Curated OER
How To Play Violin/Fiddle - St. Patrick's Day
Intended for intermediate learners, "St. Patrick's Day" is a jovial yet complex tune. Ian breaks down the first several notes, and there are opportunities to pause the video and get some practice. Have the sheet music next to you while...
Rockin' English Lessons
Possessive Adjectives Song–"My Heart and Your Heart"–Rockin' English
Get ready to snap along with the cool jazz beat! In this music video, example sentences are featured using the possessive adjectives my, your, our, his, her, its, your, their, and my.
Rockin' English Lessons
This and That Song
Learn how to use the demonstrative pronouns, this and that, with a music video featuring a steady beat and hand-drawn animation.
Little Baby Bum
Five Little Kittens Jumping On The Bed
Count backward as five frisky kittens jump on their beds in a music video featuring colorful graphics and a playful tune.
ABCmouse
The Colors Song
A music video features two playful cats that explore the outside world to find colors. They showoff buckets of paint filled with primary colors and mix the paints together to create secondary colors.
Little Baby Bum
ABC Song: Alphabet Party!
Come join the party! Watch and sing along to a music video featuring a host of friendly characters that carry letter balloons and float to a party in the clouds while the alphabet song is sung.
Rockin' English Lessons
Plural Regular Song–"2 Hats, 2 Cats and 1 Dog"–Rockin' English
Enthusiastic grammarians and singers won't be able to stop tapping their toes to this upbeat music video featuring plural nouns. Learners discover through basic example sentences and hand-drawn animation how adding an s makes a noun plural.
ABCmouse
Look at All the Colors I Can See
Learn the colors of the rainbow with help from a music video that highlights 12 colors—primary and secondary.
Crash Course
Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson: Crash Course Theater #15
Who doesn't love a play where most of the characters die? Such deaths are a defining characteristic of many of Shakespeare's tragedies, the topic of an informational video on the Bard and his works. Along with outlining the plot elements...
Little Baby Bum
Numbers Song: Number 4
Discover the number four with a music video equipped with captivating graphics, a fun rhythm, and a singer that features items such as shapes with four sides, a table with four legs, and more!
Little Baby Bum
Three Blind Mice
Enjoy a new take on the classic nursery rhyme, Three Blind Mice, with a music video featuring a group of mice and their adventures in space.
Little Baby Bum
Numbers Song—Number 2
Number 2 is star of a music video featuring a friendly duo that points out pairs of objects—gloves, ears, shoes, and more!
Little Baby Bum
Shapes Song: Circle Song
Bright colors and a calming singing voice make up a music video highlighting a shape—the circle.
Joy 2 Learn
Nuts and Bolts of Jazz
A collection of videos directs viewers through a series of seven videos detailing all things jazz. Video topics include how to play, its forms, rhythm, syncopation, swing, improvisation, and explores the rhythm, horn, and wind sections.
TED-Ed
The Chaotic Brilliance of Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
In 2017 a work by Jean-Michel Basquiat was actioned off for over 110 million dollars. So who is he and what makes his art so special? Find out with a short video that details his background, influences, and his process.
TED-Ed
The Myth of Sisyphus
Having an eagle eat your liver sounds like a form of cruel and unusual punishment. As explained in an interesting video lesson, it's nothing compared to the punishments doled out in "The Myth of Sisyphus." A summary introduces the...
Curated OER
How To Play Violin/Fiddle - The Swan - Position Shifting
Listen as Paul plays "The Swan," which requires a lot of position switching. This video does not include a lesson, just a clip of the song being played.
TED-Ed
The Physics of Playing Guitar
Everyone knows that guitar music rocks - but why? And how? Learn about the ways a single pluck can create sounds that resonate from string, to ear, to soul with a fascinating video about the physics of sound vibration.
Flocabulary
What Are Pronouns?
Once upon a time, SchoolHouse Rock used Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla to teach a lesson pronouns. Featuring an updated song, the third of four videos in a Language Arts playlist, uses a catchy hip-hop tune to teach about pronoun-antecedent...
Flocabulary
The Importance of Setting in a Story
Where does it happen? When did it happen? These are two questions that play a key role in understanding the setting of a story. The fourth and final video in a Language Arts playlist uses a song to explain how the setting connects to...
Educational Development Center, Inc.
Toshi Reagon
Singer songwriter Toshi Reagon says that if the music is the car, the words are the fuel. Have kids see what the collaborative writing and music process looks in action. Toshi shares her process, issues she faces, and how she writes...
ABCmouse
Count to Ten
Reinforce counting skills with a captivating music video that follows a young boy and his dog as they explore the outdoors, all the while a choir of children count to 10 to the tune of This Old Man.
TED-Ed
"New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus
Lady Liberty has welcomed millions of immigrants into the United States with her mighty flame and the immortal poem at her feet. Listen to a dramatic reading of "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus, complete with illustrative animation, in...
Education Development Center
Hazel Dickens
Young writers will get a chance to see into the world of a real-life singer/songwriter. Country singer Hazel Dickson discusses her process, writing, inspiration, music, and self expression. A wonderful way to showcase the many avenues...