English exercises series. While listening to the video,...
British Council
Learn English Kids: The Lucky Envelope
After reading along and listening to this story, you can print off activities that check your comprehension. Practice story sequencing and other comprehension skills and write a message.
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: Dinosaur Dig
Use this story about a little girl and a dinosaur dig to practice reading skills such as story sequencing. Use the printable activity sheet to help you practice reading comprehension.
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: Eric the Engine and the Railway Rock
After listening to and reading along with this story, print off the activity sheet to practice sequencing. Good for checking comprehension for early intermediate English language learners or any beginning reader.
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: The Magic Spell
Listen to and read this Halloween story about a magic spell. Included activity focuses on understanding of content of the story.
British Council
British Council: Learn English Kids: Twins' Week
Listen to and read along with this little story about what twins, a brother and a sister, do all week at the zoo. A printable worksheet offers an activity to check reading comprehension. Good for early intermediate English language...
PBS
Pbs: Piggley's Storyteller Warehouse
In this episode of Piggley's Storyteller Warehouse, the host shares the basic building blocks of all stories: Who? What? Where? The host then sets the characters' names, the conflict, and the setting to the tune of a rap song.