PBS
City of Gold: The Story of South Pass City | Political Pioneers
The Wyoming Territory was the first territory or state to pass legislation granting women the right to vote. A short video provides a brief history of the Wyoming Territory and details the contributions of the citizens of South Pass City...
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...
Ophea
Exploring Physical & Health Literacy
Help students discover the importance of physical fitness with this health literacy video. Beginning with a comparison of the choices made by two fictional teenagers, this resource continues on to explore the basic...
Ophea
Introduction to Physical & Health Literacy
Support children in living fun, active, and healthy lives with a video on physical and health literacy. Whether its learning basic skills like running, jumping, and throwing, or making healthy choices about the foods they eat,...
TED-Ed
A Call to Invention: DIY Speaker Edition
Can you build a homemade speaker out of a potato chip? Bestselling author and do-it-yourself expert William Gurstelle shows you how in his brief presentation at TEDYouth 2012. He encourages young people to be creative and explore...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Identifying the Audience
This video lesson focuses on analyzing your audience in an argumentative paper. It offers a series of questions to consider about your audience and what may convince them to agree with your argument. It also provides an example of how to...
Other
'Question Words?' Song (Who, Why, What, When ,Where, How) English on Tour
This cartoon band sings a song that helps students remember the 6 question words: who, what, why, when, where, and how. Students will want to sing along.
Read Works
Read Works: Chemistry: Atoms & Molecules
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text explaining the difference between atoms an molecules. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion for a Narrative by Showing How You Feel
In this lesson, you will learn how to to create strong endings for your narratives by showing the reader how you feel. [4:50]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Draft a Conclusion for a Persuasive Speech
In this lesson, you will learn how to conclude your essay by leaving your reader with a "NIP." [4:45]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Develop a Thesis and Supporting Reasons
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop essay points by writing your thesis statement and listing reasons in order of importance. [3:46]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Connect Examples, Body Paragraphs, and Reasons With the Thesis
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your essay flow by connecting your examples, facts, and reasons to your thesis. [3:14]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Organize Ideas and Evidence for Responding to Constructed Response
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize your evidence by writing supporting paragraphs. [5:31]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion to a Constructed Response
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a conclusion by summarizing, drawing a conclusion, and framing your response. [5:30]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Revise Anecdotes in a Persuasive Essay
In this lesson, you will learn how to make sure your anecdotes are focused on the prompt by using the prompt as you review your work. [5:38]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Support an Argument Using Evidence
In this lesson, you will learn how to support an argument by finding text-based reasons that support your opinion. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [5:52]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Draft a Conclusion That Will Leave Your Reader Thinking
In this lesson, you will learn how to draft a conclusion that will leave your reader thinking by explaining what will happen when changes are made and making a plea for action. [4:44]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Analyze a Constructed Response Question
In this lesson, you will learn how to interpret a prompt by summarizing, restating, and inferring. [5:09]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion Referring to "Big Ideas"
In this lesson, you will learn how to conclude your response by referring to the prompt and the "big ideas" of your response. [4:55]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Order the Paragraphs in an Informational Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to order the points of your essay by asking yourself, "What does my reader need to know first?" [4:46]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Organize the Body of an Essay
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize the body of your essay by using boxes and bullets. [5:05]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion
In this lesson, you will learn how to conclude your argumentative essay by summarizing your key points and telling your reader to take action. [5:35]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determining the Main Idea of a Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to find the main idea of a text by looking at the information you've put into categories and asking "How does it all fit together?" Login gives access to an additional video. [3:28]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Revise and Explain Evidence in Argumentative Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to revise your argumentative essay by telling the reader how the evidence proves your point. [4:51]