Series

The Electric Company (2009)

38 episodes

The 2009 reboot: a crew of kids in the Fuego neighborhood with word powers, up against the Pranksters, who delete letters and scramble signs. Most episodes run 22 to 28 minutes, a few shorter. Each one hangs on decoding under pressure and spotlights five or six vocabulary words. A comic-book scavenger hunt teaches individual, opponent, and merit; an election episode covers campaign, poll, and debate; a magic act runs on transform and reptile. Guest stars turn up constantly, from Jimmy Fallon to Samantha Bee to Tiki Barber. These 38 titles are the 2009 reboot only.

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What The Electric Company (2009) covers

38 episodes in the library, tagged for 1st–3rd. Heaviest coverage: Reading & Writing (ELA) and Math. Between them they line up with 18 distinct standards across 2 frameworks.

Episodes per grade

1st: 2
2nd: 38
3rd: 37

Episodes per subject

Reading & Writing (ELA): 38
Math: 1

Common Core — Math 1

2.MD.C.8Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately.

Common Core — ELA 17

L.2.6Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
RF.2.4Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
RF.2.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RL.2.1Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
L.2.4Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content.
L.3.4Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content.

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L.3.6Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases.
RL.2.3Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
RL.3.3Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
RI.2.1Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
RI.3.1Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
RL.3.1Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
SL.3.4Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details.
RF.1.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RF.3.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
RL.3.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
SL.3.1Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.