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Traveling with Annette - Salt Lake City Public Library View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

Annette shows us Salt Lake City's very modern and light-filled public library and takes us up to the roof for a surprise.

The Navvies - We're on the one road View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Ireland

A live performance, by The Navvies, of a traditional Irish song about North men and South men being on the same road, and carrying the same burdens.

Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

USA

Let's find out more about an American activity aimed at school kids: the spelling bee. What is it and how does it work?

Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

USA

Sigrid talks about "The Elementary Spelling Book" by Noah Webster, which was the basis for the American English dictionary and a big part of the development of spelling bees in the United States.

Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

USA

Sigrid explains how a spelling bee normally proceeds. There are fixed rules and there are options.

Souvenirs & Shiny Things - Pre-Opening

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

USA

Annie Quick's Installation Pre-Opening in Mesa, AZ explained by people who attended.

Sigrid explains - The Limerick - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

Sigrid explains what a limerick is, and how to write one. If you are so inclined, you can submit your limericks in the "comments" section of the video tab.

Sigrid explains - The Limerick - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

Sigrid has more fun with limericks, attempting to sing one, and dedicating another limerick to her boss. She offers a final limerick from Edward Lear, the king of limericks. See Part 1 for instructions on how limericks work and how to write one.

Sigrid explains - Humpty Dumpty View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

Nursery rhymes are for children. The rhyme about Humpty Dumpty, however, is so famous that it's been used in literary and cinematic contexts as well.

Sigrid - Pumpkin Season - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

One way to prepare for Halloween is to make a jack o' lantern. In this segment, Sigrid explains what a jack o' lantern is, and how kids and adults celebrate Halloween.

Sigrid - Pumpkin Season - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

The pumpkin is ready to carve out. Sigrid explains that pumpkins are indeed an edible type of squash and not just for making into jack o' lanterns. In fact, one pumpkin can become both a pumpkin pie and a jack o' lantern.

Sigrid - Pumpkin Season - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

Sigrid finishes carving her pumpkin and places the candle inside so we can see the final effect of the jack o' lantern. Happy Halloween!

New York City - Little Shop of Crafts View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

Doreen Cruz from Little Shop of Crafts in New York explains to us how her workplace functions as a creative outlet for both children and adults.

John S in New York - Hans Christian Andersen View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

USA

In Central Park, John finds himself next to a sculpture of the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, author of some of the world’s best loved stories, including "The Ugly Duckling."

John S in New York - Alice in Central Park View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

USA

John visits the Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Manhattan's Central Park, where he ponders the meaning of Lewis Carroll’s curious and imaginative literary work.

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