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Elisabeth Hasselbeck: Camouflage
Elisabeth Hasselbeck demonstrates camouflage. She has a frog friend to help her show the word camouflage. She couldn't find her frog because he was blending in with the background.
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Sneeze the Right Way
Elmo and Abby discuss how to sneeze correctly, to keep from getting anyone else sick. This would be a great film to show before flu season. It could lead to a discussion of how germs are spread and importance of hand washing.
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Elmo's World: Horses
Elmo as a horse? Yes, Dorothy the fish imagines Elmo as a cow horse, police horse, and a show horse.
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Backstage with Elmo: David Beckham
Elmo interviews David Beckham about his favorite things. We learn that David likes playing soccer with his three sons and eating salad.
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Backstage with Elmo: Heidi Klum
Elmo interviews Heidi Klum. He asks her about her favorite song and what makes her happy. They sing “The Itsy Bitsy Spider.”
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Backstage With Elmo: Jessica Alba
Elmo likes Brussels sprouts and Jessica Alba likes corn, salad, and corn. Jessica has three dogs and Elmo has a pet gold fish. It's fun to get to know a new friend. This friendly conversation could be a useful example.
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Backstage With Elmo: Jenny McCarthy
Elmo sings the song, “Twinkle, Twinkle Litter Star” with Jenny McCarthy. Elmo asks Jenny about her favorite instrument and what makes her happy. This video could be helpful when introducing friendly questions to young ELD students.
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Little Richard: Rubber Ducky
Little Richard covers Rubber Duckie in a fun style; this could be a fun activity to use as a filler. You could have students sing along.
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One of These Things: Shoes
Four red shoes are featured in this video, which has viewers identify which item doesn't belong. This is a great film to show before a lesson on classification.
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Feijoo Sisters: Pirouette
Grover and the Feijoo sisters explain what a pirouette means. The sisters do pirouettes to show what the word means. Grover isn't as successful when he tries one himself. This is a terrific way to get your class excited about language.
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Rhyming Day
Grover creates rhymes to go with a customer's order in this entertaining video. Viewers will love to watch as Grover figures out which words rhyme. It can lead to a lesson on this topic.
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Grover: Weather Monster
Grover the Weather Monster gives us the weather forecast. He focuses on different temperatures around the United States. Tip: After watching this video, ask your class what the weather is right now. Can they make a prediction about what...
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Elmo's Bus: Part 2
Here's Elmo and his bus again! This time he explains fast and slow. First he drives his bus slowly, then he drives it very fast. Unfortunately, going too fast ends in a disaster for poor Elmo.
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Salty & Pierre: Number 5
In this video, Salty and Pierre, French inspectors, search for the number five. They look in a doghouse and encounter the number and the dog. This film could be used to kick off a lesson on numbers from zero to five.
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Whole Wheat Roll Call
A baker sings a rap song about whole grain breads. It's a wonderful way to introduce students to the importance of eating healthy. You'll find your students singing along and naming the breads, pumpernickel, rye, challah, spelt, and more.
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Elmo's World: Imagine Bugs
Dorothy the fish has a great imagination. Today she imagines Elmo as a spider, a firefly, and a bee.
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Expected Value: E(X)
The gap between probability and statistics begins to become bridged in this video, where Sal explains the concepts of central and relative frequencies. Students who are transitioning between algebra and statistics will find this video...
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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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Jack In The Box #1
Children count to ten using a Jack-in-the-Box as a visual aid. They count down from ten as well. This could provide a quick review of this concept.
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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 In The Box #5
Count to five with this fun film! Learners will enjoy this quick and easy review of counting to five.
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Amy Poehler: Exercise
Elmo encourages exercise. He asks Miss Amy how she likes to exercise. Amy likes to dance, so she and Elmo dance to stay fit.
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Letter M In Space
As an introduction to a discussion of the letter M, this presentation could be used as a way to pique students' interest. The colorful video features the letter M in space.
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Adding Flowers
Reinforce counting and early adding skills by singing a counting song. Flowers on the door step 1-2-3! The song counts three flowers then counts three more, when added together there are six.