1. My first video incorporates the life cycles of an ant, butterfly, frog and bee. This would be good to show at the beginning and the end of studying life cycles. In the beginning it would be good to point out the generalites of what all cycles have in common. At the end of the unit, teacher could stop along the way to question about similarities and differences.
http://www.blinkx.com/watch-video/life-cycles/tzc5xevnsT4wIEXtPgCSYQ
2. Second video is a cool song for Skip Counting. It is catchy and current, so I anticipate the kids will get into it and grasp the patterns of skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTYxfltyPgg
Isn't it amazing how many wonderful resources already exist out on the web, ready for use in your classroom? That life cycle video you found would be perfect for your 1st graders (too bad it's not in Spanish though). Keep looking - I bet there's one out there somewhere. If not, maybe you could make one yourself and post it on YouTube! :-)
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Yeah...a recurring problem for us bilingual teachers...but the visuals are good in either language. I will look for one in Spanish.
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