Please visit e-classroom.co.za - a wonderful South African resource site for R-3 teachers

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do take a look at our wonderful ‘proudly South-African” site, </span><a href="http://e-classroom.co.za/" style="font-family: inherit;">http://e-classroom.co.za</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">,  that provides a delightful array of FREE beautifully created worksheets for our South African teachers. This site, e-Classroom,  has reached over 500 000 hits and is the number one “e-classroom” website on Google!<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9JwmYV7kfyMe_X84gCdXXBjpEdQzhYN1zAxmI0_mr_D94F5fYt__j72mUJ0CAVZWS1Jl8uY9h4BBgASd9OoPLdSflFScQNp2jNGRrAo5iwHLwp6t2RXh1Thvx7Xi5YfK6tB_uMj4hrs/s1600-h/image10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-IzRHt7RYXMjTD_l7aPzWCWXnI0fa1gMyx9G06lrTjdF1wV6B1vNsCTW1hJDfD8WuR9Cd0JEccuzH8aOpoX4-p23gU5j8oDUsa18HNu3MZ55RjW4Tga4OHlKt6qle6fWYhgqqfYpWCE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="223" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">e-Classroom is a portal which provides free support resource material for educators and parents and is aimed at learners in Grades R-3. Their content is very much in line with 21st century learning, and the worksheets are creative and promote motor skills.  These cover the subject matters of Maths, English, Science, Health and Nutrition, Life Skills, Art and Craft. This is all open source and provided to users via their website at no cost.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jkMjLC9rHLD5ojibgsI094P7MqRYAiUMB-YtELeJ1TdyDbInjwiUil3QRFh8c6wC_Brcq9liXrXO_tZUzAMLMdQDwQbMqpb7DF_JWVQ0Dfj8hoXY5-hAPgUI6p6dkn-eH36wqR4Y6hQ/s1600-h/image11.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-8skUNXquIuIKUX4tRblGbWPTRwLuX_I-G7c6ciBATwP7S-b2WHNSJ2b_4Ro4x_SNJJLrqaDEgUEwwPZ0ICWBG5v5jpfiGvNdTFvuxuSUWkwNeGFWyOI3zMUQthPFVRASujmt0B_Bo_M/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="223" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do take a look around. You’ll see the Foundation Phase CAPS documents have been posted there, and the worksheets are out of this world! These worksheets could save teachers a LOAD of time…something every teacher needs! I am sure the learners will love using them as not only are they beautifully presented, but they are fun to work with. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the new sections that I absolutely LOVE is called ‘Learn to draw’. The learners can practise drawing all sorts of animals using these methods. This is found within the ‘Latest Content’ section where you can browse and see what is on offer that might interest you.</span> <br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Save our elephants petition  </b></span> <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">I noticed this petition form called ‘Save our elephants’ petition on the website on behalf of the IFAW Animal Action Team, encouraging world leaders to uphold and enforce the ban on ivory trade. That’s a good cause to make known to our learners and be involved in right now.</span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNObi-fNz0DFXHQffFBwFG_de9A7OI68CIqZJz42fX3INwPDdY5hS6Uw1mqie4RVxMADSzLCTcFWz9mvNvWvWt5yMs8RvbR54LoZ3R3ZtnNDIIZtaO1-g8qpVXKePdi_JCpY-0vg2y6A/s1600-h/image3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIJuOXvSS_LuqO5LNTdgesc5VT24WQGPDzBukT85_EBmqdl9zygQu3GoCTqncLHybRxbJREBcSPnodXvhaVZuoXR7iWMbCZX0v1NP5AbfYqcZYDEjIwEr8DysNoKDvk6L-dVrpJdexz4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The site owners say “This initiative is open to <i>all</i> primary schools nationally in South Africa and we welcome constructive feedback participation from educators and parents.”  I am sure they would welcome your comments.  Let them know what you think.</span></div>

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12 more places to find reading material for Foundation Phase learners

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Internet is a goldmine for reading materials.</span> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Earlier this week I wrote a post highlighting 12 websites that provide great reading material for young learners. (</span></span><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2012/01/bring-technology-into-your-foundation.html" title="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2012/01/bring-technology-into-your-foundation.html">http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2012/01/bring-technology-into-your-foundation.html</a>). <span style="font-family: inherit;">These sites could be very useful to link to with the new CAPS curriculum being implemented in South Africa for Grades 1 – 3 this year since there is a big emphasis on reading. </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this post I list ANOTHER 12 sites that can be used to encourage reading in our young learners.</span> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. Pinky Dinky Doo podcasts</b></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pinkydinkydoo.com/podcasts.html">http://www.pinkydinkydoo.com/podcasts.html</a><br />This site is presented by Sesameworkshop. It consists of downloadable podcasts.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgskpsYugR526oxei1ocLe5K1nt3yVCfVmwdhdKmCjZ2qDIB5YTig3X6KDzgIFSYekM3hD0efxqSSQIkttxMmk_0ime1GSfkWR30NO9pcdTe9IO5iM-xY8seDPMo0MHxuSDfiQLs5ySWzg/s1600-h/image_thumb42.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image_thumb4" border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDmBelparjh_LQx4ZmE294R59ZNxZKDKYU2hTp5aCEpemv2zWAwIOGpw40go5mkS77Zc7ck-96NKfczCnlJWiJnmx9Iqb5Ei-BARA3w8dz7QIIuKceqwAvlS-yPsosx54w-PlzuP9bUE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image_thumb4" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. Nursery rhymes</span></b><br /><a href="http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/Foundation/nurseryrhymes/rhymes_set1.swf">http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/Foundation/nurseryrhymes/rhymes_set1.swf</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbyBIcJ-RhdroZa5cyz5cPnrL-SoJEmF31MkkP2MJ5_7gvh_A3r6jvPGXnnN3tk5UklIyb9WM6IG_pAvT7yHvMeAxQpiwDjWfoACiio0K0t-oDQjsHxWbssm2c_7629L7HIxF59MjAsc/s1600-h/image_thumb141.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image_thumb14" border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1gA9fZ-OlMguIFEEy12qkEVJ9pJy8DpKwz691stB9V2b67wpcZwJbt0VRkBu_8q8YvghsaftMHlBC-YL93xA2ufOdBILT8JOSfKeL9yDeDnyh8fYaA09ftn0g8CUCBjmtpQV6txepDs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image_thumb14" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. Free kids books</b></span><br /><a href="http://freekidsbooks.org/" style="font-size: medium;" title="http://freekidsbooks.org/">http://freekidsbooks.org/</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Here you will find loads and loads of PDFs to download.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXxELkoOeUZt-Elx4D3XaMZfi1IKjkL94xPPXj9bRTXzESfFr5BQmgXePCisDaJa0v4qEob9g9PNKCAPKhyj3o062ZfD2zHlgZAQ58CQGbyw3Yl-WBLP16k1KVXxmdBDXe8MFoFLh1H4/s1600-h/image8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HDCBUaTkODMjwoge2wikMvCQ2z2J16MmetYaqieqVM-LTw7m9zFBnAHe7AOMHxivxqFIEi_yWxlYDA3njU7WRiPz6R06SWQSEyngV701jtgBCGw9_CfUtG93iZhVvDomF1FaaXpgvbE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-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-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>4. Storytime for Me</b></span><br /><a href="http://storytimeforme.com/series" title="http://storytimeforme.com/series">http://storytimeforme.com/series</a> <br /><br />This site has plenty of free online stories anda large selection of talking kids stories. The only problem is that the site is overloaded with adverts, so watch where you click.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dqbhXOQk4R8aE-iJmPRji2YhemJPWpb5-FLhoiXmC62v_C09Zj0t8m9KmXFW_pollHhh9BS5WfLTN-V1Q6a1C7l34ZMHQlaP8RgrEExLnkFmX9VpkMsHTCVI7eNHcOWkhJiZRarKR7g/s1600-h/image12.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZmPFbMxreqaDCyYWiHRTXqJckTQ50c6Q1h-ibRwIN6NrVV5WNvN1Jxwn0OOfXelsbO3rEAGp0AkJr1CJE1O4qz4TUN4f588smO_pNk0_kV4p9o3Mk6g2FBKUANGYxDEXt3K-ggAzaxQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-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-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>5. Mighty Books</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.mightybook.com/" title="http://www.mightybook.com/">http://www.mightybook.com/</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This site provides plenty of animated storybooks and songs.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXQJJe0UdgWzA4JDVf-UKSpI34P1WQk0kyJGGx5nQPW-sR0wO0HPXWHfg2D2LSgykfOBZhFzOMOwBUjSJfxd1kZNG9QmFzQzjmNBuYa0QwIJ7o81e_GeGutA4gpgmvcD1MuF19HjPWQs/s1600-h/image16.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvI4eAxc-ULdUow7X6t2gs-neSz-_Uqp0PjdWGtzxJg3xvkgVnY5-FsaiEloaP3B8_4gHmb_XeVen16UdNXxyU8SQ6b1pr9nD-puQ70bS8fZv4U_N1jec2ICqeI6JaPqdK75GDA6NtgL0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>6. Steve Barracks Best Children’s Books</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.best-childrens-books.com/free-childrens-books.html" title="http://www.best-childrens-books.com/free-childrens-books.html">http://www.best-childrens-books.com/free-childrens-books.html</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">There is plenty of reading material available at this site.</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/AVvXsEhLr6bx0y0QcvDEOEHnvgFKj3J88gzyGpcwmej0lsoCw5p4IpOYbdYKq8-CDi-falimUmITSuWwPTYNuRUaZ2Zc7ENU-KyLcVhMHwOsQCSskJtBIj3VpIk4GBwwUL1iu4oIRC0DQbelrZU/s1600-h/image22.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_M_xIryjw-EjqK3rpA_sEosjbDXvawyPMOvfFN908llep44Z01S66ASoMufwcDf1ce2jBYiSOaOz3PKWqM5iUx7I0lduto13vuW7uR6pKkv7NH9YXxX0SEhNqI26H6xpyQ7m-T5UHxM8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>7. Little Squirts Books for free</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.kidsbooksfree.com/" title="http://www.kidsbooksfree.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.kidsbooksfree.com/</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">These are books written and illustrated by Mark Griffin</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyN_NBYbLbxncbLMCD7TpHuAz48K-K_FdsrcvLstf-HjvmSBz6eE61DuXC4FI4lk-nGRYVfIdlK9dEy8CbXoU1f7QK4vPVzy_RpjFsz3oUnSzyEK98ikZxAXqrDsbwObKrJ_65nots0YU/s1600-h/image26.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasq8eRo7xl7xGSeaMsvoySPYVrLAuMxd0G2G3rvAiFfTYtJVh998lkT-nPVjvS3rgCD-1SSdb4XUtPuDObTLjairBeyJs7SQRJQ7_myZ1uoNK2WP-qQQsc6aODX1_pjqn2hfxmzYF-vo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-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 /><b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">8. Storynory books</span></b><br /><a href="http://storynory.com/" title="http://storynory.com/">http://storynory.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">These are free audio stories for kids</span>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnM-o0hkFXvCLHETdAbHT_qAgObJM_0uombrJZeK2zwg5eqR4mvbPBLic9VlEtj3spk4pdMKcYSha5tkgeO7pgErK72CyU8qpPPRdnyRgWAqQNgsanhSo4zqeSf04_3mjKXByJDsFIq1o/s1600-h/image33.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQvhVtOMPr9o3CsquhX7TN52DhV6zCAkKBK0-D3BgcyI0SFowMBfrwgXuiIIfpmFvD4-da8lEw3dCS69UvzgPoE7JDet9qkapqgO0Zhj-0E1KOn4v59GkYt59OqE1TQeY1A6w3OKkNMk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-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-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>9. The International Children’s Digital Library</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://en.childrenslibrary.org/" title="http://en.childrenslibrary.org/">http://en.childrenslibrary.org/</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.</span> <br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCjBY4RlzjqycJMmr8sGQYM47Dv4_WRlgUFO8GpeBPRNFzWon1jfUVL0-SU6lFWn8qQI1GY23LiH9okUUyKNQGR0Fh25q8LO_NjJyzuCzfahyphenhyphenDMa4qFomFjPHfd_HxUd1DC0VKulQqv0/s1600-h/image37.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ekGXY2kusreVHnMh7LRzNlWVNuFqVlCe5FR1djLCNEQhdJqRcebiP1UK_NXscQgSrtxT8tNnhTRvaB-Jah2OaI8MZ7_bYHffI1Z6Vob_lFf99oq0ncYy9dKku_AYsdwnyG6k39gsVbM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>10. Kids’ English Books.com</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.kidsenglishbooks.com/" title="http://www.kidsenglishbooks.com/">http://www.kidsenglishbooks.com/</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This is a collection of free printable books with matching audio.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHcurpi4sDsZpOstopJuRf8vl8c_8yxrdRPjdGVZr5OAPTxPKXu_nnGJcrjn0vDe1Y9L4f7Mm4ahXh9HeQ1gGlLWeMkam2J_TIfgS-PWd1utHI2fgOjcLW3JnyjxEIxaQ8u72vXYaVV0/s1600-h/image42.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi086githiIeyyJ7MRzDC4yOexsu74YW0KKQWP-3lIHv4RpZT8d1eQWpsvPl7o4VIfYKc3pwvm7aJSzAAunghyphenhyphentp6chD5tQZKfcSfmH4Tiu-HSKzUjbLYRg10IpJvT-_ApwGC29ZRyp8oE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>11. Light up your brain</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://lightupyourbrain.com/stories/" title="http://lightupyourbrain.com/stories/">http://lightupyourbrain.com/stories/</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This is a selection of free audio stories for children.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mnpYTDN3AdNqW0Ydg3etbgRpVjw90Xk6kxPtdx628S162rBjB9H4AknVyfVQM6AnkPn6gJIz-WcclfcVbArvAD-PcR6YxH1RxSnwjJNxHQ0lej1vwBkd58t11XrwCm2JMX-8BrluPMg/s1600-h/image46.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7C0-3IJjmJu9ZqSrb7nB8aMcynRgpODTYKO1Afxhl8JglMJ-8_O3FoWEsqw-Wo0zvJbe3AVlUlXcpAFHvJQQW4ByJmJlf-nQSTOgEIzqjwOzavuuVT71mQOk7wdV8KyKwzTmvQ444ws/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>12. We Read for Kids</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.weread.org/kids/index.php">http://www.weread.org/kids/index.php</a><br /><br />Many of the links above are mentioned on this site. It is an incredible site that not only gives links to a number of places where you can find free children's books, but also also provides a multitude of good reading tips for teaching reading to children…plus all sorts of information about reading. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqs3NxBeXDXPN80Ldw77v8oJU0A1DYnrEAi2sDTAjVSQvr8O25jBSNHafOFmI6pa_sKuRpkMtQuOABVb4dV1vLeD2-kzAkn2QANAnyrVnLCUkyRsVN5EKVCMtwD1Zc2k_jOHhF09p67g/s1600-h/image51.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP9qbwldtGCYKrwJGTIpcQPq9L9qq50Pvl_CX3VKZ-9wcZANsf4RPOLKmHJFr3zOF800WWNsZIGHQ7Hkle_109Fa1IzGfXWtmn6X2O8K0Tj8TsVNR2igG-j2uon9LnpnTemQPwL_FWPM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Application for the classroom</u></div>This last site in particular is worth dipping into. It gives some great tips for reading sessions and also had a page of reading games that one can play to stimulate an interest in words.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></div></div>

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Poetry sites that will get words flowing!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><em>Submitted by Fiona Beal</em><br />One of the things I love doing with a class is writing poetry. The students come up with the most interesting ideas and words. Playing with words always gives me a thrill. There are so many free interactive sites available that can make the teacher’s task even easier, and the learners experience more memorable.    <br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>1. ETTC (Educational Technology Training Centre) – Instant Poetry Forms</strong></span> <br /><a href="http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm" title="http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm">http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm</a> <br /><br />This is a really great poetry site but it can be used for so many other subjects as well. If you scroll down on the left you can preview some of the templates with samples. Students fill in the blanks with their own content and click “Create”. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4ZrflI0H6CR25WcqP6VYMRYrFkkrboKDQvfWeSJ39_netZYDKs0DLO_pbWpAl6DKAdq3div__zuBCCVaaWrYDWw8NN3wiBQJCGXR_OXKd_iOwQ-ey8B_jUwmmnjnUd5byoBMRQ5vdfw/s1600-h/ITC3.jpg"><img alt="ITC" border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5xZgzXsX6C-z34EOvAa-6BPr4hnH9UToPXrbu7pRVYdjJ52xBXHwxeDUGqu3Jpp8EhgzZC910qiiXPhZPkGsA_NpNi5dLc0ANckpGampS6ahlaYzIovt7wWCY1iSqKoAAluPW3CKzzM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="ITC" width="242" /></a> <br /><br />For example, here is one of their poem outlines: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpnZzrfsO-rOvxohuAo0Hp8jaX42MgMaFJ68i0x7Cprj-SakPa2eiBEViwwBELJ_lA1is5JgdXlkMeFscXJYkjbwjtY4h4CYtyto8KpCmwvwwsbEhjGtWDiGwx3UWNKd7cWHQgwuQ3ZE/s1600-h/ETTC-sample4.jpg"><img alt="ETTC sample" border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VX2WspgIg_LRD7FOCuLFtgTbj-0D3FwQuebvWWCTvAuxwWgmWBLwLKSuQQtawoJy8wmYY-M-fP5acP-6mN7P2j6Kl0-xefy6qW-5x7sD1WyWHGfmbf86SHKjxLK0HLpgkP-dQujVAGM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="ETTC sample" width="241" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>2. Giggle Poetry<br /></strong></span><a href="http://www.gigglepoetry.com/index.aspx" title="http://www.gigglepoetry.com/index.aspx">http://www.gigglepoetry.com/index.aspx</a> <br />Giggle poetry is an award-winning poetry website with many different features, one of which allows students to fill in the missing words at the end of lines of poetry.This site is great for the younger students. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8-lJj_JE0B2GqthwaSUbzfgfIsxpZLR6e_NWGJC0BO1G1pp65cFV_vZKO3wO0dWasIg_Dukp_fu6TJnzyu7Z1weSWRiErevDRllTflCed4CYPeVPvY7bLeBz7P3w20PKmDoUxLVTaac/s1600-h/GIGGLE-POETRY2.jpg"><img alt="GIGGLE POETRY" border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YsTzkPaHn4aEwHBsBZLaiaHVNUVzQ3oieP-S9wjJKQ21ov6uus6GBiSv9Z0NJ4YS5snpneYmeMs8O8jW44PfrSLma8aMIE2uo6gHbs854RgmrCRFx6qT71wel6NA4Q6byYxhqirn7Ic/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="GIGGLE POETRY" width="244" /></a> <br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><br />3. Piclits<br /></strong></span><a href="http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx" title="http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx">http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx</a><br />  <br />I have referred to this site before in my post on 10 creative writing sites, but I love using it for poetry writing as well. It is also a great way to teach the different parts of speech and how they fit into the poem. The students start off by choosing a picture as a background that will suit the mood of the poem. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpZGwdAZxD6dvlpNUGnwrlQQzNnMcPIQzAJzlCyIHLqAYupNa7YRT1LpOyvYHt_TPpcX5GoR3nVorAMWqjFIwgmUhWYOR08sPy0HjM72w01wQkzGBoHyX7ssl17ZUDU5DGSlOJjBDb8A/s1600-h/piclits-22.jpg"><img alt="piclits (2)" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPx4qvQRZu2pURY02Abis2tFS4yq8FKyZQ4nuxevMgjwyBovtlTaZ_e6_vyO_thHrTz1IFHaKEYEdtfhEGVFAHp_QPbnW-4y6IVDjF-B5drGOImpq2kyYiYlyey3JpP_1IfYd3zyfhlVw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="piclits (2)" width="232" /></a><br />  <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQaUvfy3BBY7suEhx4c_mPFWXoUcT7UikLU2rJIbWiCo4egLFj44lsEehftPNoAtIHqiaYPmhkzUBx3TswZvpWicmInl241IHyuiRoOXhpzOrdJydk0BhvA3Bn_FfV-UDROd9X65VcH8/s1600-h/Picture22.png"><img alt="Picture2" border="0" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9Wgdy3wjDwf9FZGFMbV5xi2DFySa6rPD6XCyx6FmaAeWO4ibI8Ck19h7APfo16WN_1qHxc_HLE9-9j85YS35AgyzZKDjUkr6B0SuNHzb7EKDxbZLTvbB-PRSyNEhtUn1Knn26pDNRtc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Picture2" width="244" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>4. Shape poems<br /></strong></span><a href="http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/shape-poems-30044.html">http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/shape-poems-30044.html</a> <br /><br />In this online tool, primary school students can select shapes from four different themes namely nature, school, sports, and celebrations. Within these themes, 19 different shapes are included. What I like about Read Write Web’s poetry sites is they include a lot of lesson ideas. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEQyOmuRjsdxHBzBD14qxnVOH3Eqy1I-IRAHCcqBt8PJYx4TO80X-TAtYfzERG7uqBlE6YlDAox6ipifHdWrDmKaWeot_4pCsRpZZXD9ZRPbdeqiuOclnnrVrOR1iuipeOD5gMOoZQgk/s1600-h/shape-poems4.jpg"><img alt="shape poems" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmzjwDmBc0SboiIovt2ZrSWLEKcknV1DeNK0mHtf2ID99HC5DiwQfSY_Gw0dc515FV2Ag7ixUAICn0Xyn-p0qoa1Haq7t6GncFCganpyzLiphZwxpuDux9suaKhlfkMme9Y_rhgBr3x8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="shape poems" width="290" /></a><br />  <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgouK4gaJwp8Dn7FZnAwwQnMXiSz-r0m0Hm-PlmGdZdWVFLIT3-PZOPm5Hu-0afiWSlCs69rrMn65VBzM2K2IrEWzhzOVTH3EXJunAqMuTeqXdKUNt9qF2_abkOmB_GUYJ8fcpxINDos6s/s1600-h/soccer2.jpg"><img alt="soccer" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrIoKS9h_TmNn5-3By1Rn28R_ERcGGbvcsEEAIaIAK6hnF-NonSZJXmSNsZZroXLdvtLfSmlIzzEwfKSZJFj15KZx11xwKaBsezzqkM1BXyvjnEBHyeG3QVJZuUwJpiHbIzTkLAfGtb4/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="soccer" width="224" /></a> <br />  <br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>5. Acrostic poems </strong></span><a href="http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/acrostic-poems-30045.html">http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/acrostic-poems-30045.html</a> <br /><br />An acrostic poem uses the letters in a word to begin each line of the poem. All lines of the poem relate to or describe the main topic word.  In this interactive Read Write Web site you can choose your words. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTScW7sqQ5SksH-JRNw5Am9KjItOaHN1Y-pxdEqXAYLLC_eumH8fjNBwpVIQ2tGfz5XHYwRD3igHcsFF9pnqGgCsH1vR2btf9krJEjcqPVubk3d_cNUTYWgaw5nqMEWYJzVF20qdOlXIg/s1600-h/acrostic21.jpg"><img alt="acrostic" border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvT-o05moa8yT1wEaeeZARvnJIkSDyJDP8Kf-1e0NfWMh8_D-r7QxLxYWLwBoWhpR4qr4UpvpaYljjhOWz1DEumiYp0qIBrHJHdWsEgEAvfyeRQrSJyN7YPeRaP7JWjoNPHST586lRCw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="acrostic" width="244" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLkHW0qTiTQtT8PP7-XfGte9plsJQhriJ2apA2mciQLQaSECS8k0yeltcZyHNBEhedJdMF8Ugp8NNMKKOn6KmwXDZoK83wVp19kVl-nnYRUd061sHsIhRQ3XOZ5xwzo-MYAHv46mlEJI/s1600-h/acrostic22.jpg"><img alt="acrostic2" border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2uxLCSIAkos6FhxQvf695BCaWQmBlcWR_MXka_UwGkLXU2AAhbmhme9AHCLxxn8K7CXrjyys71SAvUU3oGOGiK7nwqFlfT54RJnF-06Qo03_dTLESEWyleJFwQUVpNG1FFC08Zz3s4dc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="acrostic2" width="244" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>6. Write a song-poem from PBS<br /></strong></span><a href="http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthecharts/webkaraoke.html" title="http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthecharts/webkaraoke.html">http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthecharts/webkaraoke.html</a> <br /><br />This will appeal to the older students. They can write a poem by typing in the words, and then the interactive part of the programme will choose music for it. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0hQMXcqePjsNjWDFcOwL9QluJgL0pMmoF92dta1r0Xbaj4VPyB049QNRRCm7uDQF0fEqhvXOzeggF82YFqe1qr-XYCMsJ_r75w2e9bGSy4OLFH7-RjyZ9nmk3EdKXKiCnRdqAq9HEuk/s1600-h/web-karaoke2.jpg"><img alt="web karaoke" border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfcb3ulVS618w59QjlZKVD5QOdD7LT7r9Qy-hW393spjejZRe7fvCBQpCE1Y0ZLjClxgzAeNjvKtJWuwqP7oAKaqMA-y6PZe9IFi0DugCs2emYY7whgKlD6e0_vyr50VYHE8puM-CNtk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="web karaoke" width="244" /></a><br />  <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj22nC4MHenfTjG9URQi0w0f6ntoOJ2YZl_T3YULaoIx3d000708jIDhuE2bWs-Ff2BvZ5gsvHB1IjBUs4u5Nuyb58hirrkRNB1S82mOP1MomOSQ4pW86bD_7pmeNdMBcy5XL4QNJ1Wcg/s1600-h/pbs-22.jpg"><img alt="pbs-2" border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NaIXJyyn2ahkwDRR-YRfcldtolF1_m7d1tiwFuF9TWBRhvoz9Xx1YHNFLd5uBYJ1SH2SoSfq_xbeZvRY8SUEQsSFKwATseSgBPjlDywUOwk8qyTLdoqzP1sIvZuWnUCDU32Hfj9xmso/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="pbs-2" width="244" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>7. Poetry from pictures<br /></strong></span><a href="http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/">http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/</a><br /><br />What I like about this site is that you can type in a keyword and a whole lot of inspirational clips come up. Choose one as an inspiration to write a poem. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfOgAAvWBWdXyjiicLrWPYJVwLuYLKjG133RtGP-JYqa0BN6n7syJyNCyvdE9s0Pyxc27Ra4DI9BVBRJktLzJviOQOFbY4z56RVau4_UTShjMr1keKNq3Hm8MeKShkqPkJgf1HG6Zsd7Q/s1600-h/flickr-storm6.jpg"><img alt="flickr-storm" border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSS1khocZpxPXHeGwxXdYMVYUo3oEegPeRfq-ykQDzyEfMzUpu2ZWQ9zMMmKBbEAHQ7paiRJ02xOmmi4prVPwxhbv_AIrIkk4lRwzAIQap1BUSqYKZkQB6InPUAbDcUPVujBkTYYq3hY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="flickr-storm" width="242" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>8. Poetry idea engine<br /></strong></span><a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/flash_pie.htm">http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/flash_pie.htm</a><br /><br />This site takes you through four types of poetry in an engaging way. Cinquain, haiku, limerick and free verse. I find that the students love it because it teaches you about the type of poem in a fun noisy machine type of manner, and then helps you make your own. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpK0H7qL8hyYGERbaJyRt9ABAx6ZoschqF-LRy_DoBM0wZ27WQCskB1uFlh5N52Yg1u3iMr5zfw5_fAw0Vn94GSO3gUBfOoJn49oi-ZVXI5U0ZQ3w6lkUtv2b4D-b2XPffDVuH0sgZXqM/s1600-h/poetry-engine2.png"><img alt="poetry engine" border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtw5AzE6o6akpkvzLv1j602Uk6gq5nZZrIdgluVlLsvyJjBTfLmA5n3Z5BHzG_qgSrzE0_tv1ND90LMFgax8R0n0NoZoHQmmjLQ7-PdXCnGBCAQLinjRUvCr0gpxLhxC9QwTie9cV46o/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="poetry engine" width="244" /></a><br />  <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQmMxM0d2_Z6jU2Gx2IT57m-knyoOdNq-BXx5PEN3k8dVff4blgdQDhsfaUGTVOGP41U2cXDfCNRgBdHpGoikbWFFVtXOcwSBbndo6vEGTzNp6vVLBXnt-wJp0ogLaFmAMXIuV5Z-Z5s/s1600-h/poetry-flash2.jpg"><img alt="poetry flash" border="0" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDikjcGWnzPpk1ZZAmbu_L2w501abanLvSzGsr5cCOx5h6vS1ggIJhdGBjvPql1jciFf40xMg0aiGn1KUY3kFsjKpog4ZWrzK_RlTjsvfN6NFhmBrEPSLO36aO1eZCoh8dZ-NsPG3QgWc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="poetry flash" width="244" /></a><br />  <br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>9. Tag galaxy<br /></strong></span><a href="http://taggalaxy.de/">http://taggalaxy.de/</a> <br /><br />This is quite an unusual but nevertheless inspiring application. First you choose your topic. e.g. books. A number of words appear on the page.  Then you choose your photos. This is certainly something different that a teacher can develop.<br /><br />  <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sEmbODXix2wEGDUs9tcwIgh0tzDPsiBeS0LsdYjAT2kwxyIX24yTBOpCkzzKvOenzPiTQVbmblUCiNvBDk50Tpv9g6HFkVYL5rvwc2_0F8a6vj_wBSpHo7W1p830dDOJT_XcspnTZQo/s1600-h/tags3.jpg"><img alt="tags" border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wtQS8jvKknn4RfyvjnWIwDwAzdzlTGGwKECAtcJx1XJIG7l-YVl6YoxCCoRU-I-i1QUSqw8YdcVRx21Y-eRQnz0wbOv1nMoHkb8OsJAs8ovcl8gMsdC6AbLJjL28w2jAMwd3I9FDwj8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="tags" width="305" /></a> <br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWttSVkbGrf31Dh9tQAcLP0WrTNsSXtP3IxE86ATATVBNAMEWJFHHbQyeW-RFZNkmRvh2GiipI0eaizGAwpuPicq3gVo88_HeGkuf8jp98qBfX9jKYLkT7BbZ_EVj3gYiENo0PKVxqZo/s1600-h/tag22.jpg"><img alt="tag2" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdwrnhz5CK7i490J-YMpaF8s05fX1eCmVeRu6OawzYeOb1bos4H80o7Wg0-_ixcrR-LUYAvfSLwS-02Yp49TVlZRQsoqzDvAfNvBCSya7sTevlPiQxo12zvc-yZo61ZtBeVAqrvenqLE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="tag2" width="242" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iutlyAX9k_MMm84J-laHx5Ls7AXr3DexzAa2TOx7sHCuJLrRXynP6FbAuvResY8noripNCITIyoWSTDrzV1gVModQGgF754O-VuIs5vFfBfW_ziZDm4OVqi_aUtRS98ZBpfKky7oagE/s1600-h/books2.jpg"><img alt="books" border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuE9rs9Zg0ObYB9apbXd4IxWgMx9_0EyAZboYCN_rSh0qsC0rCz3pRhP8z9pNdkbuvvJuIgmD4rDiZeom_ImnhFBFTkoMmypN4HKKNDqHjUtkM2pREimiqsbv_3tStrkLVLIO0Jx-Lsg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="books" width="244" /></a> <br />  <br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>10. A poetry wiki<br /></strong></span><a href="http://thebunnies.wikispaces.com/POETRY">http://thebunnies.wikispaces.com/POETRY</a> <br /><br />Here is a poetry wiki with an abundant supply of ideas. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeXm7rLTTncvYEBotMWbyFbi9QSM1QUdbUnE2Bubi_c1GDnDk_INVSUwlXa3S0y05KwPdtbCZBkueiwkA-IUVUd3M89FIVfionRk152Y1HfBCF5rO9NY6XnUcUcxisEcg0iyEji79_Kg/s1600-h/The-bunnies.2.jpg"><img alt="The bunnies." border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRL7D7IU_uZlhq4tkRtLFHvvml7plf-MHMFmq-bP54LJH2orTFkHyDshmZ8xPkN4i8Qld4F7hKB63y-p4LUzMmhupYUyZAyjIcojka0hhz-SGVH6O_-w96yyOx4XWL6MMNorr0Wd51Qe8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="The bunnies." width="244" /></a> </div>

Creative writing Literacy Poetry Poetry sites that will get words flowing!

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Website review - The Teaching Library

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Today I would like to point you to a fascinating reading website: <a href="http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/">http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/</a>. <br /><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="135"><br /></div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="135">This is a site where teachers can find books to read to their class as well as some free lesson ideas on the books listed on the site. Each book has a list of activities spanning a few subjects. I came across this site through <a href="http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/">Technology Tidbits</a>.</div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="174"></div><br /><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="250">This post is actually going to be taken verbatim out of the teaching library website so that you can see its potential. It is taken from the page: <a closure_uid_5ucf2e="249" href="http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/book/the-true-story-of-the-three-little-pigs/">http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/book/the-true-story-of-the-three-little-pigs/</a> (The books are linked to Amazon.com). What fascinated me about this page is the idea of telling a story from a different character’s point of view</div><div></div><br /><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="140"><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="254"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The true story of the three little pigs</strong></span></div></div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="186"><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="292"><em><span closure_uid_5ucf2e="291" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Author:</span> <span style="color: blue;">Jon Scieszka</span></span></em></div></div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="190"><br /><div class="separator" closure_uid_5ucf2e="248" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdP7OMLAP7MWZlu86f-2lIeG9_y1eMQtXLpLPodnwwStl6FALy55TVaJkKOCOOyG4MS2yYeOPM-5PNkPTQfRwA-UbyQTiM1WC0sNB3etl9iV5_3gIWageA82Jy20yjhK7l8Owb0C88oCY/s1600/3+little+pigs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdP7OMLAP7MWZlu86f-2lIeG9_y1eMQtXLpLPodnwwStl6FALy55TVaJkKOCOOyG4MS2yYeOPM-5PNkPTQfRwA-UbyQTiM1WC0sNB3etl9iV5_3gIWageA82Jy20yjhK7l8Owb0C88oCY/s400/3+little+pigs.JPG" width="315" xaa="true" /></a></div><br /><br /><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="255"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0140540563/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=teachinglibrary-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0140540563">BUY THIS BOOK</a></span></div></div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="197"><br /><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="290"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Book Description…</strong></span></div></div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="141"><br /></div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="142">"You may think you know the story of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf – but only one person knows the real story, and that person is A. T. Wolf. His tale starts with a birthday cake for his dear old granny, a bad head cold and a bad reputation. The rest (as they say) is history.</div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="143"><br /></div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="143"><span closure_uid_5ucf2e="201" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Teaching Ideas</strong></span>…</div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="144"><br /></div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="144"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Literacy</u></span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Write another well know story from a different character’s point of view… Could you write Peter Pan from Captain Hook’s point of view… or the Three Billy Goat’s Gruff from the Troll’s point of view</li><li closure_uid_5ucf2e="154">Alexander T. Wolf became know as the Big Bad Wolf. Can you write a story which explains how he got this nickname? Did he do something big and bad, or was somebody trying to get him into trouble?</li><li><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="147">Write the recipe that the wolf used for his granny’s birthday cake.</div></li><li><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="148">Write the newspaper article which reports on the Wolf’s activities that day.</div></li><li closure_uid_5ucf2e="153">The wolf complains about being ‘framed’. Can you explain what this means? Could you write a story about another bad character who was ‘framed’ and didn’t really do the bad things that they are well known for?</li><li><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="152">Compare this version of the story with this cartoon video:</div></li></ul><br /><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="173"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e4Lx5Bmpojw" width="420"></iframe></div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="159"><em>The Big Bad Wolf - A silly Symphony made by the Walt Disney Studio</em></div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="158"><br /></div><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="158"><span closure_uid_5ucf2e="202" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u closure_uid_5ucf2e="203">Science</u></span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="160"><div closure_uid_4rnjsv="115">Explore the types of food that different animals eat. This could lead on to discussions about food chains and habitats.</div></div></li><li><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="161">Think about different materials. Which would be the best to build a house with? Could you design an experiment which tests the strength / ‘huff and puff’ (wind) resistance of different materials?</div></li><li>Why might the wolf have a sneezing cold? Explore how he can keep himself fit and healthy in future.</li></ul><div closure_uid_5ucf2e="162"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Life Orientation</u></span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li closure_uid_5ucf2e="163">The pigs are very rude to Alexander. Can you think of reasons why this might be? How should they have behaved?</li><li closure_uid_5ucf2e="164">The wolf gets very angry at the end of the story. What strategies could he have used to control his anger?"</li></ul><div><div><div></div></div></div><div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some of the other books</span></b>...<br /><div></div><br /><a href="http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/book/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory">http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/book/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory</a>/ (Raold Dahl)</div><div><a href="http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/book/the-twits">http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/book/the-twits</a>/  (Raold Dahl)</div><div><a href="http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/book/double-act/">http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/book/double-act/</a> (Jacqueline Wilson)</div><div><a href="http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/book/owl-babies">http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/book/owl-babies</a>/ (Martin Waddell)</div></div><div><br /></div>If you are a Language teacher I think you will enjoy looking around this site. <br /><div></div></div>

Literacy Reading Website review Website review - The Teaching Library

Today I would like to point you to a fascinating reading website: http://www.teachinglibrary.co.uk/ . This is a site where teachers can find...

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