What I’m Reading
Source: Leah Slucher Site: National Geographic Young Explorer The online version of National Geographic Young Explorers Magazine is a visual and auditory treat for your young scientists! Everyone knows how much young students love reading about animals. Now even emerging readers can get in on the fun! I found the site kid-friendly and super easy [...]
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The 100th day of school is coming up, a unique chance to do some special number work. One of the blogs I have enjoyed reading lately has been doing a great series on SMART Board friendly Hundred Day tools. Check them out at the SMART Board Goodies blog. I’ve always enjoyed Starfall’s Hundred Day activities, [...]
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I recently discovered a new blog that you might enjoy. It is written by Kevin Jarret and he has a host of exceptional technology activities for young students. He has an old post where he describes, in detail, how he uses PinkyDinkyDoo with his students for story telling and vocabulary acquisition. I thought it was [...]
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You may have noticed the Google logo the last few days paying tribute to the ground breaking television show Sesame Street. It turned forty years old and is still going strong. Sesame Street is designed for preschoolers, but kids of any age will enjoy a quick history lesson about the creation of the show. I [...]
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http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/class.html http://mrscoggin.edublogs.org/ I’ve recently subscribed to a blog titled “SMART Board Goodies.” There is an excellent collection of links to SMART Board and Tablet PC friendly resources, including this classification activity which was recently featured. Students earn points for correct answers and lose points for incorrect answers. A fun little space ship pops out to [...]
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By: Liane Dattilo, TabletTalk Guest Blogger My Story Maker is exactly what you would expect from the title, a story maker. It’s super simple interface can be navigated by the youngest elementary student, but it’s features are detailed enough to engage intermediate students as well. There are several settings, characters, scenery objects and props to [...]
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http://www.mightybook.com/ Animated children’s song and books! Illustrations are colorful and warm, and the text or lyrics are highlighted in red as the author or singer says the word. Young emerging readers will benefit from the familiar lyrics and story lines. There are controls allowing the teacher to stop the motion if you want to discuss [...]
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