Did You Ever See a Turkey?
Did You Ever See a Turkey is a great song for preschoolers to sing around Thanksgiving time. It features color recognition and number skills, that help in the development of young children.
One Pink Valentine Song
Song is sung to the tune of "Ten Little". Song reinforces counting skills.
Where to Practice for the ACT & SAT for Free
This informative video features information from Brian Leaf, M.A., who is the author of McGraw-Hill's 'Top 50 Skills for SAT/ACT Success' series. (Note: A small ad appears before the video starts.)
Basic Information on Preparing for SAT
This informative video features advice from Brian Leaf, M.A.,who is the author of McGraw-Hill's 'Top 50 Skills for SAT/ACT Success' series. The speaker says students can definitely prepare for the SAT re-taking the test also helps your score increase. The sections on SAT are Math, Reading, Writing, and Essay. Mr. Leaf goes over the predictability of each section.Â
Tips for Problem Solving on the SAT
This video has expert advice from Brian Leaf, M.A., who is the author of McGraw-Hill's 'Top 50 Skills for SAT/ACT Success' series.
How to Document Sources Using Traditional & MLA Methods
How to Document Sources Using Traditional & MLA Methods. Part of the series: Teaching English. Cite sources using traditional and MLA methods by citing the information as a footnote or endnote.  Include the author and publication information.
How to Improve in Organization, Content, Word Choice, Voice and Sentence Fluency Part1
This program is a comical mock essay contest with cartoon character judges such as Aristotle. It will enhance student writing skills by helping them improve in organization, content, word choice, voice and sentence fluency. They will enhance these skills through the understanding of standard English conventions and through revising and editing their compositions. Students will learn to demonstrate their writing skills in a variety of writing styles, including: Narrative - Descriptive -Exposito
BrainingCamp Review
BrainingCamp online middle school math software features rich and engaging content that enables students to apply their knowledge and skills to solve real-world problems.
How to Document Sources Using Traditional & MLA Methods
Document sources using traditional and MLA methods by citing
the information as a footnote at the end of the quote. Learn to list the author and publication information when documenting important references using from a teacher in this video clip.
The Civil War: Technological Conflict
A review of the most important technology developments in the Civil War Era. Not much depth of how these developments changed society, but does show the start of major differences between the North and South. A good video to show prior to a study of the war. It is best used with maps and a compare and contrast assignment about the North and South.
Map Skills: The Use of Color How are colors used on maps? They use colors to show different countries, provinces, or states. Colors are used to show different elevations on relief or physical maps, different vegetation, climate, or distribution of population. Video gives examples of each type of map and explains how to use them. Good video for beginning map readers.
Map Skills: Using Maps Together- Phoenix Learning Group
Professionally Made Video Clip- This program emphasizes the value of combining information from elevation, transportation, and physical feature maps and natural resource maps.
Writing Lessons : How to Teach Personal Narrative Writing for 3rd Grade
Teaching personal narrative writing to third graders is a great way to help children develop powerful writing skills and show them how to find their voice. Improve writing skills in children with tips from a credentialed teacher in this video on writing lessons.
Writing Lessons : How to Teach Summarizing in Writing
Teaching children summarizing in writing helps students to be concise, to think clearly and become better speakers. Develop powerful writing skills with tips from a credentialed teacher in this video on summarizing.
Harlem Renaissance
This is an overview of the influx of African-Americans to New York, maps of where they tended to settle, major authors, and the New Negro Movement are discussed. This lesson is best used with brief biographies of those individuals mentioned and a sampling of some of the materials developed by those mentioned would be ideal to gain a better understanding of the times and events.
The Declaration of Independence: Ideas for a New Age
This 17 minute examines the basic principles and concepts set forth in the Declaration of Independence, as well as the American leaders, their ideas and the historical events that resulted in the document. Good details. Best used with a timeline and a word list. Many items need a great deal more explanation, but the video is a good start.
Has video quiz, too.
The Purpose and Intent of the Founders
This video is accompanied by text. "The Bill of Rights guarantees basic human and political rights to Americans. As an addendum to the United States Constitution, the document has evolved in scope through judicial interpretation.
Many states had a Bill of Rights in their own constitution and insisted that the protections be added to the federal document. Two states, North Carolina and Rhode Island, refused to ratify the Constitution until a Bill of Rights was included. Five other states,
Declaration of Independence
Congress approves the Declaration of Independence. Watch the voting on the resolution to break ties with England.The document is then read to the public.
The Declaration of Independence
This is the second part of "A Powerful Performance." Here, the
Declaration is read by many popular actors, including Mel Gibson,
Michael Douglas, Whoopi Goldberg, Winona Ryder, and others. To hear it
read with such zeal is very inspiring. Think of this document whenever
you think of the role of government.
The signers of the Declaration of Independence
All 56 of the founding fathers who put their signatures to that historic document July 1776 are in this video along with the state they represented and their...
