New Video Lessons

Nov. 25th, new video lessons on our platform! Teaching inspiration.

Dear Members,

Here are the new video lessons this week! Also, please check out our YouTube channel, always new videos there - including this nice, new version of Bradbury's The Veldt. Subscribe to this newsletter on the platform and get this in your inbox weekly!

Best,

David

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The Birthday Paradox

Brain teasers, problem solving is a fun way to learn language. Students try to understand the problem and find a solution. In this one, a simple question is asked -"How many people in a group must there be before there is a bigger than 50% chance, 2 people have the same birthday?" Read more

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The Journey

Another Mary Oliver poem that will inspire students. It provides a message of the importance to be authentic, that each person matters, that one must not follow the crowd. Read, reflect, discuss. Get The Free Lesson Material Read more

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Sounds Of Stranger Things

Stranger Things is a wildly popular series and this video might work well for a lesson on identifying sounds. Get Ss to close their eyes, just listen and note the sounds. Play several times, students noting what they hear. Then watch together and check the answers. Read more

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There Will Come A Soft Rain

There Will Come A Soft Rain is a war poem, a nature poem and much more. Out of the ashes of WW1 Sara Teasdale gives us this powerful warning and poem. Read. Discuss what it means, the main idea(s). See the Ray Bradbury short story of the same name, using the poem. Read more …

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