Bring technology into your Foundation Phase Reading lessons

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Here in South Africa the 2012 year has started and the Foundation Phase (Grades R-3) has started implementing the new CAPS curriculum. I thought this would be a great opportunity to draw your attention to 12 websites that have great reading material for your young learners.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Storyline Online</span><br /></b><a href="http://www.storylineonline.net/">http://www.storylineonline.net/</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">This site is presented by the Screen Actors Guild  Foundation. This is an online video programme with their members reading stories aloud. Each story has some activity suggestions plus a further Activity Guide download with some superb activities and ideas on it. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_Z0PJX5geYakFuKCz4JCzGUptGwTH74n-1xd4-wQ9MoWjylZfa9pxMfgh17zPUk8aoPRN57lvOTvx0J3QdxJKzENIdJ4TkafWWwGFlwAWVudTfW2mUzHtkQvuXNlSo3owZ0lZd-ecqQ/s1600-h/image3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1za-7oAEypxrrZJBkzmsCVE4wbCKilG0exQlDgOIESOone6b9h_hAuUKa-3IW3UP5XmOyqJ0gnfND99ZQPzWKMHezx3dbsJV84GRlNgUageb13aQ9rgPY2cPuIzxMOHuUvUa_uU3435E/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Tale of Peter Rabbit</span><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.rif.org/assets/interactive/peter_rabbit.html">http://www.rif.org/assets/interactive/peter_rabbit.html</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This is Beatrix Potter’s famous tale beautifully retold using the original drawings and showing the words so that the learners can read along.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYVVXKRC682bMo2mw6gUEL1SbbOZTXOykAfJB_jEdy55TDoYxz9qtJEg9WEN3escK3na9CbDbSP7ttHkLA4I3H3ShiGn0Y4s0Zl6ty7oevSTaoOdBPl1ADJOIOeCpaIQ5gAZxN37j11g/s1600-h/image13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lmyyPQinXuKxMhtZMMmW1M7fd-DLQsiicenU3-zxY51MPBMQhLf478IsN1YrURwAJjK3AWu-9BeAMeIJv5YZ5bAv4kvcLvoRU5LKPAvJq10yDPshsnpazcKoMmO-rg5KXOVU0q2PzG8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4wXfotrPoJnBF_YiD2llwaIcWyaib1CjLqaxD8SZkzv5QWMeFTjkCai40Q8tu-YiF1R3iCrBHQAgDJpJkaKI7aqTVW51tS49cvUwfy-n75WCO2vTiCm01Zi8MrC3hyu9uGXJEA-NDhc/s1600-h/image181.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLR1cK8s_EBDln6NX7KR0o3u1wtbWlFdkly1D2lMtiHbsYJduQ63yzYGvlfYdnKDoO8EUFM6ywUh4I0-fzwng6-35Cgmvn0cxA1fE03nRce4bMVMWJVc2d7iLcut8K8COC3rjGLHGG7A/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. <b>Speakaboos</b></span><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.speakaboos.com/stories">http://www.speakaboos.com/stories</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniea2oekjgXyxEFHP_smNKfNKsvFpNm_UZhXuYHg6Wzz89hrehy7owfhY5FzXWDz53kNg0UdRto5w6wHPP-Vq4kdj4H3jVkNmFIQzQETdwlqZnzR_Bi4V4FCS2nimtgcgsXFFigYnffI/s1600-h/image311.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hFdhP6qmZbBM7GhhRbr5sj6e1PR3icCMa1VcOrnGyv8vJEn5EAdVzfy0ttorArUbBicajKLk5y57G3DZgu4QbUB8ouqnwA6w9zz9Qgn-pxOOJ21CUvRJy4GxWOkQ0GbZZd9jW0Xaux0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. <b>Riffs Reading Planet</b></span><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet/bookzone/read_aloud_stories.htm">http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet/bookzone/read_aloud_stories.htm</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5K1GizOa1Azxa123AylIWF-djxbH7XnYGLXivRfjnVQ1czcT_JqHuPFPSo2LFRn54zCqHPozWLzrDolNzAjf_1qwSkFbQXFtr6XZ37m1SnH6t5SyhbzcSS07ZegVaFYhb0rBhG0PqE8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Topmarks</span><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://topmarks.co.uk/EducationalGames.aspx?cat=37">http://topmarks.co.uk/EducationalGames.aspx?cat=37</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdd0eoG8tA0CSbA4RL0p9ETqdCosw0UkyYXA6wUxo39CTH0YDiZxzvy8kRAhy0O_qLdHZHfdTbe-t9xv9ssHhs5OR1dYmWxY5GNe0mgHjLf83ITV0No6T1VOW3xhZSVqHq-XxTduETApQ/s1600-h/image10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjMazASOyoG0GblNhmFBV6hYA7_aFYgBowO9wLlqRN3ogWZBkofNb_X6Ss8rqKj4rnxnJIfvqHUtE2fG4tyK5H_CR-Th0G-qmhak3UT82qtjmJ8Uh6gGwdk_YhxKoYsUOI5HCY68QMEY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">6. <b>Meegenius e-books for kids</b></span><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.meegenius.com/store/books/free/">http://www.meegenius.com/store/books/free/</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOm0LuF4EwVHbExRYvtowiq2IwKZNMlN8XaadUejavGkN6MiLW01GjwHr36c1i3FNs_eR5wk8RyEh6dGB66Mu5zWl6UcNrRmEvNU_e9JoMI73jL2A7CL1qKSqhcB0SPaFITGAW9L_Bwo/s1600-h/image141.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93pQtWZUPjwwaYB_ok2Pmmfcrn9SJV7G3fY0C5lNdcD9PQjj37A2ptkikpudWao_s8reDfls-_AeHWZ6I_v-7Xq5965ySvwSwQZOggFAcFk47WES0e8IaBMzDzjxBLaPf-Lc4d7MgR9Y/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">7.  </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">AOL Kids</span><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/koljrstories/archive/animal-stories">http://kids.aol.com/KOL/2/koljrstories/archive/animal-stories</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHUg73gBsxTblpyMADMDIbFNLUvYZtwFpTQlOv_Jouhf4sL3_wGmRU5U5Ui6UckUtrUi0EB7NF0J4aNanlRkdwTyazQK6-HBMeXLERs1-AltAvWkx6KbdVBcIYdLdNwSF2x4gj2qEfDU/s1600-h/image17.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiC7TLVM-6EuZUOcqWN4-ZtLtnLU89_hlzFuLBGviNnp7o1BUC7uOlPFG1-C1rD-UT1FZoQyd9q1m68OHXIIR2N1YrY7YgnZmtVc3dsBJ4MOysUzq01wjbNubSkvPzKj-egmAy3YHHM08/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">8. <b>PBS Kids</b></span><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="http://pbskids.org/lions/stories/">http://pbskids.org/lions/stories/</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZXhL0V7rLUGyIAOV3Qwu2yOcv9rcLgILXuEbs2sr5v-mBNpol19qROFXULl74pvb6BtV7Ur6LYWedpLb-R_53a_xXgN2Y7tD_Uap-Ydlvq0_76W1VvZ-KDw57vNiqGqM5MRw8Kg3rdE/s1600-h/image20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDE1ZBGjmAmLvqY3W3p2hjstc-5PvR9gh_rkbg1K3ekdpxP9gZec_8wM8s2Y7Bkc_L6361JIPovstu4CAkfoy7wD8bXU4SCfg-vAAo7dHVuO_UpsS1pg8fjjHF3lhbZ5yJsMAyw-2eXo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">9. </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Read to me</span><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.readtomelv.com/current-books/">http://www.readtomelv.com/current-books/</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBAqZEZJzsshuQ1LEtNPNHz2gHfYmncbFsAaknxMYWUqBZj61vAMc9xwovZjx7gM_BkQJ8DbBMsVOiBs7GOG0Msb6_D-36ubOG2u3dBjOMasCOfjchN_VrrShwG4JfcqyaTBYgGXDEgM/s1600-h/image24.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Iyio0KN6ytqp4h3Onz7k8g2IfxcwDaok9dFn2ewUTMvzB6zntfdKESXNOzU60ltCRuJh8DfQJBmpeT7JBY0-krYN5SA1Mtjmn68FMlk-dGcknshy0KujxA1Bb3SbEWH0ycueGgfZnu0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">1</span><span style="font-size: large;">0. <b>National Geographic Young Explorer</b></span><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngyoungexplorer/moreissues.html">http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngyoungexplorer/moreissues.html</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjXc-ig3xbZdy5wxqAhBm869wSW_lSVyQ2iu15fQIhJcpYi6DLXVlfYnlRrNGrx38UYjNry1mv8WW0VlPPQP33PhUa7yCEcsTSwFwtpbSFqZLxT9U4JDURFKoHMMde-tCD3U-7lpI_Ag/s1600-h/image27.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6w1WeAJvuTcgEZlFZSjSZihhvAX0m6Zv5alsdA0fqZwnZc1rMvDKaE3JHZav8mSzTZpyiMgZF2TtGoMPFRlv9Z6yc77udCPJMeENVAGzkE9FAvcWynB796W2-TH3ltM2Yvk56p7aHRJE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">11. </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">Starfall</span><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.starfall.com/">http://www.starfall.com/</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKraRp6stYP1W4VFVCZ_bMjPrFnpr0wbWIuj06Dfno6fAj8MzR90Da35au29Z_Ex675GNdn0DbbvyYrP-R_tsEjCqBwiFvCm_nMJ59Qs0Snov0-t486QbVlbN07v18gAgUDg5wla0Tmao/s1600-h/image30.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjtmf05WYsGG7T7TIV8Ix1QPn4I2VT_hWZgouM8EboEXkfIiW6ZMhtH8KgtsWed0EqKEAcgWqb1UGotu88ZBVVROdetZb9ofHzar-A8L7fHzP_beK_x_YaG52Momfp0GjnoL13EgcXX8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">12. <b>Short stories</b></span><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/childrenindex.html">http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/childrenindex.html</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SobvCWPEJC6BJd7oR8uCrgAPWoHLqxyExQ1nj_QyqLPpi1_bvcdHDWew3BwZiuhQoqgv7LSnDu8gAZ59mZD0poeXo_TOs_ToCJbYZo-0Ct8HQzWsPSTicnhRYc-npaLIGVy20rVBC8I/s1600-h/image33.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYqig98pYxReWeSMjlN4YeideTKmIqiWJ_-zwwZehyphenhyphenA85LXiQfXqA8okj46zsCikIjD2y7NQ2t9VLr_3SHuxOhzfPoayfyY3omDjrt6fozmhVPMAiKruFaKvIiqN_-2VdhS32WVxk6qQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Classroom application</span><br /></b><span style="font-size: small;">Perhaps you don’t have the facilities to make use of these in your classroom – but have you ever considered creating a classroom blog? You could then list these websites on the blog so that parents can make use of them at home. </span></span></div>

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