Instructional Video3:29
Curated Video

Embracing Failure: A Path to Self-Improvement

12th - Higher Ed
This video emphasizes the importance of embracing failure as a learning opportunity in creative endeavors. Through personal experiences of setbacks and growth, the speaker highlights how failures can lead to self-improvement and...
News Clip1:39
Curated Video

Actress Ivana De Maria Aims to Restore Empathy to Social Media with StoryPlace

9th - Higher Ed
Social media and empathy don't exactly go hand-in-hand these days, but actress and producer Ivana De Maria wants to change all that with her new social media platform, StoryPlace.
Instructional Video1:45
Curated Video

How to Do Turfing Storytelling

9th - Higher Ed
Howcast - Learn how to do turfing storytelling in this street dance video from Howcast.
Instructional Video2:13
Curated Video

How to Do Stop Motion Animation with Joe Vena

9th - Higher Ed
Howcast - Learn about Joe Vena of NYC's Children's Museum of the Arts, one of Howcast's stop motion animation experts, in this video.
Instructional Video8:46
Curated Video

Awesome Process of Cutting Giant Firewood in Wood Factory

9th - Higher Ed
Welcome back to the FRAME, on Today feature let's take a look on the transformation of providing fuelwood energy to the world with advancement in firewood business through modernized processing plants.
Instructional Video19:15
Curated Video

Retelling the story of 'Beowulf and the dragon'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can create a detailed text map of the story of 'Beowulf and the dragon' and I can use this to orally retell the build-up, climax and resolution of this story. Key learning points: - We are going to be writing a narrative...
Instructional Video10:27
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Travis Thrasher - The Art of Writing

Higher Ed
Travis Thrasher is a versatile writer and storyteller who has been passionate about writing since childhood. After college, he worked in publishing for 13 years, gaining industry experience while pursuing his dream of becoming a...
Instructional Video10:14
Curated Video

Confronting Danger and Despair

3rd - Higher Ed
The children continue to narrate the story of Liyana as she faces dangerous animals, hunger, and exhaustion. Liyana's greatest challenge arises when she encounters a monstrous creature in a dark cave while trying to rescue her kidnapped...
Instructional Video9:13
Curated Video

Parallel Journeys: Liyana's Fictional Trials and the Authors' Real Fears

3rd - Higher Ed
In this clip, the children narrate Liyana's story as she endures a journey through harsh conditions without water or food, feeling exhausted and weak. The difficulty Liyana is facing mirrors what some of the children feel on a trip to...
Instructional Video10:56
Curated Video

Exploring Trauma Through Storytelling and Fiction

3rd - Higher Ed
As Liyana's story expands, we learn about the challenges she and her family face, including abuse and neglect from her father and his eventual death from HIV/AIDS. Her mother also falls ill with AIDS and dies, leaving Liyana with the...
Instructional Video10:30
Communication Coach Alex Lyon

Communication Professor Reacts to Pro Speaker Patricia Fripp's Storytelling Skills

Higher Ed
Communication Professor Reacts to Patricia Fripp's storytelling about bad customer service.
Instructional Video7:29
Communication Coach Alex Lyon

Using Active vs. Passive Voice when Storytelling

Higher Ed
The best storytellers speak in an active voice rather than a passive voice. Get some real-time practice and examples that show you how to turn passive sentences into active sentences and watch your stories transport your listeners.
Instructional Video10:59
Curated Video

Liyana's Fictional Journey Inspires Real Perseverance and Hope

3rd - Higher Ed
The children reflect on the challenges in Liyana's story and their own lives, emphasizing the importance of perseverance and hope. Liyana's story parallels their experiences, teaching them to be brave and resilient. They express a desire...
Instructional Video4:48
Great Big Story

The Legendary Cartoonist Changing the Face of Comics

12th - Higher Ed
Discover the remarkable journey of Daniel Clowes, an influential figure in the world of comics whose creations like 'Ghost World' and 'Eightball' reshaped the landscape of graphic storytelling.
Instructional Video5:38
Wonderscape

Exploring Contractions and Singular Possessive Pronouns Through Storytelling

K - 5th
Discover the world of contractions and singular possessive pronouns with a captivating story about a turtle and a rabbit racing. Learn to identify and use contractions like "I'm," "doesn't," and "can't," alongside possessive pronouns...
Instructional Video5:42
Wonderscape

The World of Adjectives: Describing Our World

K - 5th
This video introduces the concept of adjectives, words that describe nouns, providing examples to illustrate their importance in language. It explains how adjectives can describe size, shape, color, quantity, and texture, enhancing our...
Instructional Video10:54
Wonderscape

Understanding Third Person Point of View in Literature

K - 5th
Explore the concept of third person point of view in literature, which differs from first and second person perspectives. Learn about the tools used in third person narration, including omniscient, limited, and objective viewpoints....
Instructional Video5:34
Wonderscape

Understanding Second Person Point of View in Literature

K - 5th
Explore the unique and uncommonly used second person point of view in literature. Learn when and why this perspective is employed, despite its infrequent occurrence in academic essays. Discover examples of second person writing from...
Instructional Video6:56
Wonderscape

Exploring Points of View in Literature: First Person Perspective

K - 5th
Delve into the intricacies of first person point of view in literature, where stories are narrated by characters directly involved in the events. Learn about the nuances of singular and plural first person perspectives through examples...
Instructional Video4:55
Wonderscape

Enhancing Narratives with Adjectives and Adverbs

K - 5th
Discover how to use adjectives and adverbs to add color and detail to your stories, such as describing a vacation to the Grand Canyon. Learn about descriptive adjectives, adjectives of quantity, and number adjectives to make your writing...
Instructional Video10:27
Curated Video

The Importance of Friends When the Journey Gets Difficult

3rd - Higher Ed
The children delve deeper into building Liyana's story, with her continuing her journey and encountering various adventures. They describe beautiful sunrises, chameleons, and an amazing view of the ocean. Later that night though, Liyana...
Instructional Video9:55
Curated Video

Liyana's Story Begins

3rd - Higher Ed
Legendary South African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe, guides five orphaned children from Eswatini as they collaborate to craft an original fairytale drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character, Liyana,...
Instructional Video2:37
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Frederick Joseph - Teachers Make a Difference - Ms. Stephens

Higher Ed
Best seller author Frederick Joseph talks about his high school English teacher, Ms. Stephens, a remarkable educator who had a profound impact on him. As his first black teacher, she not only taught him about literature but also became a...
Instructional Video2:35
Curated Video

Pam Muñoz Ryan

9th - Higher Ed
Author of groundbreaking novels like “Esperanza Rising" and "Echo," Pam Muñoz Ryan has made literature more representative by expertly mining her own rich Mexican American heritage.