Curated Video
Adding Absolute Phrases to Enhance Descriptive Writing
In this video, the teacher explains how writers use absolute phrases to enhance their writing by focusing the reader's attention on specific images. The teacher provides examples and guides students in adding absolute phrases to...
Science Buddies
Program Your Own COVID-19 Simulator with Scratch
Do you keep hearing phrases like "social distancing" and "flatten the curve" in the news? What do they mean? Why are they important? In this activity, you will use the kid-friendly programming language Scratch to write a simulation that...
Curated Video
Understanding Root Words and Affixes
In this video, we learn all about root words and affixes. Root words are basic verbs, like COOK or JUMP. Affixes are the little parts of words that we add to root words to change their meaning. For example -ing or -ed are affixes we can...
Curated Video
Doubling the Final Consonant | Spelling Rules
Learn when to double the final consonant before adding the suffix ‘ed’ or ‘ing’ with the 1:1:1 spelling rule. Note: If the word has more than one syllable and the last syllable is stressed, follow the 1:1:1 rule.
Curated Video
4 Most Common Suffixes
Suffixes are letters or groups of letters at the end of words. It's important to know suffixes to be able to understand the meaning of words. Four of the most common prefixes are -ed, -ing, -ly, and -s,-es. This video teaches about each...
Curated Video
Suffixes {Review}
Practice 12 common suffixes by going through their meaning and word examples.
eSpark Learning
E Spark Learning: Inflectional Endings
This video introduces kids to how adding different endings to a word can change the meaning of that word. Many examples of inflectional endings are provided. [2:59]