TEKS ELA Standard: 1.10.D

Smoke-Breathing Godzilla Tree

Extreme Closeup in Slow Motion

Blue Flames of Kawah Ijen Volcano

A Glowing Turtle

Octopus Walks on Two Tentacles

World’s Best Juggler: Francis Brunn

Danny MacAskill: The Slabs

Walking on Lake Baikal’s Ice

Halloween Hay Bales

Adorabilis: The Cutest Octopus

A Clam Burrows Into Sand

Zhongshuge Bookstore Walkthrough

Dust Storm Over Phoenix

Metal Lattice Light Enough to Sit on a Dandelion

Faig Ahmed’s Surreal Woolen Carpets

Guitar Strings Vibrating Up Close

Red Hot Cannonball in Water

A Steel Table Played Like an Instrument

The Flying Train

Insects Taking Off in Slow Motion

Pancakes That Look Like Bacon and Eggs

Where the Yellow River Meets the Sea

60,000 Magnetic Spheres

Starling Murmurations

Iridescent Steam Up Close

Cats and Dominoes

Fruit and Vegetable Carving

Kayaking Into Fingal’s Cave

Lake Michigan Ice Breaking Away

Laika’s Stop-Motion Techniques

Blanket Octopus Unfurls Its Skin

Banana Juggling by Joseph Viatte

Ice Drummers Play a Frozen Lake

Jetpacks Flying Over Dubai

Pygmy Seahorse Camouflage

Inside the Sun’s Corona

Snake, Stick, or Caterpillar?

Wine Glass Played Underwater

Glass Armonica

Time-Lapse Volcano Eruption

Liquid Mercury Balloon in Slow Motion

Deep Ocean Creatures Without Names

Carnivorous Plants in Time Lapse

A Mirror Made Entirely Out of Fur

Swimming Through a Lake of Jellyfish

William Tell Overture on Glass Bottles

Lego Shadow Spinner

Watch this block of Lego cast three completely different shadows of three distinctly different objects! How’d he do it?

Super Specific Similes – Slimy Broccoli

Start with a basic simile. Now make it more specific. Now even more. Watch how much better writing gets with each round.

Super Specific Similes: Loud Class

Let’s make this simile about a loud class super specific!

Super Specific Similes: Stinky Seaweed

Start with a basic simile. Now make it more specific. Now even more. Watch how much better writing gets with each round.

Robot Writing: Orchestra

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!

Looking Closely at Holiday Photos

Let’s write from multiple perspectives using an old timey holiday photo!

Writing About Art: Chōshi in Shimosha

Get your students writing some pretty darn impressive poetry based on Japan’s most famous artist.

Fancier Figurative Language: Use the Opposite

Let’s start with “As cold as fire.”

Fancier Figurative Language: Move the Simile

What if we started a sentence with the simile?

Writing Technique: Opposite Adjectives

A specific technique to help students add some spice to their writing. We’ll be using antonyms to describe the same topic!

Writing Sample: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Falling)

A passage from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: The Velveteen Rabbit (The Toys)

A passage from The Velveteen Rabbit to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: The Jungle Book (Bagheera)

A passage from The Jungle Book to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: The Wind in the Willows

A passage from The Wind in the Willows to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: Moby Dick

A passage from Moby Dick to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: Peter Pan

A passage from “Peter Pan” to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: The Fall of the House of Usher

A passage from “The Fall of the House of Usher” to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

Writing Sample: Anne of Green Gables

An intriguing passage from Anne of Green Gables to use as a mentor text, discussion starter, or writing prompt.

What’s In My Brain: Cute Baby vs Fast Cheetah

Can students spot similes vs metaphors?

Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)

Reduce anxiety by breathing in a square pattern.