English Language Arts Family Playlists
How Family Playlists Work
Search for standards-aligned Family Playlists for K-8 with short videos and practice activities from respected sources such as PBS LearningMedia and Starfall, auto-graded questions, and an activity that students do with their family.
1
Discover & Assign Quality Content
Choose and assign pre-built, standards aligned playlists. Families access via text in their home language (no sign-in required).
2
Students Teach Their Families
Students review concepts and teach their family partners what they are learning by leading a collaborative, offline activity.
3
Families Provide Feedback
Families send feedback about the experience, providing valuable insight into student understanding and an open door into meaningful dialogue around learning.
For Elementary School Teachers
Sample Family Playlist:
Long-e Vowel Teams: EE, EA, EY (2nd Grade)
Family Exploration:
Language Arts Assignment:
At the end of the lesson on long-e vowel sounds, browse the library and assign a matching playlist to your class.
Student response:
Students and their families search around their home to find examples of words with long-e sounds, write them down, and write a sentence using those words. They take a photo of their work and upload it.
Family Feedback:
Families send feedback and start a dialogue to better support their child’s learning.
Other Language Arts Playlists for Elementary School
For Middle School Teachers
Sample Family Playlist:
Writing an Argumentative Essay (8th grade)
Family Exploration:
Language Arts Assignment:
As part of a lesson on persuasive writing, browse the library and assign a matching playlist to your class.
Student response:
Students select an issue that they’d like to see change at home, at school, or among their friends. They then discuss the issue with a family partner, write a persuasive paragraph, and read it to their family partner, asking if the argument changed their thinking. Post-conversation, they upload the document.
Family Feedback:
Families send feedback and start a dialogue to better support their child’s learning.
Other Language Arts Playlists for Middle School
See Family Playlist in Math and Science
Family Playlists are available for teachers, schools, and districts of all sizes.
