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

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USA

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

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.

British National Anthem - God Save The Queen

Difficulty: difficulty - Newbie Newbie

United Kingdom

In this video, we can enjoy a performance of the British royal and national anthem "God Save the Queen." Hayley Dee Westenra is a classical crossover singer and songwriter from New Zealand.

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.

Katie Melua - Nine Million Bicycles (Live in Berlin) View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

United Kingdom

This song by singer-songwriter Katie Melua was recorded live in Berlin for the In Winter (Special Edition), and features the Gori Women's Choir.

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 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!

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 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.

Holidays and Seasons with Sigrid - Easter - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

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

Holidays and Seasons with Sigrid - Easter - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner 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.

Creative Space - What does an Interior Designer Do? View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA Northeast

Retired interior designer Peg Harris explains a bit about what that profession is all about.

London - Cinema and Theatre in London (A1-A2) View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

United Kingdom

London's West End is the focal point for this video, and the narrator has some good tips on buying discounted movie and theater tickets.

Creative Space - An Artist's Studio - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

Peg Harris shows off her cozy New York City art studio and some of the tools she works with as a painter and printmaker.

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.

British Fashion Awards - Cara Delevingne - Model of the Year View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

United Kingdom, USA

Cara Delevingne wins the Model of the Year Award at the British Fashion Awards 2014. This award recognizes the British model who has contributed most to the international fashion scene in the past year. Nominees for this category were: Cara Delevingne, Jourdan Dunn and Sam Rollinson.

Children's Books Read Aloud - The Story of the Three Wise Kings

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

A reading of Tomie dePaola's The Story of the Three Wise Kings, which makes use of his richly colored illustrations for the visuals. He is widely known as a writer and illustrator of children's books. He is the creator of the Barney & Friends TV series and the immensely popular Strega Nona storybook series.

Whiteboard Wisdom - The Real Story of Three Kings Day

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

January 6 commemorates the day that three dudes gave a bunch of gifts to baby Jesus. But... who were they and why did they have hipster beards?

Holidays and Seasons with Sigrid - Sights and Scents at Christmastime View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

Sigrid talks about some of the important aspects of the Christmas season: light, scents, food, and good company.

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.

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.

White House Poetry Jam - Michael Chabon & Ayelet Waldman View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

USA

Writer Ayelet Waldman and her Pulitzer Prize-winning husband Michael Chabon share their White House Talk at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word.

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.

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