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8th grade study skills short stories audio
The Ransom of Red Chief - by O. Henry - Audio Recording
O. Henry's hilarious story packed with irony, malapropisms, and humor makes a delightful piece of literature to introduce to one's scholars. Depending on the age and reading level of those scholars, this great short story can be a challenge for some to see the humor through colloquial language.
Reading aloud to one's scholars is the best way to emphasize the tone and humor of the characters and situations; just the additional of vocal tone helps the scholars find the depth of the theme behind t
Grades:
7th - 10th
MR CAT and the MAGIC CASTLE AUDIOBOOK
Here's the audiobook "Mr Cat and the Magic Castle" , paperback version available on Amazon typing the title. Mr Cat and the Magic Castle is about a messy cat and his best friend Nugget, a hamster. They visit a magic castle and live a new adventure full of fun and troubles coming up.The topics of this story are: Rooms of the housePrepositions of placeWild animals and their body partsColoursThe audiobook is narrated by an American children books narrator. Voices, sound effects to follow the story
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1st - 10th
The Most Dangerous Game - Richard Connell -Audio Recording w/ Enrichment Effects
Richard Connell's classic tale of dread, intrigue and mystery on a dangerous tropical island is an exciting piece of literature to introduce to one's scholars. Depending on the age and reading level of those scholars, this great short story can be a challenge for some to visualize the action and setting of the story. Reading aloud to one's scholars is the best way to emphasize the experience of the characters as well as the risk and nefarious nature of the situations. Cadence, dialect and vocal
Grades:
7th - 10th
Relaxing Focus and Study Music Playlist_3
Spoken Wordplay Podcast Community has created a 46-minutes Focus Music Playlist 3 for students to listen while they're studying to help enhance and stimulate creative learning. I would like to give recognition to 5 amazing artist for their hard work creating these relaxing and dreamy Alternative Hip Hop music such as Epidemic Sound Artists- "Cloudshifter" by Auxjack"From Uptown" by Don Vayei"Warm and Cozy" by Sarah, the lllstrumentalist"State of Emergency" by James Carr"Gentle Echo
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Relaxing Focus and Study Music Playlist _2
Spoken Wordplay Podcast Community has created a 51-minutes Focus Music Playlist 2 for students to listen while they're studying to help enhance and stimulate creative learning. I would like to give recognition to 5 amazing artist for their hard work creating these relaxing and dreamy Alternative Hip Hop music such as Epidemic Sound Artists- "Red Orchard" by Justnormal "Ginger Chews" by Dylan Sitts "Soul Single Serenade" by Dusty Decks"Done-Zo_" by 91nova "Broken Glass Everywhere" by R
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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EDGAR ALLAN POE--The Cask of Amontillado--A Reading
Professional actor and teacher Thom Bray is back with another exciting Wordplay Audio Theatre presentation, this time a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale of horror, "The Cask of Amontillado."
This tale of horror and revenge is a perfect read along for Halloween, or any time of the year you're feeling in a bone chilling mood.
This Wordplay Theatre reading is perfect for English/Humanities classes, ELL, ESL, Drama and Speech, or just for holiday fun! The reading is about 13 minutes in le
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (audio recording)
O. Henry's classic tale of mutual sacrifice for the sake of love is a fine piece of literature to introduce to one's scholars. Depending on the age and reading level of those scholars, this great short story can be a challenge for some to see the emotional aspect through the prose. Reading aloud to one's scholars is the best way to emphasize the emotional experience of the characters; just the additional of vocal tone helps the scholars find the depth of the theme behind the words. If the schol
Grades:
7th - 12th
The Interlopers - by Saki - Audio Recording
Sakis classic tale of reconciliation and irony, is an exciting piece of literature to introduce to one's scholars. Depending on the age and reading level of those scholars, this great short story can be a challenge for some to visualize the action and setting of the story. Reading aloud to one's scholars is the best way to emphasize the experience of the characters as well as the risk and nefarious nature of the situations. Cadence, dialect and vocal tone all help the scholars find the depth of
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7th - 10th
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O'Henry--A Chaparral Christmas Gift: A Reading
Professional actor and teacher Thom Bray is back with another exciting Wordplay Audio Theatre presentation, this time a reading of O'Henry's tale of an unusual Texas Christmas, "A Chaparral Christmas Gift."
Almost everyone knows "The Gift of The Magi," but few know of this delightful western tale of love, jealousy, and the holiday spirit, complete with one of O'Henry's classic surprise endings.
This Wordplay Theatre reading is perfect for English/Humanities classes, ELL, ESL, Drama and Speech
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Short Stories : My Friend the Beast
My Friend the Beast" is a short story that tells the tale of a young boy who befriends a fearsome beast. The boy lives in a village surrounded by a dense forest, and one day he stumbles upon a terrifying creature with sharp claws, long fangs, and a menacing growl.Despite his initial fear, the boy finds himself drawn to the beast's gentle nature and begins to visit him regularly in the forest. The two develop a deep friendship, with the boy bringing food and stories to share with his new companio
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PreK - 10th
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K-ESS3-1
, K-ESS3-2
, K-ESS3-3
The Rich Man and Lazarus mp3 Performance Track by Kathy Troxel
Also available - free lyric sheets, mp3, CD, DVD, book, mp4, m4v
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3rd - 9th, Adult Education
the anger flame rap
this rapp was made for the study and educational purposes of the anger flame learning what makes you angry made is important
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6th - 8th
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Spanish short story audio for listening comprehension
The audio is an easy to access audio MP3 file that can be listened and downloaded, then shared on Google Classroom, Schoology and other school sites.This is an authentic and original short story I recorded. I use it as a listening comprehension activity for Spanish 2, 3 both native and non-native speakers. I believe it can also be a resource for native and advanced Spanish 1 speakers. I use these as a warm-up activity at the beginning of class. I suggest students listen to the story at least twi
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5th - 12th
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Ambush - by Tim O'Brien - Audio Recording
This is a quiet, ambient recording of an excerpt from Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. It runs approximately 6:45 and contains some images of combat violence, as one would expect of a recollection of a Vietnam in-country tour experience.
This story is very useful for discussions of regret, universal theme, war, peace, and a host of other related topics.
Since the story is far from covered by the public domain provision, I offer it here free of charge with great respect to Mr. O'Brien and
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8th - 12th
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Ahead of the Curve Ep 3: Study Skills and Strategies for Independent Learning
This is an audio file from Strive Academics' Ahead of the Curve podcast. Evergreen episodes are on TpT, but if you'd like to receive episodes with time sensitive information or new episodes when published, subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.Episode Summary:Many students are struggling to stay on track while schools have shifted online due to COVID-19. Even the most meticulous students can lose track of assignmen
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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The Bamboo Cutter - Myths of The World
One of the many audio books on podcast for children from our series " Myths of the World".
For Children: Adventure, enchantment, romance, magic, princes and princesses in these stories from all around the world.
For Teachers and Parents: Enhance your child brain imagination ability by focusing on auditory stimulation through audio books specifically developed by our neurologists at Templeton Institute for Neurology.
These stories are written by cultures all over the world, refined over many gene
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2nd - 9th, Staff
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Who's There? - by Arthur C. Clarke - Audio Recording
Arthur C. Clarke's great science fiction suspense story. A terrific 12 minute long story to teach setting, atmosphere, and twist endings. I recorded this story for my own scholars to listen to as they read along on their own. It worked out so well, and this story is not yet among the public domain, so I offer it to you here for free. If you enjoy it, please look for some of my other audio recordings that you may find useful.
Grades:
7th - 9th
Ahead of the Curve Ep 5: Simple Reading Strategies For Students
This is an audio file from Strive Academics' Ahead of the Curve podcast. Evergreen episodes are on TpT, but if you'd like to receive episodes with time sensitive information or new episodes when published, subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.Episode Summary:Are you struggling with Reading and Reading Comprehension? In this episode, Ralston will talk about things students should keep in mind when working on improv
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ahead of the Curve Ep 6: Maintaining Knowledge During The Summer
This is an audio file from Strive Academics' Ahead of the Curve podcast. Evergreen episodes are on TpT, but if you'd like to receive episodes with time sensitive information or new episodes when published, subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.Episode Summary:Summer is approaching, though to students, it can feel like it started a little early. To teachers, summer is when students notoriously forget a lot of the in
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ahead of the Curve Ep 4: Simple Math Strategies For Students
This is an audio file from Strive Academics' Ahead of the Curve podcast. Evergreen episodes are on TpT, but if you'd like to receive episodes with time sensitive information or new episodes when published, subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.Episode Summary:Are you struggling with Math? In this episode, Ralston talks about things students should keep in mind when learning mathematical concepts as well as some tip
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ahead of the Curve Ep 8: Simple Science Strategies For Students
This is an audio file from Strive Academics' Ahead of the Curve podcast. Evergreen episodes are on TpT, but if you'd like to receive episodes with time sensitive information or new episodes when published, subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.Episode Summary:Are you looking for basic strategies to increase your student's understanding of science concepts? In this episode, Ralston will talk about the core things st
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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End of the day
End you classes with this short meditation practice. Help them to settled and get ready for home time. Try this with different groups and get feedback from parents and see if it works.
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Ahead of the Curve Ep 10: Simple Social Studies Strategies For Students
This is an audio file from Strive Academics' Ahead of the Curve podcast. Evergreen episodes are on TpT, but if you'd like to receive episodes with time sensitive information or new episodes when published, subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.Episode Summary:This episode concludes the Simple Strategies series. In this episode, Ralston talks about simple methods to helping students obtain a firm foundation in socia
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Ahead of the Curve Ep 7: Other Ways To Stay Productive During Breaks
This is an audio file from Strive Academics' Ahead of the Curve podcast. Evergreen episodes are on TpT, but if you'd like to receive episodes with time sensitive information or new episodes when published, subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.Episode Summary:Last week we talked about reasons why students should review a little during the summer and school breaks, but what if you have that covered and are looking f
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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