Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Online Read Aloud Sites


Albert Einstein

“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”         

                                           ― Albert Einstein


KOL Jr. Stories - Online Picture Books Read Aloud - AOL Kids

kids.aol.com/KOL/1/KOLJrStories

Online Read Aloud Stories

www.hsd3.org/teachers/dalyelem/Daly_Site/Read_Aloud.html

Online Read-Alouds

204.39.37.13/.../language%20arts_online%20readalouds.htm

Read Along Stories and Songs - Reading Is Fundamental

www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet/bookzone/read_aloud_stories.htm

Interactive Story Books online - Woodlands Junior School

www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk › ... › Kids Index › Educational Games

Browse Our Kids' Stories - Speakaboos

www.speakaboos.com/stories

Online Stories for Kindergarten at Internet 4 Classrooms

www.internet4classrooms.com › Links for K12


Light Up Your Brain: Free Audio Books for Children  http://lightupyourbrain.com/stories/


Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Meet MR. EDMONDS! Another Sing About Science Teacher!


Doug Edmonds - Sing About Science ... and Math!

singaboutscience.org/.../search_all_2e4.php?...edmonds...


Mr. Edmonds has written 20 science songs!  These are also songs we can't live without!  Great teaching songs!  Enjoy!!! Lessons set to music come alive!









Have you met MR. PARR???


MrParr - Sing About Science ... and Math!

singaboutscience.org/.../search_all_2e4.php?...mr.+parr

Mr. Parr Science Songs -- 6th grade teacher Mr. Parr.  Songs include: Solar System; You're an Omnivore; Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall; Vocanoes; Types of Magnets; Tools of Astronomy; Heating; Succession; Rock Cycle; and more.  These songs are all available in video format on YouTube.

If you have never used these- you have got to take a look!  My kids LOVE these songs and they teach/review important science concepts in a very catchy way!  Please take a look/listen!!!

Monday, April 8, 2013

WingClips


WingClips


www.wingclips.com/

Now you can view inspirational movie clips from many of your favorite films. These WingClips™ can also be downloaded to use in your flip charts and different lesson presentation formats!  I have found some great clips for my lessons from this site!  Please explore this site and let me know what you think!



Monday, April 1, 2013

National Poetry Month

In 1996, April was named National Poetry Month by the Academy of American Poets to celebrate poetry across the country. If you are planning on incorporating National Poetry Month into your classroom or your school, here are a few of the many great ways to celebrate through the use of technology.

http://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/poetry/

http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com/2013/03/april-is-national-poetry-month.html

http://www.waltwhitman.org/calendar-of-events/details/158

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41




Ready Set STAAR Test Practice App



Description

Ready Set STAAR is an interactive resource that provides sample science test questions as practice for the Texas STAAR Science exam. Questions are grouped by grade level 3, 4, or 5, and are provided in both English and Spanish. After each set of 20 questions, students are given a summary of their score on the item set they have just completed.
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