December 2008
Super Action Comic Maker
by knannEasy to use Comic Creator to inspire story-telling.
Choose the background for your Action hero. Use the slider to choose the pose. Add speech bubbles and text. Click next top add up to six frames.
November 2008
BigUniverse.com
by knannRead & Create Children's Picture Books Online - Great authoring tool for creating your own books. Use the library of pictures or upload your own.
Writing Fun by Jenny Eather- helping kids write using text organizers.
by knannExcellent site for different genre examples and organizers. Takes time to get familar with site but worth it. Nice for smartboard as there is a write online feature.
October 2008
On the Tip of My Tongue
by knannIndex of Idiomatic expressions, spanish and french equivalents, some cartoon examples, audiory samples, contextual examples
June 2008
Into the Book: Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies
by knannThis is an outstanding resource....
Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Your class can watch our engaging 15-minute videos, and try the online interactive activities.
Behind the Lesson provides teachers with information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch our 10-minute professional development videos, and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.
Wordle: using word clouds in a lesson
by knannNice example of how to use wordle in the classroom as a pre-reading strategy.
Past Tense Game
by knann (via)Help Fernando get to school by typing the past tense of the verb shown on his book.
September 2007
eWord Game
by knannCompanion to textbook Houghton Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary but still useful for grades 1-6. Hover over the word or definition to hear it read aloud.
Carl's Corner
by knannAmazing site for K-2 teachers. Topics too numerous to list. Use the left side menu. Loads of printables for your classroom.
Writing notebook"Paragraph unit"Writing a Paragraph topic
by knann (via)BrainPop movie that explains how to write a paragraph. Great for whole class instruction and then let students review individually.
March 2007
Young Writers Workshop
by knann (via)This site contains many beautifully illustrated worksheets in pdf format that contain the beginning of a story. More story beginners are added frequently to the site, and students or teachers may submit a student story created with a Meddybemp starter. Students whose stories get published receive a free T-shirt and online publication! Selected students become Young Writers Workshop Published Authors!
ImaginOn Tale Spinner and Team Machine Activities
by knannFive interactive tools for writing in primary classrooms.
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