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A: Apple With Elmo
When Elmo happens along an apple, he asks himself, what letter apple starts with. Slimey presents Elmo with a flag telling him that 'apple' begins with A. The word apple appears with a highlighted letter "A."
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Anderson Cooper Reports
Today on GNN (Grouch Network News) is the letter “G.” Anderson Cooper, Walter Cranky, and Dan Rather-not sound out "G" words to determine if "G" is a grouchy enough letter. This video is g-g-g-great for reinforcing the hard “G” sound.
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Marilyn Horne Sings C Is For Cookie
With Marilyn Horne as the guide, young learners can explore the letter C. This is a musical presentation called C is for Cookie. It would be a terrific introduction to the letter C. It's hard not to sing the tune after it is done.
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Jim Parsons: Arachnid
Jim Parsons defines the meaning of arachnid in this entertaining video. He isn't sure of the meaning of the word and has to figure it out.
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Find a Fraction of a Number
This presentation explores the idea of finding a fraction of a number. The instructor provides a visual explanation for how to find 3/4 of 20. Then, she goes on to explain the process in a variety of ways. An excellent presentation for...
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Cookie's Letter of the Day: N
Not again! Cookie tries everything he can think of, even calling super Grover, to stop him from eating the letter of the day cookie. Today's cookie is embellished with the nifty letter “N.”
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Count's Number Of Day: 13
Nothing is lovelier than a singing Count and Countess. And, these two lovebirds sing and count up to the number 13.
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How Do You Subtract by Regrouping?
This simple video provides a great way to review the concept of subtraction with regrouping. There are visual representations of the tens and ones to aid in understanding. An excellent resource.
Little Baby Bum
Karaoke: ABC Song: Alphabet Song - Instrumental Version
Encourage scholars to sing loud and proud to a karaoke version of the alphabet song. Instrumental background music takes singers through the ABC song three times lead by two panda bears.
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Big Bug and Little Bug
Impart the value of kindness and reinforce rhyming CVC words with a short video about a bug who offers help to another bug in need.
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Decode Multi-Syllable Long Words Song
Provide a visual and auditory representation of how to decode multisyllabic words in a music video set to an upbeat jazz tempo.
Rockin' English Lessons
"A and An Song"–English Lesson for "A and An"–Rockin' English
The catchy beat and informative lyrics of this video support grammar instruction of indefinite articles a and an. As the song plays in the background, sentences and charts showcased when to use a or an with vowels or consonants.
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Main Idea Song
Tap your toes and give a snap to a jazz inspired song showcasing a paragraph's main idea. Pupils hear about a paragraph's structure, including its topic sentence, supporting details, and the conclusion, and how they relate to identifying...
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Learn the Alphabet
Begin the alphabet with a cute video featuring the letter a. Kids can see several puppets naming things that start with a, including an astronaut, an axe, and armour.
Coloring Castle
Planets
From Mercury to Uranus, this printable coloring page includes images of all eight planets found in our solar system, making it a fun way to engage young scientists in learning about outer space.
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
A very happy animated boy jumps and claps while "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" is sung. A short, simple video.
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Types of Angles
Acute, obtuse, right, and straight are all different types of angles. This clip provides a brief definition and example of each of the four types of angles. Tip: Have your class go on an angle hunt, the team that finds the most of each...
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Problem Solving Strategies
With a geometric shape on hand the instructor provides a reason for creative thinking then models how he constructs an answer using problem solving strategies. He explains his thinking and notes the strategy he used to solve each problem.
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly
A super cute second grade class tells us all about the life cycle of the butterfly. They read about each stage of the butterfly's life cycle in unison. The choral reading is a little hard to understand but is a great way to engage an...
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Mary Had a Little Lamb
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" is sung and animated while the words show up on the screen. It is shown twice through.
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Five Little Monkeys!
Various animation is shown, from jumping cartoon monkeys to a claymation-looking doctor in this fun little rhyme. See all five monkeys fall off the bed, and believe it or not, all five hit their heads.
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Humpty Dumpty
An animated Humpty Dumpty falls off the wall! Unfortunately, none of the kings horses or men can put him together again, and the video ends with a cracked Humpty looking rather dizzy. The song and animation are shown twice through.
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Expanded Form
Watch Allison write the number 213 in expanded form. She explains how each number is multiplied by a 1, 10, or 100 and how it relates to place value. This clip is short and fast, but could be useful for learners needing an expanded form...
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The Sahara Desert
Several exquisite images are linked together in this video. Draw on the phenomenal imagery to spark student discussion or create interest at the start of a unit. Don't forget to challenge students with the fun games listed below, as well!