Instructional Video3:00
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Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 8: Publishing for Kids

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to publish your personal narrative story. Publishing means getting your writing ready to share with others!
Instructional Video4:25
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Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 6: Revising

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to revise your personal narrative story. We will discuss how to add, change, or remove parts of your story to make it even better!
Instructional Video5:20
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Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 5: Writing a Closing or Conclusion

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to write a closing or conclusion for your personal narrative story. We will discuss different strategies like rephrasing your opening, sharing feelings, describing a lesson learned, telling a hope you...
Instructional Video4:58
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Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 4: Writing a Draft

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to write a draft for your personal narrative story. We will write the important events in order, using transition words and details to describe what happened.
Instructional Video3:07
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Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 3: Writing an Introduction

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to write an introduction for your personal narrative story. We discuss different strategies, such as using sound, dialogue, questions, and describing the setting.
Instructional Video1:39
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Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 2: Making a Plan

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to make a plan for your personal narrative story. We will use a graphic organizer to organize our ideas.
Instructional Video2:47
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Writing a Personal Narrative - Episode 1: Brainstorming a Story for Kids

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to brainstorm topic ideas for your personal narrative story.
Instructional Video1:44
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How To Retell a Story For Kids

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to retell a fiction story by describing the characters, setting, and major events from beginning to end!
Instructional Video2:05
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How to Create a Story Map for Kids - Planning Your Narrative Writing

3rd - 5th
In this video, you'll learn how to create a story map to help plan your narrative writing! Your story map will include characters, setting, and plot events in the beginning, middle, and end of your story.
Instructional Video3:21
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Editing Your Writing For Kids - Grammar, Punctuation, Capitalization, Spelling

3rd - 5th
In this video, you'll learn how to edit your writing for conventional grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling!
Instructional Video2:37
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Economics for Kids: Saving and Spending

3rd - 5th
In this video, you'll learn about the economics concepts of spending, saving, scarcity, and making choices based on costs and benefits.
Instructional Video2:31
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Economics for Kids: Producers and Consumers

3rd - 5th
In this economics video, you will learn about how producers and consumers buy and sell goods and services.
Instructional Video2:59
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Economics for Kids: Needs and Wants

3rd - 5th
In this economics video, you will learn the difference between needs and wants!
Instructional Video3:01
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Economics for Kids: Goods and Services

3rd - 5th
In this economics video, you will learn the difference between goods and services!
Instructional Video2:00
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Asking and Answering Questions About a Story: Reading Literature

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to ask and answer questions before, while, and after reading a fiction story or book. RL.K.1, RL.1.1, RL.2.1, RL.3.1
Instructional Video1:40
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Persuasive Writing for Kids - Episode 5: Writing an Introduction

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how you can hook the reader of your persuasive writing with a good introduction! We will start with a question and then state our opinion.
Instructional Video2:54
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How to Write for Your Audience - Writing Video For Kids

3rd - 5th
This video will help you learn how to write for your audience in narrative, informational, and persuasive writing. You'll learn about writing style, formal and informal word choice, and tone.
Instructional Video2:48
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How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids Episode 4: Writing an Introduction

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to write an introduction (or exposition) for an imaginative narrative or fantasy story! We will learn how to hook the reader, introduce the characters and setting, and set the mood for the story.
Instructional Video3:09
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How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids Episode 3: Planning Your Story

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to make a plan for your imaginative narrative using a story map! We will plan the characters, setting, and events, including the problem and solution.
Instructional Video1:47
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How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids Episode 1: What is it?

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to write an imaginative narrative, or fantasy story! In Episode 1, we answer the question, "What is an imaginative narrative?" After learning about the characteristics of this genre, we'll look at...
Instructional Video6:02
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Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 7: Editing

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to edit your personal narrative story to fix any mistakes! We will discuss spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Instructional Video3:48
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How to Evaluate Sources for Reliability - Writing for Kids

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to choose the most reliable sources when researching a topic for a research paper. We will define reliable sources, discuss the author's impact on reliability (purpose, bias, and potential agenda),...
Instructional Video2:30
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How to Evaluate Sources for Relevance - Writing for Kids

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to choose the most relevant sources when researching a topic for a research paper. We will define types of sources and discuss strategies for determining relevance.
Instructional Video2:48
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How to Create an Outline for Kids - Planning Your Writing

3rd - 5th
In this video, you'll learn how to create an outline to plan your writing! We'll use a persuasive writing topic as an example to see how an outline can help you organize your ideas before writing.