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Traveling with Annette - Salt Lake City Public Library

Difficulty: 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.

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Sigrid - The Met Cloisters Museum

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Sigrid talks about The Cloisters, a unique museum of medieval European art in New York City.

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Piggeldy and Frederick - Silence

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Who doesn’t wish for a big brother that answers all the questions one might have? Well, Piggeldy has one. In this episode Frederick explains to Piggeldy what “silence” is.

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Sigrid explains - The Limerick - Part 2

Difficulty: 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 instruction...

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Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 3

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

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

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Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 2

Difficulty: 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.

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Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 1

Difficulty: 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?

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Sigrid explains - Humpty Dumpty

Difficulty: 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.

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Sigrid - Pumpkin Season - Part 3

Difficulty: 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!

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Sigrid - Pumpkin Season - Part 2

Difficulty: 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 a...

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Sigrid - Pumpkin Season - Part 1

Difficulty: 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.

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Holidays and Seasons with Sigrid - Easter - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Easter eggs are commonly associated with Easter. Let's have a look at why that is, and what traditions have emerged.

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Holidays and Seasons with Sigrid - Easter - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Sigrid explains the religious significance of Easter and the various days of Lent. Why do people observe Good Friday, or celebrate Mardi Gras? Find out in this video.