Instructional Video4:00
Curated Video

#7 Asking Costa's Questions about a Story or Article (Reading Comprehension)

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video19:00
Curated Video

Engaging with the plot of 'The Day the Crayons Quit'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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,...
Instructional Video3:53
ProTeachersVideo

Primary Writing Starters - Charlotte's Web

Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video7:54
Be Smart

Tuatara All the Way Down

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video4:26
Curated Video

Crafting a Strong Opening Paragraph: Making a Brave Statement

K - 5th
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...
Instructional Video9:34
PBS

Afrofuturism: From Books to Blockbusters

12th - Higher Ed
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....
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Crash Course

Greeks and Persians

6th - 12th Standards
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...