TED Talks
David Merrill: Toy tiles that talk to each other
MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables -- cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on...
TED Talks
Erin McKean: Go ahead, make up new words!
In this fun, short talk from TEDYouth, lexicographer Erin McKean encourages — nay, cheerleads — her audience to create new words when the existing ones won’t quite do. She lists out 6 ways to make new words in English, from compounding...
Curated Video
Decoding Four-Phoneme Words with Consonant Blends and Magic E
In this video, the teacher explains how readers can decode four-phoneme words that start with consonant blends and end with a magic E in a text. The teacher provides step-by-step instructions, emphasizing the importance of segmenting...
Wonderscape
Exploring the Wonderful World of Books
This program meets Common Core kindergarten standards, as it introduces young children to the basic concepts of print. In this video, Marissa takes viewers on a journey through the world of books. She introduces the different parts of a...
Curated Video
The Day Punctuation Came To Town
A new family has moved to Alphabet City—the Punctuations! It's the first day at a new school for Exclamation Point, Question Mark, Period and Comma. As the letters in school begin forming words, the Punctuations join in the fun....
Curated Video
Decoding Four Phoneme Words with Consonant Blends
In this lesson, you will learn how to decode four-phoneme words that start with consonant blends in a text by segmenting each sound and blending them all together to make words.
Curated Video
Decoding CVC Words in Text: Segmenting and Blending
In this video, the teacher explains how to decode CVC words in a text. The steps are outlined, including finding the word, segmenting the phonemes, and blending them together to read the word. The teacher emphasizes the importance of...
Curated Video
Decoding 4 Phoneme Words with Consonant Blends
In this lesson you will learn how to decode four-phoneme words that start with consonant blends by segmenting each sound and blending them all together to make words.
Curated Video
Decode 5-phoneme words that start with 3-consonant blends in a text
In this lesson, you will learn how to decode five-phoneme words that start with three-consonant blends in a text by segmenting each sound and blending them all together to make words.
Curated Video
Decoding Words with 3 Consonant Blends
In this video, the teacher explains how readers can decode words that start with three consonant blends. The teacher emphasizes the importance of segmenting each sound and blending them together to form the word. The video also...
Curated Video
Decoding Words with Consonant Blends
In this video, the teacher explains how readers can decode words that start and end with consonant blends. They emphasize that consonant blends work the same whether they appear at the beginning or end of a word. The teacher provides...
Curated Video
Decoding Four-Phoneme Words with Consonant Blends and Magic E
In this video, the teacher explains how to decode four-phoneme words that start with consonant blends and end with a magic "e." By segmenting each sound and blending them together, students can effectively decode and read these words.
Curated Video
Decoding 3 Phoneme Words with Consonant Digraphs
In this video, the teacher explains how readers can decode three phoneme words with consonant digraphs. The teacher emphasizes the importance of segmenting each sound and blending them together to form words. Through examples and...
Curated Video
Decoding Three Phoneme Words with Consonant Digraphs in a Text
In this video, the teacher explains how readers can decode three-phoneme words with consonant digraphs in a text. The steps involve locating the word, writing it down on a sticky note, segmenting each sound, and blending them back...
Curated Video
Decoding CVC Words: Segmenting and Blending
In this video, the teacher explains how readers can decode CVC words by segmenting each sound and blending them together. They provide examples and emphasize the importance of understanding exceptions to the CVC word pattern. By...