Holiday traditions

¡Qué Montón de Tamales!

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This is a Christmas story that features a Hispanic family. It's also a tale about why it's better to tell the truth than to panic and try to cover up a problem.

Author:

Gary Soto

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:13

One Zillion Valentines

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Marvin and his friend Milton know that in order to get a valentine, you have to give one.

Author:

Frank Modell

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:06

Communities of the Past (2006)

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This program explains that monuments and statues remind us of a community's past. Introduces the history of Native Americans in a survey of the homes built by Indians of the Pacific Northwest, the Woodlands, the Plains and the Southwest. Reviews the changes brought by the Pilgrims, how colonists established Williamsburg and how settlers advanced into the West.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:10

A Very Brave Witch

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One Halloween, a little witch decides she'd finally like to see what this special night is about. Once she makes a new friend, she discovers trick-or-treating with humans isn't bad after all.

Author:

Alison McGhee

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

0:07