Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The Blippi Sink or Float game is a fun science experiment for kids, helping to explain density and buoyancy. In this video, Blippi takes us to gather some interesting items, and still finds time to get dizzy playing on the playground. Then, he’s back indoors and ready to see which of the objects will sink... or float!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
"Big Yellow Taxi" was originally written by Joni Mitchell while she was in Hawaii and considering the effect of humans on their environment and how we often take things for granted. This version is performed by the band Counting Crows from Berkeley, California and features vocals by Vanessa Carlton.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
With longer adjectives, we have to add some extra words in order to form the comparative and superlative. Sigrid explains how.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Gather items with Blippi and play "Sink or Float." The Blippi "Sink or Float" game is a fun science experiment for kids, helping Blippi to explain density and buoyancy. First, Blippi must fill a tank with water. Then he goes out to find some colorful objects to test.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
What's happening with Brexit? In Parliament, Labour MP Karl Turner makes a curious analogy between debating an important bill and choosing a sofa. Turner said MPs required more time to debate "this incredibly important bill," adding that Nikki da Costa, the PM's legislative adviser, had suggested the House needed at least four weeks to consider the legislation.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Annette teaches us how to respond when someone asks for our assistance. We learn the best ways to say “yes” when agreeing to help out, and how to refuse politely when we need to “let someone down easy.”
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!
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
“Peppa and George help build a house made of bricks. The Wolf Family moves into their new home, and tests it with a lot of huffing and puffing!”
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 and a jack o' lantern.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Annette discusses how we might ask for help in various formal situations, in which we may be talking to someone we don’t know very well, an authority figure, or a total stranger.
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The laundromat is the setting for silly singing about "this" and "that," "these" and "those," and some possessive pronouns. At the same time, we learn about articles of clothing and colors.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Annette explains how to ask for help, or for someone to lend a hand, in different contexts. She teaches us the best phrases for everyday situations, and how to soften our language to keep requests polite and casual.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here we get lots of practice hearing “this," “that,” "these,” and “those” used to ask questions and identify objects. Then a silly accident leads to a whole lot of confusion about belongings!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The song “Touch Me” by The Doors from their 1969 album “The Soft Parade”.
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