Series

GRASPhopper

47 episodes

GRASPhopper is a K-5 reading and writing channel that teaches one clear skill per short animated lesson. Its videos walk children through grammar and sentence conventions, punctuation and capitalization, nonfiction text structures, opinion and personal-narrative writing built step by step, paragraph structure, and seasonal vocabulary. Each video leads the class directly with worked examples and a quick try-it-yourself practice, so it drops easily into a mini-lesson or writing block. Teachers reach for GRASPhopper when they want a friendly, focused explainer that models a single writing or grammar target students can practice right away.

what this series covers

What GRASPhopper covers

47 episodes in the library, tagged for Pre-K–5th. Heaviest coverage: Reading & Writing (ELA). Between them they line up with 28 distinct standards across 1 framework.

Episodes per grade

Pre-K: 6
K: 7
1st: 14
2nd: 19
3rd: 27
4th: 33
5th: 17

Episodes per subject

Reading & Writing (ELA): 47

Common Core — ELA 28

W.3.3Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using descriptive details and clear event sequences.
W.4.1Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
L.1.6Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
L.2.6Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
RI.4.5Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
RI.5.5Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

+ 22 more

L.1.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.2.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
W.3.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
RI.3.8Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
L.1.2Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.2.2Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.2.3Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
W.4.3Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
L.3.1Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.3.2Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.3.3Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
L.4.2Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.4.3Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
RI.2.8Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text.
RL.1.2Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.2.2Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
W.3.4With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
W.3.5With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
W.3.6With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
W.4.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
W.4.5With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing.
W.4.6With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of one page in a single sitting.