Instructional Video1:27
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 3: Making a Plan

K - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to make a plan for your informational writing. You can think about the structure of your book and the subtopics you will include. This will help you organize your ideas before writing!
Instructional Video1:48
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 7: Making a Table of Contents

K - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to make a table of contents for your own informational writing book.
Instructional Video0:59
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 1: What Is It?

3rd - 5th
In this series, learn how to write your own informational book! In this video, you will learn about the features of informational writing.
Instructional Video2:23
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 8: Making a Glossary

K - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to make a glossary for your informational writing book. We will discuss how to choose important key words and provide short definitions.
Instructional Video1:12
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 6: Writing a Closing

K - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to write a closing or conclusion for your informational writing. We will discuss different types of closing strategies, such as summarizing the main points and providing a next step for the reader.
Instructional Video2:20
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 5: Writing a Draft

K - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to write a first draft of your informational book. We will discuss how to use headings to organize the facts that go together. We will also draw and label pictures that help to teach the reader more...
Instructional Video2:54
Teaching Without Frills

How to Write for Your Audience - Writing Video For Kids

K - 5th
This video will help you learn how to write for your audience in narrative, informational, and persuasive writing. You'll learn about writing style, formal and informal word choice, and tone.
Instructional Video2:01
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids- Episode 4: Writing an Introduction

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to write an introduction for your informational book. We will discuss strategies to hook the reader and introduce your topic.
Instructional Video8:30
Brian McLogan

Master how to write the equation of a circle given different pieces of information

12th - Higher Ed
Master how to write the equation of a circle given different pieces of information
Podcast1:39
KERA

Debate: Does Technology Help or Hurt Writing Skills?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Middle and high school students can spend a lot of time on their phones. Teens use technology to communicate and share information and a new study by the Pew Research Center finds this is helping teens be more creative and collaborative....
Instructional Video2:09
Curated Video

Formal vs. Informal Emails

9th - Higher Ed
Howcast - Learn the etiquette rules regarding formal vs. informal emails from manners expert Faye de Muyshondt in this Howcast video.
Instructional Video2:48
NUMBEROCK

Writing and Interpreting Numerical Expressions Song for 5th Grade

K - 5th
Writing and Interpreting Numerical Expressions Song

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Instructional Video5:34
Curated Video

Read All about It

K - 8th
Mr. Griot shares an example of an informational newspaper article to teach the important characteristics of informational writing.
Instructional Video15:07
TED Talks

TED: How to write less but say more | Jim VandeHei

12th - Higher Ed
As the saying goes, less is more. The same goes for words. Listen as Politico and Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei shares what he's learned leading two media companies -- and how to radically rethink the way you write to keep people's...
Instructional Video1:43
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 2: Brainstorming & Choosing a Topic

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to brainstorm and then choose the best topic by thinking about the following questions: "What do I know a lot about?" "Who is my audience?" "What am I interested in?"
Instructional Video1:35
Teaching Without Frills

How to Write a Research Paper for Kids Episode 1: Brainstorming Topics

K - 5th
This video series will teach you how to write a research paper or report. Each episode leads you through each step of the writing process. In this video, you will learn how to brainstorm research topic ideas!
Instructional Video2:48
Teaching Without Frills

How to Create an Outline for Kids - Planning Your Writing

K - 5th
In this video, you'll learn how to create an outline to plan your writing! We'll use a persuasive writing topic as an example to see how an outline can help you organize your ideas before writing.
Instructional Video3:32
Teaching Without Frills

How to Write a Research Paper for Kids - Episode 3: Researching

K - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to start researching a topic after you make a plan for your animal research paper. We will check to make sure the facts we already knew are really true. Then we'll learn even more information in books,...
Instructional Video3:50
Teaching Without Frills

How to Write a Research Paper for Kids - Episode 5: Revising

K - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to revise your research paper to improve your writing. We will add, change, or remove parts to make our writing even better!
Instructional Video9:14
Curated Video

Using Each Sentence to Provide New Information in Your Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how writers use each sentence to provide new information to their readers. They use the example of writing about sharks to illustrate the concept of paragraphs and grouping related information. The...
Instructional Video8:01
Curated Video

How to Start an Essay: Add Background Information to Write a Strong Introduction

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, I will walk you through how to start your essay with an effective introduction paragraph. Personally, I feel like many do not address this issue and it results in many poorly written essays. I want to teach you how to...
Instructional Video8:41
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Jane Chikapa - Teaching in the Global Pandemic - Malawi

Higher Ed
Jane Chikapa is a top fifty Global Teacher Prize finalist. Jane teaches English in a secondary school located on the edge of Lake Malawi – an area where many people value working in the fishing business over the pursuit of education....
Instructional Video4:08
Curated Video

Studying Your Notes: How to Write a Summary and Reflection

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Are you trying to figure out how to study your notes? In this video, I will teach you two highly underrated study techniques. I show you the process, give examples and tell you the common mistakes to avoid. These can be used for any...
Instructional Video3:18
Language Tree

Language Function and Construction: Text Structure, Part 2

K - 5th
This lesson for beginner English learners teaches how different text types are organized to express ideas (e.g., how narratives are organized sequentially); comprehending texts and writing brief arguments, informative/ explanatory texts...