This clip can be used to discuss language barriers. Basil is a manager at a hotel and hires Manuel as a waiter. He tries to communicate with Manuel that there is too much butter on the trays he is bringing to the guests, but Manuel and Basil don't understand the other person's language. Manuel teaches Basil how to say "donkey" ("burro"), while Basil teaches Manuel how to say "mantequilla" ("butter") in English.

This catchy song explains what a palindrome is.

Akeelah went to turn off the TV but instead, she saw the Scripps Spelling Bee competition instead. After seeing the contestant won the national spelling bee, Akeelah took the initiative to learn the winning word "Brunneous" and added it to the list of other vocabulary words that she was learning on her own. 

TD trains his new puppy by reading him a book. TD explains the terms "paleontologist" and "dinosaurs" and the meaning of the past to the new puppy.

Martha is a puppy at an animal shelter. The worker at the animal shelter tells Martha all the possibilities he could be when someone takes him. This video explains the term possibility.