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If You Are Happy
Happy, bouncing British children sing "If you're happy..." They go through many motions to get your class up and moving!
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Counting Numbers 1 - 10
The littlest learners will love counting along with this sing-song video. They can sing and count 10 fat sheep as they appear on the screen. A great way to reinforce counting skills, number sense, and number recognition in children ages...
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First Grade Math Lessons: First Grade Math Addition Tables
How do we, as educators, build a solid mathematical foundation for young learners? This video suggests using flashcards, memorization, and addition tables. How to use flashcards, tips, and things not to do are all covered.
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Ferdinand The Bull
Ferdinand the Bull is a short, classic, Disney cartoon about a friendly and complacent bull. Unfortunately, Ferdinand is chosen for the bullfights, even though he is the least aggressive bull. This only leads to frustration and...
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English Grammar & Writing - Capitalization
Go over the basics of capitalization and when to use upper-case letters. A young woman with a whiteboard writes examples and explains. This is a good resource for ELL or ELD students due to its simplicity. One grammatical mistake is made...
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Why Does the Moon Look Like It Changes?
Younger kids will enjoy this easy to follow clip describing the phases of the moon. Solid visuals, clear narration, and child-friendly language make this a perfect aid to any lesson on moon phases. Great for grades 2-4.
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First Grade Math Lessons : Two Digit Addition for First Grade Math
Homeschoolers stop here! Made just for tutors and homeschoolers, this video explains the best method for teaching first graders to add double digit numbers. Note: There are other ways to teach this concept, this one is basic and easy to...
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The Water Cycle Song
Another video which features a song about the water cycle is here for your class.
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The Tale of the Sun and the Moon
The lullaby "The Tale of the Sun and the Moon" is sung and animated in this short clip. In this song, the sun and moon sleep at different times and remain friends by writing letters.
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Lambert The Sheepish Lion
Lambert the Sheepish Lion feels different and out of place among the other sheep; but that is because he's a lion. Little Lambert finally realizes his strength when a wolf comes to attack the flock. Though we may feel different, each of...
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Time Lapse of Winter Scene
Winter scenes are displayed one after another with elements of time-lapse showing clouds moving and stars coming out, all to the tune of a lovely piano. Rainbows and sunrises are also displayed. This is a soothing video that is very...
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Morris the Midget Moose
Grandpa Beetle teaches the little beetles that being little isn't a problem by telling the story of Morris the Midget Moose. When Morris teams up with Balsam, a small-antlered moose, the two make an unbeatable team. The moral of the...
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Bedtime Story - Bumposaurus
John Barrowman recites "Bumposaurus" for your bedtime story. The moral, "It's ok to be different" comes across clearly in this story of a short-sighted dinosaur who simply needs glasses.
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Bedtime Story - Blot And Og's Monster Party
Pages from "Blot and Og's Monster Party" are shown while John Barrowman recites the story, complete with fun voices and crazy words! A great story about a bunch of friends coming together and having a better time than they could have...
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A Day on the Wheat Harvest!
If you're doing a unit on farming in the Midwest, this video would be an entertaining show to present. With country music blaring in the background, the video takes you to a wheat field in Nebraska, and you watch as the variety of farm...
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Bedtime Story - Winnie The Witch
"Winnie the Witch" has a problem: her whole house is black and so is her cat Wilbur, which makes him hard to see! So, she uses magic to change him colors, but poor Wilbur knows he looks ridiculous. Because Winnie loves him, she turns him...
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There's An Alligator Under My Bed
Mercer Mayer, the author of "There's An Alligator Under My Bed," reads to your learners this story about a brave little boy who conquers his fears.
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Bedtime Story - A Pipkin Of Pepper
What happens when not a grain of salt is left for pumpkin soup? The cat, duck, and squirrel head to the store in the city but the duck gets distracted by the pepper shop. In the end, the friends all make it back with both pepper and...
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Ladybug Beetle Larvae Metamorphosis
The quality of this video is good, but the content is slightly lacking. To the escalating melody of a violin, you'll experience the pupa stage of an emergent ladybug. It's interesting but neglects to include any of the other stages in...
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How to Teach Kids Subtraction
Drawings, manipulatives, and household objects are great tools to use when teaching young learners how to subtract. This teacher tutorial describes solid practices for teaching first graders basic subtraction.
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How to Teach Kids Kindergarten Math: How to Tell Kids Addition Stories
Here is a tutorial video made just for parents who home school their children. The clip shows how a parent can teach basic addition skills through story problems and drawings.
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City Mouse And Country Mouse
When Marco the city mouse visits his friend Mollie, the country mouse, he criticizes her simple food. He tells her to come to the city, where he shows her an incredible diversity of foodÉ and a cat. They realize their differences and...
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Forest - Time Lapse
Plants, animals, insects, and life all around in this beautiful time-lapse clip. See the forest as it moves and grows. This clip is wonderfully scored and includes very little narration. Use perhaps as inspiration for a descriptive...
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Orchid Time Lapse
An orchid unfolds slowly to a few solitary notes of the piano. A brief, but beautiful video that could be shown in a biology or botany class.