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Browse results: English Language Arts
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AbiyoyoIn this video segment from Between the Lions stars Theo the Lion reading aloud the story of Abiyoyo, a South African tale packed with suspense, heroic characters, and new words. Accessibility features: Caption |
Pre-K-1 |
Video |
After Love, by Maxime KuminIn this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Maxine Kumin reads her poem, “After Love”, which describes a quiet moment after love-making shared by two people in a long marriage. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
After Making Love We Hear Footsteps, by Galway KinnellIn this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Galway Kinnell reads his poem, “After Making Love We Hear Footsteps”, which depicts the magic of love and family connection. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
American Smooth, by Rita DoveIn this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Rita Dove reads her poem, “American Smooth”, which describes the effort a couple makes to complete a ballroom dance, and the lyrical state of being they achieve. Accessibility features: Caption |
7-12 |
Video |
American Wedding, by Joseph MillarIn this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Joseph Millar reads his poem, “American Wedding”, in which he feels the significance of embarking on a marriage as he heads to his daughter’s wedding reception. Accessibility features: Caption |
7-12 |
Video |
The Ants and the GrasshopperThis video segment from Between the Lions emphasizes "m" words through an original, animated retelling of the classic Aesop's fable "The Ants and the Grasshopper." Accessibility features: Caption |
Pre-K-1 |
Video |
Are You a Snail?This story from Between the Lions looks at the world of snails. Accessibility features: Caption |
Pre-K-1 |
Video |
Aunties, by Kevin YoungIn this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Kevin Young reads his poem, "Aunties", in which he gives life to memories steeped in the Deep South. Accessibility features: Caption |
7-12 |
Video |
Bee-bim BopIn this video from Between the Lions, a girl describes how to make the Korean dish called Bee-bim Bop. Accessibility features: Caption |
Pre-K-1 |
Video |
Belle Isle, 1949, by Philip LevineIn Philip Levine's post-war poem, "Belle Isle, 1949," two strangers meet, swim, and part, exploring themes of connection, boundaries, and where we come from. This video segment comes from Poetry Breaks. Accessibility features: Caption |
7-12 |
Video |
Blackbottom, by Toi DerricotteIn this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Toi Derricotte reads her poem, “Blackbottom”, which describes a black American family’s drive through their old, segregated neighborhood, left behind when they moved to the suburbs. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Brian, Age 7, by Mark DotyIn this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Mark Doty reads his poem, "Brian, Age 7", which was inspired by a drawing taped to a drugstore window. Accessibility features: Caption |
7-12 |
Video |
Busterfield Library A-Z This video segment from Between the Lions uses an alphabet song to review the ABCs, matching each letter with the name of a character from the show.
Accessibility features: Caption |
Pre-K-1 |
Video |
Calling him back from layoff, by Bob HicokIn this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Bob Hicok reads his poem “Calling him back from layoff,” which describes the emotionally fraught phone conversation between a manager and a laid-off worker. Accessibility features: Caption |
7-12 |
Video |
The Camel DancesThis video from Between the Lions, tells the story of a camel who decides to pursue her dream of becoming a dancer. Accessibility features: Caption |
Pre-K-1 |
Video |
CheesybreadvilleIn this video segment from Between the Lions, Cleo Lion reads aloud Cheesybreadville, a rhyming, lyrical story set in Puerto Rico about how the love of a husband and wife created cheesy bread. Accessibility features: Caption |
Pre-K-1 |
Video |
City Mouse and Country MouseThis video segment from Between the Lions places emphasis on "c" words as it retells an original version of Aesop’s fable. A city mouse and a country mouse trade living spaces only to discover there’s no place like home. Accessibility features: Caption |
Pre-K-1 |
Video |
Daddy Long Legs, by Ted KooserIn this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Ted Kooser reads his poem, "Daddy Long Legs", in which he contemplates a spider he sees scurrying across the basement floor. Accessibility features: Caption |
7-12 |
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The Dancing, by Gerald SternIn this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Gerald Stern reads his poem, "The Dancing", which moves from pleasant memories of the poet’s childhood to the horror of World War II. Accessibility features: Caption |
7-12 |
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Deep in the SwampThis video segment from Between the Lions is an animated version of the trade book “Deep in the Swamp” set to music. It focuses on numbers and animal vocabulary words. Accessibility features: Caption |
Pre-K-1 |
Video |