Historical fiction is a genre based on real life events that happened in the past. Often involving real people, these stories imagine events as they may have happened. Let’s explore how this genre developed by looking at some of its finest works.

Great for beginning readers! Theses songs use the synthetic phonics approach to teach short vowels, high-frequency consonants and blends and teaches the following short vowels and consonants: (s, m, h, p, b, t, d, f, l, and hard c).

These songs and activities are so much fun, students won't realize they are learning! These songs uses synthetic phonics methods to teach the long vowels, y as a vowel, consonants and blends. Includes: qu, j, v, w, hard g, soft g, x, y and z.

Each episode showcases a variety of words that start with a letter from the alphabet. After the introduction of each letter, a fun story is told that encompasses all the words into one wild, wacky and imaginative tale. This is letter I.

Four timeless favorites from the Greek master of fables are included in this program brimming with colorful animation, lively music, and poetry. After each fable, the viewer is given the moral of the story. Fables include: The Grasshopper and the Ants, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and The Horse's Mistake.

These songs are a great introduction to reading. These amazing songs use both phonics and whole language approaches. Learn about the alphabet, vowels, consonants (including soft and hard C and G), telling time, days of the week, seasons, the environment and more!

Developed by the BBC, MUZZY teaches American English to children as young as two. Employing a natural immersion approach that mimics the way the child learned their first language, MUZZY teaches 1200+ words and concepts through a captivating animated video story across 12 units. Children acquire a functional vocabulary that contributes to true bilingualism as they watch the episodes about the loveable extraterrestrial Muzzy and his friends. In Unit...

This program continues to explore both the history and the essential components of poetry introduced in Volume 6. After viewing, students will understand alliteration, assonance, and consonance in connection to rhythm/meter and rhyme as they discover free verse as an artistic reaction against the poetry forms covered previously and as the dominant poetic form of our time. Classic works of poetry are presented along with detailed graphics, engaging...

Tap your toes to the Grammar Grooves! These 10 songs teach basic grammar rules (nouns and pronouns, adjectives, verbs, tenses, adverbs, and punctuation).

This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.