Mazz Media
Symbols and Ceremonies of the United States
Was there really an Uncle Sam? Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? Why are the flag's colors red, white and blue? Kids will enjoy exploring answers to these questions and learning about the origins and meaning of our country's most...
NativLang
Stroke Order - there's a wrong way to write Chinese characters
There's a stroke-by-stroke way to write every Chinese character. Here's how I got used to hànzì and kanji stroke orders, and why even then they still threw a few punches. Subscribe for language!...
Curated Video
Choosing the Best Story Idea: A Step-by-Step Guide
In this video lesson, students learn how to choose the best story idea when writing to a prompt. The teacher guides them through the process of reviewing a list of special people and corresponding story ideas, deciding which idea they...
SciShow
The New Oldest Animal Fossils?
A new study reports what might be the oldest fossil animals ever found. And we're also learning more about what role the hippocampus plays in certain types of visual memory.
NativLang
Learn to Write Aramaic - the cursive Estrangela alphabet (cursive script 1 of 5)
A short series teaching you the basics of writing Aramaic. Learn the cursive alphabet in the Estrangela script. Estrangela developed from the earlier Aramaic square script to write early & classical Syriac, also known as Assyrian...
NativLang
Learn to Write Aramaic - ligatures in the cursive Estrangela script (cursive script 2 of 5)
You've seen how to write each individual letter in the cursive alphabet. Now learn to connect Syriac letters into one flowing, cursive string. Estrangela is written from right to left, and has specific rules for ligatures. This video...
NativLang
Learn to Write Aramaic - the early epigraphic alphabet
A short series teaching the basics of writing Aramaic. Learn the alphabet in the earliest Aramaic writing system, found in monumental inscriptions and other ancient Aramaic epigraphy. This consonant alphabet or "abjad" is over 3000 years...
NativLang
Learn to Write Aramaic - modern Eastern Assyrian alphabet (cursive script 5 of 5)
In previous videos, you learned to write the classical cursive alphabet, cursive ligatures and final letter forms. Now take a look at the same letters in the common East Syrian script. See the website for more information:...
NativLang
Learn to Write Aramaic - final letter forms in the cursive Estrangela script (cursive script 3 of 5)
You've learned to write the Syriac alphabet and how to connect letters together. Now pay attention to the shape of letters at the end of a word or cursive string. (Aramaic is written from right to left.) Many letters cannot connect to...
NativLang
Learn to Write Aramaic - the Serto or Western Assyrian alphabet (cursive script 4 of 5)
In earlier videos, you learned to write the classical cursive alphabet, ligatures and final letter forms. Now look at the same letters in the Serto or West Syrian script. Visit the webpage for more practice:...
NativLang
Learn to Write Aramaic - the square alphabet (square script 1 of 4)
A short series teaching you the basics of writing Aramaic. Learn the alphabet in the square script. The square script has been used to write Aramaic for over 2500 years. It developed from the earlier monumental script, and eventually...
Schooling Online Kids
A Life Skills Series: Taking Care of Yourself Inside the Home - Becoming Independent - Bella Ties her Shoelaces
Life Skills: decision making and problem solving Bella has a new pair of sneakers… But she doesn’t know how to tie her shoelaces yet. Can you help her? Maybe she needs to learn a special shoelace rhyme!
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Ed Ahern "Dear John"
Edward Ahern sometimes detours into literary fiction, but he's best known as a poet and innovative genre writer. He's tucked away several awards and honorable mentions for over two hundred poems and stories and four books. The poems and...