Vocab Lab: Exploring Vocabulary with Xylo and Coz
Catalogue Number: 600468
Producer: Human Relations Media
Subject: English
Language: English
Grade Level: 3 - 5, 6 - 8
Country Of Origin: United States
Copyright Year: 2009
Running Time: 67:40
Closed Captions: Yes
Alien space traveler Xylo is on a mission to explore Earth and learn all he can about vocabulary. Luckily, he gets a little help from Coz, a stray cat who happens to be a vocab whiz. Together, they take students on a colorfully animated adventure filled with mystery, thrills and plenty of laughs. Each of five episodes combines words and images to create memorable lessons. A Teacher's Resource Book continues the learning with illustrated reproducible worksheets.
Night of the Word Parts
Determined to outsmart bossy Lt. Veda, our heroes follow her to the castle of Dr. Wordkenstein-where they learn how to combine base words with prefixes and suffixes. (14:26)
Tomb of the Context Clues
To solve an ancient riddle, Xylo and Coz travel deep inside a Mayan pyramid. Together, they learn how context clues can help a reader discover the meaning of unknown words. (12:26)
Lights, Camera, Antonyms!
When Xylo and Coz find themselves on a blockbuster movie set, they learn the importance of correctly using synonyms and antonyms. They even get a lesson from a retired "movie star" on tackling analogies. (10:23)
The Island of Confusing Words
The daring duo accidentally beam themselves to a deserted island. Their only hope is to learn more about homophones, homographs and troublesome words. Will it be too late for these two castaways to make it home? (14:38)
Spies, Books and Reference Tools
Thinking they're cleverly disguised, Xylo and Coz go undercover to investigate reference tools. While learning how to use print and online resources, they stumble onto a nasty crime. Could Lt. Veda be the culprit? (14:39)
Includes: Five videos, teachers resource book and student handouts with pre/post test.
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