ABCMouse
The Grasshopper and the Ants
Instill the importance of preparedness with a video featuring Aesop's fable, The Grasshopper and the Ants. Scholars watch, listen, and gain vocabulary recognition as insects prepare for winter proving that hard work pays off.
Andrews McMeel Publishing
POW! A Peanuts Collection
Make a study of Charles M. Scultz's famous comic strip Peanuts in your language arts class. Class members read and discuss the baseball-themed book POW! A Peanuts Collection. After talking about themes and vocabulary, they complete...
GrammarSongs by Melissa
Context Clues Song (Context Clues by Melissa)
Remind scholars to use context clues when they come across unknown words with the help of a music video that describes what context clues are, and how to use them to come up with a definition.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Vocab Tip: Memory Devices
A screencast lesson explaining how to create and use the mnemonic devices rhyme and acronyms to help remember vocabulary words and their meaning. [4:23]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine the Meaning of an Unknown Word Using Context Clues
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the meaning of an unknown word by looking in the same sentence or a sentence close by. [4:48]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Lesson Video for 'Find the Meaning of Bold Words Using a Glossary'
In this lesson, you will learn how to find the meaning of bold words by using a glossary. [5:36]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine the Meaning of Words Using Text and Text Features
In this lesson, you will learn how to understand the meaning of words by using definitions, sentences, and illustrations in the text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [7:19]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Use Vocabulary in a Text to Deepen Your Understanding
In this lesson, you will learn how to speed up your understanding of a text by paying close attention to the vocabulary. Login gives access to an additional video. [3:14]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Read Fluently by Asking, What Needs to Stand Out in This Sentence?
In this lesson, you will learn that good readers read for emphasis and meaning by asking, "What needs to stand out in this sentence?" [4:59]
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Activity: Sentence Fluency: Word Girl
In this WordGirl lesson, build on words students already know to help them learn and apply new vocabulary and create different kinds of sentences.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Lesson Video: Use Technical Vocabulary in Informational Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to expand the knowledge of an informational text by adding technical vocabulary. [4:41]
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary: What Is a Synonym?
This is a video about synonyms including a definition, examples, and how to use them in your writing.