Reasons to Write

This video segment from Between the Lions features a motivating, kid-friendly song that celebrates the reasons to write in everyday life.

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Rhinoceros Capture

Rangers capture a Black rhino in the South African National Park in order to relocate him in this segment from Nature.

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Rhinoceros Release

In this segment from Nature, Rangers release the Black rhino to a new location in Southern Africa where rhinos are previously endangered.

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The Rise of Social Networking

In this video segment from FRONTLINE: "digital_nation," teens talk about why they use social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook.

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Rocket-Doodle-Doo

This video segment from Between the Lions presents an animated rhyming song to help tune the listener’s ear to language sounds, and it incorporates strategies for building vocabulary and fluency in reading.

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Ronald Johnson of Sapelo Island

In this video segment from EGG: The Arts Show, resident Ronald Johnson explains that Sapelo Island is a unique place, preserving the last examples of Gullah/Geechee culture.  

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Ruby Sings the Blues

This video segment from Between the Lions shows an animated story about a little girl who is always very loud but learns how to control the volume of her voice through singing. All words are seen on screen.

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Sandburg and Lincoln

Learn about Carl Sandburg’s biography of Abraham Lincoln in this video from American Masters: the Day Carl Sandburg Died.

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Santiago and Morris

In this video segment from WILD TV, Santiago, a troubled youth, and Linda, a motor vehicle accident victim, discuss how Morris, a therapy dog, has helped them.

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Sapelo Island Culture

In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, learn about the Gullah/Geechee culture of Sapelo Island.

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Sea Creatures

This video segment from Nature features various sea creatures.

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Selected Haiku by Issa

Learn more about the Japanese form of poetry known as haiku. In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, the poet Robert Hass reads a short collection of amusing, often ironic haiku by Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa.

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Setting: A Portrait of a Southern Town in the 1930s

This video from American Masters: Harper Lee: Hey, Boo describes what life was like in the South during the Great Depression, by examining the fictional town of Maycomb from To Kill a Mockingbird.

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Seven Selfish Shellfish

This video segment from Between the Lions features a classic tongue twister—a type of wordplay that helps children tune their ears to language and the sounds within words.

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Shulayen

In this video segment from Jakers!, a storyteller tells the story of Shulayen, a girl with “stars” on her face.

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Shush (sh)

In this video segment from Between the Lions, Cleo Lion sings in a nightclub setting where she laments over the “sh” sound.

The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis

Through flashback, L.D.Cox tells how he survived the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis during World War II in this segment from History Detectives.

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The Sled Dogs of the Arctic Circle

In this video segment from Nature, learn about the role of dogs in the Inuit culture.

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Sloppy Pop (o)

In this video segment from Between the Lions, Sloppy Pop and his band sing to passersby in the street about the letters "o" and "p."

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Slow Dance, by Matthew Dickman

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Matthew Dickman reads his poem “Slow Dance,” describing a moment of intimacy at the end of a party and the train of thought it unleashes in the narrator.

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Social and Cultural Perspectives of Dogs

In this video segment from Nature, learn about the role of dogs in the lives of humans.

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Social and Historical Perspectives of Dogs

Learn more about the theory that dogs evolved from wolves in this video from Nature.

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Soft "c" Words

This video segment from Between the Lions focuses on letter knowledge, showing several words that begin with the letter “c" and, in these examples, the /s/ sound that it makes.

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Spicy Hot Colors

This video segment from Between the Lions illustrates colors with a variety of interesting items.

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A Splendid Friend, Indeed

A Splendid Friend, Indeed written and illustrated by Suzanne Bloom is Pennsylvania’s One Book, Every Young Child 2007 choice. Goose pesters his friend Polar Bear as he tries to read and write. Finally Bear realizes what a good friend Goose is and hugs him.

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Squatters' Rights

Protecting their farms from elephants is a daily fight for African farmers in the Sahel. In this video segment from Africa, learn about the relationship between the African farmers and elephants in the Sahel.

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Squirrel Rehabilitation

This video segment from WILD TV features a family that rescues and releases squirrels to their natural habitat.

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Stone, by Charles Simic

Can a simple stone inspire human yearning? In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Charles Simic considers the appeal of this inanimate object as he reads his poem "Stone."

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Stone Soup

This video segment from Between the Lions emphasizes the "s" throughout this original, animated version of the popular folktale "Stone Soup."

Studying Elephants

A photographer trails elephants in Kenya in this video segment from Africa.

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Success, by Ted Kooser

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Ted Kooser reads his poem, “Success”, which is an answer to those friends who wonder how he deals with his sudden fame as a poet.

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Summer Is fun in Alaska!

This video segment from Between the Lions features kids from Alaska who show their favorite summer games and activities. All text appears on screen.

Surfin' the Web

This video segment from Between the Lions is a mixed media song about using the internet to find out information.

Sven Said Ten Cents (e)

In this video segment from Between the Lions, monkeys, dressed as cossacks, sing a tongue twister.

Symbolism in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers"

This video segment from A Walk Through Harlem features the poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes.

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Taking a Stand

The Baka are a semi-nomadic forest people who live in the republic of Cameroon in central Africa. In this video from Africa, the Baka men meet with a government official for help to protect their forest.

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Ten More Little Words

In this video segment from Between the Lions, a large dinosaur puppet teaches a class of monkeys about ten little words through a song.

There's a Gorilla!

This video segment from Between the Lions features an animated song about a gorilla and illustrates differences between a period, question mark, and exclamation point.

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This Is the Sixth Sister

In this video segment from Between the Lions, real kids and adults try to correctly say the tongue twister, “This Is the Sixth Sister.”

The Three Little Pigs

This video segment from Between the Lions uses a classic children’s book to illustrate reading aloud, one of the most important practices in developing children’s literacy skills.

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Together

Wynton Marsalis gives a brief history of jazz music and explains “collective improvisation” in this video segment from Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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To Kill a Mockingbird: Southern Reaction 1960

In this video from American Masters: Harper Lee: Hey, Boo, important cultural and literary figures as well as average American citizens discuss the South’s reaction when To Kill a Mockingbird was first published in 1960.

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Tornado Child, by Kwame Dawes

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Kwame Dawes reads his poem “Tornado Child,” a physical and spiritual description of a woman who bears the power and pays the price of being a force of nature.

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Touch Me, by Stanley Kunitz

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Stanley Kunitz reads his poem "Touch me," in which he reflects upon the cycle of life.

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Trackers

In this video segment from WILD TV, meet a group of trackers and learn how they track animals.

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster

In this segment from The Jewish Americans learn how the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire led to labor reform and workers' rights.

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Trosclair and the Alligator

This video from Between the Lions, tells the story of Trosclair and his dog Ollie, who meet up with a scary alligator named Gargantua.

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Turtle, by Kay Ryan

In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Kay Ryan reads her poem “Turtle,” both a description of the creature’s formidable limitations, and an invitation to a deeper understanding of patience.

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Twelfth Night Act 1 Sc 1

In this video from Penn State's School of Theatre production of Twelfth Night, Duke Orsino is pining away for Lady Olivia, but refuses to do anything about it. In addition, Olivia is mourning for her dead brother and has vowed to be chaste for seven years, which only adds to Orsino’s morbid pleasure.

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Twelfth Night Act 1 Sc 2

In this video from Penn State's School of Theatre production of Twelfth Night, Viola, the heroine, is rescued from a shipwreck. She finds she is in a land ruled by an eligible bachelor (Orsino) and disguises herself as a man to protect herself.

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