Unite for Literacy. 35 Letters and Sounds Learning Games. School is beginning soon, and these 35 letter and sounds learning games and activities will help you prepare your new student in fun ways.
I hope you saw our 30 Great Back to School Printables to also help you prepare also. I know that parents out there with kids entering kindergarten for the first time are wondering what their kids should know before they head out to school on their own. Maybe you are a homeschool mom or teacher who needs great resources for the kids in your care. You have come to the right place. As a mom who once taught kindergarten, I always want to make sure my kids are well-prepared and can begin their school career with a bit of an advantage by knowing their letters and sounds. Muffin Tin Learning – Want to make learning fun? Alphabet Flower Garden – This garden is full of letters and learning opportunities. Magnetic Alphabet Board – This letter matching activity is self-contained and is a tool to get kids to match up letters and help with identification. Mr. Book and Reader Characteristics. Reader's Theater Editions (Readers Theatre, Free Scripts, Short Children's Plays)
Reader’s Theater Editions are free scripts for reader’s theater (or readers theatre) adapted from stories written by Aaron Shepard and others—mostly humor, fantasy, and world tales from a variety of cultures.
A full range of reading levels is included, with scripts aimed mostly at ages 8–15. The scripts may be freely copied, shared, and performed for any noncommercial purpose, except they may not be posted online without permission. As noted in the listing, some scripts come also in a “Team Version,” scripted for four readers with at least two females. BookBox. Story Nory - free audiobooks for kids. The Tin-soldier trembled; but he remained steadfast, showed no emotion, looked straight in front of him, shouldering his gun.
This touching story by Hans Christian Anderson relates how a brave tin soldier keeps a stiff upper lip throughout his adventures. He is treated unfairly but never complains, and always remains true to the toy ballerina with whom he has fallen in love. He stands as firmly on one leg as the others soldiers stand on two, and as Andersen says, he is the one who became famous. Natasha brings to life the magical world of the tin toys, as well as their very human emotions. Proofread by Claire Deakin.
The full text of The Streadfast Tin Soldier Hello Everybody, My Name’s Natasha, and His Royal Highness Prince Bertie the Frog has commanded me to tell you the storynory of The Tin Solider, by Hans Christian Andersen [version by Andrew Lang] But first, I’ll share a little gossip I picked up about Bertie. “That’s the wife for me!” Teach with Picture Books: history. While few of our students will go on to become best-selling authors, most as adults will use their writing to convince others: to buy, to act, to vote, to choose, to agree.
That's why it's so important that we as teachers help our students to develop effective persuasive writing skills. A fantastic new picture book will help students see that persuasion need not be a totally serious matter. In Lincoln Tells a Joke , authors Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer and illustrator Stacy Innerst help students discover the funny side of Abraham Lincoln.
(You can read some rave reviews for yourself at the Houghton Mifflin site) Although we now hold him in the highest regard, Lincoln for his time was an extremely unpopular president. My students appreciated that his quotes were printed in a more stylized, flowery font which made them easier to spot. I prefaced my reading aloud of the book with a short oral quiz on facts about Lincoln: What number president was he? Advertisers know better. First Book. We Give Books. DORF (DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency) - Online Activities 4 DIBELS. OverviewDORF is comprised of two components: Oral Reading and Passage Retell.
The oral reading component assesses the student's ability to read connected text fluently and with accuracy. The passage retell component assesses the student's comprehension, determined by both the number of words used and a quality of response rubric. DORF is administered MOY Grade 1 through EOY Grade 6. Wacky Web Tales Game similar to Mad Libs where students select a short story from over 50 titles, fill in 5-10 blanks with specific parts of speech, and then read the story with their words in it. Comic Strip Capers Choose from several interactive comic strips to read and select key words to direct the course of the story.
Topsy Turvy Tale Add a name and select a character in a story that combines reading and animation. Teacher Lesson Plans, Printables & Worksheets by Grade or Subject - TeacherVision.com. Reading Worksheets, Spelling, Grammar, Comprehension, Lesson Plans - Reading Rockets. Nonfiction Literacy and Current Events. ReadWorks.org. Read.
Focus Novel Studies Resources. Index page. GUYS READ. Word Families. PinkMonkey.com-450+ Free Book Notes,Study Guides,Chapter Summary,Online,Download Booknotes. StoryPlace: The Children's Digital Library. Inferences Worksheets. The Lexile Framework for Reading.
Literature Circles. Stories. Teach Your Monster to Read.