TEKS ELA Standard: 2.10.A

Inside Lego’s Robot Factory

World Record Basketball Shot off a Dam

World’s Best Juggler: Francis Brunn

bales of hay get into the Halloween spirit

the funniest table tennis match in history

double dutch

below the water level

Adorabilis: The Cutest Octopus

the underwater cables that connect the internet across conti

watch Roman Mars talk

“Good Flag, Bad Flag”

The Flying Train

world’s largest ship elevator

Yellow River meets the sea

of Kīlauea volcano

absolutely thrilling suspense

How Hard Can You Hit a Golf Ball

It’s a talking book

the master of paper airplanes

push a grown man around

Turbidity currents

the Berlin Clock

these pasta machines

Stocking Remote Lakes With Fish by Airplane

Banana Juggling by Joseph Viatte

How they recycle garbage

Railroad Tie Replacement Machine

Glass Armonica

Horned Caterpillar

Decades of Earthquakes

Scythe vs Brushcutter

How They Film Food Commercials

Wind-Powered Strandbeest Walks the Beach

A Mirror Made Entirely Out of Fur

Swimming Through a Lake of Jellyfish

William Tell Overture on Glass Bottles

Struggle Makes Us Stronger

How the lotus can teach your young students about resiliency.

Robot Writing: The Bridge

One painting of a bridge. Three robots. Who wrote it best?

Robot Writing: Orchestra

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

Think Like An Author: Hemingway vs Dickens

What if your students rewrote Dickens in the style of Hemingway and vice versa?

Writing Sample: A Christmas Carol (Cold)

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

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: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Shrinking)

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.

Impostor Syndrome

How high-performing students can often feel like they aren’t really that great.

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: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

A passage from “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” 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.

Persuasion and Packaging: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

How does a drink’s packaging affect us emotionally and logically?

Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)

Reduce anxiety by breathing in a square pattern.