Mr. Griot reviews the parts of a thank you letter. He then writes a thank you letter and describes the proper way to address an envelope.

Yeah, it might be a little old-fashioned—but it's also the ultimate in class.

Howcast - Learn how to write a job interview thank you letter from career expert Nicole Williams in this Howcast video.

It is so important to say thank you to your team and your individual team members. It not only boosts morale; it shows you have noticed and that you care. Saying thank you is part of your job. Here are 10 ways to say thank you to your...

We find Miss Palomine standing on the mall in Washington, DC. She talks about all the monuments built to those who have made our country great. She then talks about the amazing monument honoring our soldiers. This leads to a discussion...

Pupil outcome: I can explain why people might use letter writing and understand how to structure a letter. Key learning points: - We might use formal letters for professional matters relating to employment or complaints. - We might use...

Pupil outcome: I can decide when to use cursive handwriting and can complete written tasks in cursive handwriting correctly. Key learning points: - Print and cursive are the two most common handwriting styles. - Tasks that require speed...

My name is Jacob Clifford and I’m a teacher. Many people have asked me what’s the hardest part about my job and they’re surprised by the answer. It’s not something that most people would consider…unless of course you’re a teacher. The...

Dear food, we love you and we need you...but we need to talk. Alex's Issue Brief: Food Loss and Waste in the US: The Science Behind the Supply Chain - https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/170087 Thanks to the Food Policy Research...

The ancient alphabet was a single scratchy list of letters. So where did BIG UPPERCASE and little lowercase forms of our alphabet come from? Take a look at the history of our strange writing system and wonder... Who came first? Was it...

When Depression hits it can be a bit hard to manage. You’re affected by these strong emotions that are hard to handle all at once and it feels like you’re not making any progress unless suddenly everything is going according to plan....

Do you kids know what letter these animal names start with? This is a great video for preschoolers and toddlers to practice letter sounds. Children will love the fun, cute animations, the sound effects, and the chance to learn more about...

Pupil outcome: I can plan and write the conclusion of a persuasive letter about school uniform. Key learning points: - The conclusion is the last paragraph that summarises the key information of the letter. - The purpose of the...

Where did the alphabet come from? How did it develop, and why? The writing systems first developed in Sumer provided a basis for the written word, but their system of characters also inspired a shift to single phoneme systems where each...

Theorists love naming things. There's nothing quite like the feeling you get from evocative titles like the Petrushka Chord, the Prometheus Scale, or... 4-Z15B? Well, ok, not all of them can be glamorous. There's just too many sets of...

Some more educational etymologies and information about the trivium and quadrivium. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters! Please check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot Show notes & credits:...

So...why does all the writing in comic books look like that? Vox's Phil Edwards looked into it and found an aesthetic shaped by comics culture, technology, and really cheap paper. Follow Phil Edwards and Vox Almanac on Facebook for more:...

A follow-up, with examples of numbers that are infinite and non-repeating but don't contain all combinations of digits: http://youtu.be/8PUJvAlD64k Happy Pi Day! Also see: Pi is (still) Wrong: http://youtu.be/jG7vhMMXagQ Pi in Binary...