Israel map throughout history
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Interview with Illustrator Jeff Hopkins
MEET ME AT THE CORNER travels to Brooklyn to meet children's illustrator Jeff Hopkins. A very young girl interviews him in this video. Good questions, but hard to hear them. He suggests carrying a sketchbook "everywhere you go." His website is www.picturescometolife.com He says he loves to get email from children. (3:33)
Heroes For My Son, by Brad Meltzer, book trailer
From the author's website: "Since the day my son was born, I've been writing a book for him. It's a collection of heroes throughout history. Some are famous (Jim Henson, Rosa Parks, Mr. Rogers). Some are totally unknown. But the result is this book -- a gift to my son. It's called Heroes For My Son. It came out in May 2010. And as I share this with my sons, I hope you'll share it with the hero in your life." The video shows the author seated o
Learn English Grammar Bonnie Terry, M. Ed. shows how to play an English grammar with a game. The game is called The Sentence Zone. The video shows how each part of the sentence is a different color. Children learn the parts of a sentence, such as a subject, verb, direct object, or preposition. The game is easy enough for parents or teachers to make and have fun learning. Video is of good quality and the idea she uses is good for parents and teachers.
Kindergarten Pre-Writing Lesson: Building Sentences
This video shows a sample pre-writing lesson for Kindergarten students who are learning about writing sentences. Word cards and actual items are used to help the students to form the sentences. Conventions of writing such as a capital letter at the beginning of the sentence, spaces between words, and punctuation at the end of the sentence are all a part of the lesson.
Video Culture Class: Japanese Holidays #1 - New Year’s Day
Learn more about Japanese culture with JapanesePod101.com! Ever wondered what the most important Japanese holidays are, and how they are celebrated? Then this 25-lesson video series is for you! With this series, you’ll learn the what, why, when and how of 25 well-known holidays in Japan.
In this video, you’ll learn all about New Year’s [...]
Ballad of Magellan - Song by the Animaniacs
The brilliance of Steven Spielberg's 'Animaniacs' is that it combines the wit and slapstick of traditional cartoons with important educational segments like this excerpt about Magellan's historic voyage around the world. Song includes lyrics. Run time 02:53.
Solving and Graphing Inequalities
Inequalities are useful for finding a range of solutions. Solving and graphing inequalities is a key to finding and showing that range. This video clip explains how to solve inequalities using a lot of the same methods as those in solving multi-step equations when dealing with additive inverses, although some things are different when solving inequalities using multiplication. We graph inequalities using number lines. (1:32)
The Busy World of Richard Scarry-Imagine That - the Olympics
In this video Huckle and Lowly Worm learn about the Olympics. The Olympic games happen every 2 years. The whole world cheers. At the summer games they have gymnastics, tracks, and swimming. The Olympics are over when the flame goes out. This is a good teaching resource for elementary students. It work well in conjunction with a lesson on sportsmanship and/or health. (1:05)
Beijing 2008: The Games of the XXIX Olympiad The Games of the XXIX Olympiad, from Beijing, China. Video shows information about the activities leading up to the games and the games themselves. Video includes interesting facts about the games and events, such as the starting ceremonies, how many athletes participated, and goals that were accomplished. Video is set to music. Video is good quality, however it stops often. It is appropriate for any age.
The Olympic Logo History
The Olympic Games are one of the world’s largest media events. This video shows posters of the Game, where they were held, the year, and how the Olympic Logo has changed over the years. Video has background music.
The Olympic Logos
This is a slideshow of the logos of The Summer Olympic Games (1896-2016) and The Winter Olympics (1924-2014). Video is interesting to see how the logos have progressed over time and to see the various logos depending upon where the Olympic Games were being held. This movie is set to music and shows pictures. (5:00)
Athens 2004: The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, from Athens, Greece, the birthplace of Olympism. Appropriately, the motto for these Games was "Welcome home." Video has information printed on the screens over pictures of the Olympics. The information given is interesting facts about the games themselves. (1:34)
Barcelona 1992: The Games of the XXV Olympiad The Games of the XXV Olympiad, from Barcelona, Spain. ERROR: Namibia made its debut at these Games. Germany competed as a unified group for the first time since 1964. Apartheid was abolished in So Africa in 1991, allowing them to compete for the first time since 1960. They did not use their national flag at these Games; they used a special flag designed by the IOC. The USSR collapsed in December 1991; but, 12 former republics
Munich 1972: The Games of the XX Olympiad The Games of the XX Olympiad, from Munich, West Germany. Video includes picture of mascot, some of the athletes who were influential in the games. Video includes a tribute to the victims of the Munich Massacre. There is music in the beginning, but when tribute comes on the music stops. There is no speaking in this video. (3:26)
1908 Olympics - London - Part 1
1908 Olympics - London. Video discusses the 1908 Olympics and the events leading up to them. The 1908 Olympics divided many nations and the King refused to hand out medals as was planned. 9:50
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1908 Olympics - London - Part 4
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#24 How to Use a Metronome: Why is a Metronome Important?
In this lesson, I explain why we need a metronome, and what are some good exercises to use with metronomes. Metronomes can help keep us steady and on beat. These little things might drive you crazy, but they are SO worth using.
