Sunday, February 3, 2013

Favorite Apps So Far...

Animoto
Love this app for creating videos for my kids!


A great app for spelling and word creation.


Create a cartoon.


This app is awesome - it costs a bit but it's totally worth it.  Kids can go to various islands & choose books to place in thier backpack to read.  This app also has educational videos.  LOVE it!!!

 
Who doesn't love Starfall???  A great app for beginning readers and children who are learning to read!


Sign up for Raz-Kids for reading!  A great tool for home reading & reading programs at school.  I adore this one too!!!  There's a cost to this one too, but it's worth it!


These apps are great for stories & reading.   Kids can choose to read on thier own or read along.  Words are highlighted as they are read.  There are many free stories to choose from.


A great app for kids telling a story.  You simply have the child dictate thier story & it writes the words for you.  Editing will be required.


One of my most favortie apps of all time!!!  The kids love this one!  Add a picture into the story & voila your name & face are included in storytime!  Everyone wants a turn at it!  There is one free story included & you can buy other stories for $7.00.  WORTH IT!!!


These are apps by Collins.  You can read a story & create one of your own.  The stories provided are a little boring, but you can jazz your own story up!  They are free & the story creator section is VERY good!!!

What are your favorite apps for learning & education?  I'd love to know!  Please add your favorites to the "comment" section so I can check them out!


Favorite Story Writing Websites:


I absolutely LOVE this site!!!
You can have your kids choose characters, settings & write some amazing stories to print off!
www.kerpoof.com



This is another site that is amazing for story writing!  Check it out!
www.storybird.com

Monday, June 27, 2011

My Favorite Back to School Read Aloud

Listen Buddy by Helen Lester Realoud


This is a great back to school book to read to kids of all ages - it has a great lesson!

Monday, May 9, 2011

My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza

This is one of my favorite read-alouds to use in my classroom.  My kids brainstorm different ideas & characters that they could use to write their own Lucky Day stories.
Enjoy the story!

Monday, April 4, 2011

Never Take a Shark to the Dentist - Activities for Reading & Writing

Never Take a Shark to the Dentist: and Other Things Not to Do
This is a great book for elementary school level.  It is a great discussion starter to talk about why you wouldn't do certain things and lets children's imaginations run a little - which is a good thing!
Grades 1-2 could write their own 'never sentences', compile a book together as a class and end with a 'but always sentence'. 
Grades 3-4 could write their own mini-books with the following video.  With this mini-booklet they could have a title page, '6 never sentences' & a final page with their 'but always sentence'