This lesson teaches the letter S and what sounds the letter S makes. It also includes a letter S art activity.
What happens when a little man from the Maya city of Uxmal plays the instrument that activates an ancient prophecy? Find out in the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, The Little Man From Uxmal, featuring narration by Inés Guanchez and Ada Tzab, illustrations by Raul Villanueva and music by Silvestre Revueltas.
Welcome again to YourClassical Storytime. Today's story is one you might know as a Walt Disney movie, The Little Mermaid. But the story is much older than that. It's nearly 200 years old, written by a Danish writer famous for fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen. People who wrote classical music were fascinated by the story of a mermaids, especially those who wanted to become human. A composer named Felix Mendelssohn wrote a musical story called The Fair Melusina. Richard Wagner wrote big operas featuring mermaids, the Rhine Maidens, who lived in a river and guarded magic gold. And Antonin Dvorak wrote music about a mermaid named Rusalka. In The Little Mermaid, the mermaid makes a great sacrifice to explore the human world: She gives up her voice — well, at least for a little while.
What can small critters do when they’re too afraid to venture out into the forest? Find out in The Little Squirrel Who Worried, by Katie O'Donoghue — a special “quiet time” episode of YourClassical Storytime to help young listeners learn to relax, featuring narration by Andrea Blain and music by John Field. This excerpt from The Little Squirrel Who Worried is used with the kind permission of Katie O'Donoghue, an accredited art psychotherapist and author/illustrator based in Ireland, and publisher Gill Books.
A young mouse is starting school for the first time! Henry can't wait for kindergarten, where he'll sing songs, play games and learn his ABCs. He has a lot of questions for his mom about what to expect. But when he arrives, a slight case of the first-day jitters curbs his excitement. All is well, though, when Henry starts to see familiar sights and makes a new friend. Nancy Carlson's book Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! is told with delightful charm by narrator Melanie Renate and set to music by Franz Hoffmeister, a close friend of Mozart's in 18th-century Austria.
The silver menorah has been in Reb Noson's family for 400 years, and it’s probably even older than that. But this Hanukkah, it’s gone missing! Find out what happens next in The Lost Menorah, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime — featuring a story by Howard Schwartz, narration by Theodore Bikel and music by the Eaken Piano Trio. This story is excerpted from American Public Media’s Hanukkah special, Candles Burning Brightly, hosted and produced by Mindy Ratner. The program offers a delightful hour for everyone to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights, including lots of music from Jewish communities worldwide and a hilarious lesson on preparing a classic Hanukkah dish. Listen now!
Thanksgiving is coming, but Lurkey the turkey is nowhere to be found. Can you help the farmer find the wayward bird? Grab paper and crayons and follow along as narrator Melanie Renate and artist Xee Reiter tell the story, with guitar music by Justin Holland, in the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime.
The class needs a new mascot for their soccer team, the old mascot being so old that nobody even knows what it is anymore. Phoebe is convinced it should be the butterfly, but obviously the rest of the class doesn't agree with this. Janet (from The Magic School Bus Lost in Space) shows up again and convinces the class that their mascot should be the "Bog Beast." Since nobody seems to know what a bog beast is (that's probably because they don't exist), the Friz takes the class on a trip to the swamp to find out. Somehow they learn a lot about butterflies.
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A day 3 lesson plan on Main Idea vs. Theme using songs for the 4th grade.
This is a lesson for first grade students to identify the main idea and details of an informational text.
Use this organizer to help students take main idea maps to sentence format to complete a paragraph.
Includes the main idea, reason/detail/facts, and explanation.
This is a short 5-10 minute activity where students will use letters to make words. This lesson focuses on CVC words that have the short i sound.
This is a computer science lesson plan created by educators in the South Sanpete School District. Using ozobots, the lesson challenges students to draw a map from their house to the school using color codes to show speed and cool moves. The lesson is designed for third grade and includes modifications for grades 1-5.
What happens when a happy-go-lucky wanderer takes over a village bakery? Find out in the hilarious tale The Merry Prankster, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime – featuring music by Richard Strauss, illustrations by Mia Jennings and narration by Valerie Kahler.
What happens when a poor, lonely woodcutter meets a talking fox? He becomes Mighty Mikko! Find out how their adventures unfold in this charming adaptation of a Finnish folk tale, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime – featuring narration by Lynn Norris, music by Jean Sibelius and illustrations by Raul Villanueva.
In this video, Mister Rogers takes a field visit to Sea World and goes behind the scenes to look at the penguin families there.
After watching the video, students will share and then write facts about penguins. When finished, facts can be shared with classmates or compiled to make a class book.
***Start video at 4:20 and end it at 15:10
Once upon a time, there was a mouse named Minerva who was captured by a lion. She pleaded for her life, saying she might be able to help him one day. Laughing at the silly promise from such a tiny creature, he let her go. Good thing for him! Find out what happens next in The Mouse and the Lion, the latest episode of YourClassical Storytime, featuring music by Gustav Mahler and original illustrations by Minnesota children's author Nancy Carlson.
Students will go through the writing process to create a video that shows a multistep word problem.