Free School provides this brief, to-the-point explanation of homophones. The video isnt going to win any awards for imagination, however it works in its delivery of the rules for utilizing their, theyre, and there..

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GCF Learn Free offers this 90 second video description of when to utilize there, theyre, and their. The video utilizes little GI Joe characters to discuss the correct use of each word. Judging by the YouTube comments below the video the majority of people like the approach of the video but some do not like the use a military style for the video.

Making videos about homophones can be a great way for students to remember and discover how to utilize them. On Next Vista for Learning youll find this student-produced video explanation of the differences between their, there, and theyre.

On Sunday early morning I was writing in a little a hurry and overlooked an error in the title of my post about utilizing the netstat command to see the connections a computer is making to external sites and devices. The error I made (Ive since fixed it) was to use “theyre” when I must have used “their.” I know the difference and have taught the distinction to students for as long as I can remember. That said, my error presented a good chance to dig up some short video lessons about the distinctions in between “there,” “their,” and “theyre” and when to use every one..