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#7 Asking Costa's Questions about a Story or Article (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you Costa's Levels of Questions. I talk about how to write Level 1 questions, right there questions. I talk about how to write Level 2 questions, think and search questions. I talk about how to write Level 3...
Curated Video
Engaging with the plot of 'The Day the Crayons Quit'
Pupil outcome: I can engage with the plot of 'The Day the Crayons Quit'. Key learning points: - 'The Day the Crayons Quit' is a children's picture book. - The book is compiled of letters from the crayons to their owner, Duncan,...
ProTeachersVideo
Primary Writing Starters - Charlotte's Web
This KS2 English lesson starter uses E. B White's book "Charlotte's Web" to help pupils learn how to write persuasively. This is a 'Jackanory-style' reading of the chapter 'Bad News' from the classic American children's book Charlotte's...
Be Smart
Tuatara All the Way Down
During the 2017 Project For Awesome livestream, I promised I'd make a tuatara video if we hit our fundraising goal, and I'm a man of my word! Little did I know I'd get to meet a tuatara and learn things about a 200 million year old...
Curated Video
Crafting a Strong Opening Paragraph: Making a Brave Statement
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of writing a strong opening paragraph to engage readers. They discuss three common ways to draft an opening paragraph - telling a story, asking an interesting question, or making a brave...
PBS
Afrofuturism: From Books to Blockbusters
With the success of Black Panther, the term Afro-Futurism got pushed into the mainstream. But what is Afro-Futurism and what is its place in Black storytelling? In this episode we give you the starter pack on answering that question....
Crash Course
Greeks and Persians
Considering the evolution of democracy and civilization to this day, is there any reason to believe the Persians should have defeated the Greeks in the Persian War? Why could the legacy of Ancient Greece be considered "profoundly...