Finding Free Kids Books Online Connect with us on Facebook or Twitter for all our latest finds!! We're heading out for summer vacation soon and I asked my daughter what she wants to bring in her suitcase - her 'very important items' include a swimsuit, blankie & 32 books! So, as a parent, here's where I jump up and down saying 'Yea! She loves to read!" but the practical side of me says there's no way we can pack that many books. Not to mention, she's a voracious reader (finishes a book off faster than an ice cream cone!) So, I did some research on where we can find some online books & reading material for vacation and I thought I would share. Hope you find something to keep the kids happy and engaged too! One of the original places to find books online, Project Gutenberg takes books whose US copyright has expired and places them on the web in a digital copy. Many of the books found here are text only, available as html or in Kindle format (easily read on your laptop). 20 Summer Scavenger Hunts {free printables!}
Free Children's Books Online Introduction This is a listing of 234 sites that legally offer free ebooks for children to read. There is a separate listing of audio books for children at Best Free Audio Books Online For Children. (72 sites) This page is geared towards younger children. Free eBooks Online Teen and Young Adults for older children. All of these sites listed have content that is legal for them to distribute. This list is not comprehensive and if you know of any other sites please post in the comments below or at our forums. A comprehensive alphabetical listing of free books for reading or listening can be found on these pages: For a complete listing of the free ebook pages here at Gizmo's, see Free eBooks and Audio Books To Read Online or Download Libraries are also an excellent source for reading and listening materials for children. Children's eBooks Series Free Children's eBooks 2020ok around 100 books for babies through 12 nicely divided into categories. Arthur's Classic Novels Book Goodies For Kids eReader News
Teachers Hub @ Harpercollins We have a wide range of resources available to support our titles in the classroom. To browse our teachers’ notes, author profiles, reading lists and more on the HarperCollins Website, please click here. You can directly download our 2014 Education Catalogue here. Michael Morpurgo also has his own dedicated teachers resources located here. Like this: Like Loading... A Special Sparkle: Teaching Kids with Dyslexia When you go to school to become a special education teacher, you learn so much about the laws, IEP's, teaching reading, and generally ways to accommodate students with special needs. There is one slight problem with this system. Teachers are rarely taught specific strategies for specific disabilities. With a change in schools, my students are now a mix of high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder and students with dyslexia. Having a strong background in ASD, I've spent this year focusing on my skills for teaching with dyslexia in mind. It's made me realize just how little I was taught about dyslexia in my teacher training. Dyslexia is more than b's and d's People often think of mixing b and d as a sign of dyslexia, but it's so much more than that. Dyslexia is Neurological It's all in the brain! The often see words as shapes or ideas. The RULES of Reading Students with dyslexia need to learn the explicit rules for reading and what causes letters to make different sounds. What Can I do??
50 Incredibly Useful Links For Learning & Teaching The English Language - Teaching a new language to non-native speakers may be one of the most challenging educational jobs out there, so ELL teachers can use all of the help they can get! Thankfully, many excellent resources for ELL and ESL exist online, from full-service websites to reference tools and communities, all designed to make the task of educating ELL students just a little bit easier and more effective. We’ve scoured the Internet to share 50 of the best of these resources, and we hope you’ll find lots of valuable content and tools through these incredibly useful links for ELL educators. Websites Resource tools, printables, and other great stuff for ELL educators are all available on these sites. Articles & Advice Check out resource lists, journal articles, and ideas for best practices in ELL on these links. Organizations Take advantage of the great opportunities and resources available from these organizations that benefit ELL teachers. Learning Resources Teaching Resources Reference Communities & Blogs
20 Best Websites To Download Free EBooks Ebooks have revolutionized the way book enthusiasts engage with literature. With the ability to read on ebook readers or mobile gadgets, the convenience is unmatched. Moreover, the internet is flooded with platforms offering free or discounted ebooks. For those in search of the finest sources to download free ebooks or even market their ebooks online, here’s an exhaustive list detailing their respective formats and downloading procedures. 20 Places to Sell and Publish eBooks 20 Places to Sell and Publish eBooks "If you are good at something, never do it for free" is the most famous dialogue from movie... Project Gutenberg More info: Genre: VariousCompatible with: Kindle, .epub, .htmlSign-in required? Project Gutenberg is an esteemed online library offering complimentary public domain books. Hart’s inspiration for this library sprouted when he discovered the print copy of the Declaration of Independence was priced at $1.50, which he deemed excessive. ManyBooks Free-eBooks eBookLobby Smashwords
Picture Book Teaching Ideas Alphabetical List of Books: We have free teaching ideas and resources for hundreds of popular children's books. Browse the alphabetical list below by clicking on a letter and then choose a book cover! Return to the main Teaching Ideas Library contents here. 15+ Reading Strategies for Unknown Words {Tips for Parents} One thing that is almost certain as kids are reading aloud to us is they will come across words they do not know. Even if we pick out “just right” books for them, there will be a few unknown words in the text. (Please note: if kids have too many words that are unknown, the text is too hard for them and will cause frustration.) Most parents come well-equipped with the “just sound it out” method, but I’d like to share several other reading strategies for unknown words…things that you can say to your child when he reads/comes to a word he doesn’t know. Reading Strategies for Unknown Words Please take into consideration that the reading strategies you pick for your reader will totally depend on his reading development. Think about the Meaning Encourage readers to THINK about what they are reading. What would make sense in the sentence? Use Visual Clues from the Words Look at the first letter(s) of the word. Relate it to Talking Does that sound right to you? 1. 2. 3. 4. See On See On ~Becky
Flipagram Makes Instagram Slideshows Effortless I feel like I use Instagram in ways that the creators never intended. Sure I share what I’m doing across my social networks, and occasionally throw a vintage filter on there, but more than anything, I use it to send my photos to family back home. Sharing to Facebook is perfect for this, because most of my family uses the site. Best of all, I never have to explain what Instagram is to show them what’s up. In cases like these, I could manually download all of my photos, link to them individually, or make some sort of slideshow. Created as a side project by Josh Feldman and Raffi Baghoomian from HUGE‘s LA team, Flipagram lets you select photos from your Instagram library, sort them, add a title or a soundtrack and then share them via email, Facebook or YouTube. Check out the app via the link below and let us know what you think! ➤ Flipagram, $0.99 via the App Store
Learning Center Activities During 2004-2007, a team of teachers at FCRR collected ideas and created Student Center Activities for use in kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms. Accompanying these Student Center Activities is a Teacher Resource Guide and Professional Development DVD that offers important insights on differentiated instruction and how to use the student center materials. Frequently Asked Questions about Student Center Activities Grades K-1 Student Center Activities (2005) Grades K-1 Student Center Activities (Revised, 2008) Grades 2-3 Student Center Activities (2006) Grades 4-5 Student Center Activities (2007) Student Center Activities and Instructional Routines Search Tool The K-5 Student Center Activities (SCA) and K-3 Instructional Routines search tool provides teacher's access to the 522 individual SCA and the instructional routines from Empowering Teachers.
My Mommy Reads: Book Builder FREE I can't believe I haven't shared this resource before today! I'm so mad at myself! I LOVE Pioneer Valley Press' online bookbuilder! They have a paid version and also a free version. I bought the paid version but often find myself going to the free online version because it so quick and easy! Here's how it works! Step One. Click on the picture to go the site! Step Two. Choose a leveled book! Step Three. Type in the name of your student and other names of their choosing. Step Four. Click build! Step Five. Print! These books are fabulous! I have made several for T with family names and he thinks it is just plain cool to see the names of people he loves! Happy reading!
Teaching Websites Dreamreader 15 terrific resources for close reading Snap Learning is a longtime partner and supporter of The Cornerstone, and they have sponsored this post. Though their products are not included in the roundup below as these resources are free, I encourage you to check out their Close Reading Portfolio or request a demo of the product here. They’re a fantastic company and I believe their interactive close reading exercises are among the best on the market. Close reading is an important part of Common Core because it helps students think and reflect deeply on the text. However, it think it’s a great strategy for ALL teachers to use, regardless of whether your state has adopted Common Core. I remember teaching my third graders to use “think marks” like stars, question marks, and exclamation marks as far back as 2001. There is no one set way or “right” way for teaching kids to do close reading. Hopefully your students aren’t doing THAT kind of close reading. All of the resources below contain FREE info and valuable ideas in the post.