Alejandro's Gift - Reading Rainbow (Video - Child)
Alejandro gives the "gift" of water to various desert animals. Desert Scenes - Pictures of a variety of desert animals including a fox, snake, roadrunner, and a lizard. At the Oasis - LeVar...
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Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Life Cycle of the Honey Bee - Reading Rainbow (Video - Child)
This book describes in simple terms the life cycle of the honeybee. Meet a Beekeeper - Beekeeper/Apiarist Tony Janczak tells about bees and honey as LeVar and Tony explore a beehive. Let's...
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Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Opt: An Illusionary Tale - Reading Rainbow (Video - Child)
This is a magical take of optical illusions in which objects seem to shift color and size, while images appear and disappear. LeVar in a Blizzard - This optical illusion shows how special effects...
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Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Wall - Reading Rainbow (Video - Child)
A boy and his father come to Washington, D.C., to visit the Vietnam Memorial to find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict. Meet Maya Lin - Meet Maya Lin, the young...
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Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Mama Don't Allow - Reading Rainbow (Video - Child)
When Miles gets a saxophone for his birthday, neither his parents nor his neighborhood can stand the racket! No one guesses what's in store for them, when Miles and his Swamp Band receive an...
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Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Lemonade For Sale (Video - Child)
The Elm Street Kids Club needs money to fix up their clubhouse, so the members decide to sell lemonade and monitor their success by tracking daily sales. A Walk on Wall Street - In this math-based...
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Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Learning Classroom: Theory Into Practice (Video)
What is learning theory? How can teachers apply learning theory in their classrooms to increase student achievement? This 13-part video series illustrates why learning theory is at the core of good...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
To Paint the Stars - Produced by Kay Redfield Jamison (Video)
A moving 1990 video about Vincent van Gogh, and the effect of mental illness on his life and work.
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Moods And Music (Video)
An evening at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., organized by Key Jamison and colleagues to honor four composers who had mood disorders: George Frideric Handel, Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf, and...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Road to Reading: Early Steps to Help Children Become Readers (Video - Parent/Child)
This video shows how the spirit of family can be enhanced by accessible, informal, everyday activities that expose children to literacy. Many struggles are presented and the emphasis is on variety,...
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)