Reading in 1st Grade - some inspirational methods

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I always enjoy hearing about different ways of making reading meaningful to our young learners. I also enjoy hearing about how different technologies are used in school.  So today was a double bonus day for me! First of all I came across this YouTube video showing how a Finish Grade 1 teacher uses <i>smart phones</i> to teach reading. </span><br /><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?index=4&list=PLEE385BC5A0125995&hl=en_GB" width="420"></iframe><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then, I came across the insights and experiences of a teacher, who is exploring the use and benefits of Ipads for reading in First Grade. This teacher was the Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) of the year in 2009, Richard Colosi, a first grade teacher in Canandaigua, is trying to set an example about the benefits of using the newest technology in the classroom. He's hoping to share his success stories with other teachers from across the country. The quote on his website is probably true of him. “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” -<i>Alan Kay</i> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Listen to him reporting on what he is doing.  </span><br /><br /></div><h3 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vHJIiTzjtJU" width="420"></iframe> </h3><h3 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">  </h3><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHJIiTzjtJU&feature=player_embedded"></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">This video of Richard in the classroom and how he explains his interest in tablets</span><br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="guid=qWms5YDg&isDynamicSeeking=true" height="266" overstretch="true" seamlesstabbing="true" src="http://s0.videopress.com/player.swf?v=1.03" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" wmode="direct"></embed> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Here he demonstrates how his class uses echo reading with the iPad.</span><br /><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?index=9&list=UU72fyJ5FjnuLtDM7AixVZPw&hl=en_US" width="420"></iframe><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Visit </span><span style="font-size: small;">Richard Colosi's</span><span style="font-size: small;"> YouTube site <a href="http://www.youtube.com/richardcolosimedia">http://www.youtube.com/richardcolosimedia</a></span></div></div>

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10 places to find reading and writing resources for primary school learners – part 1

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>Submitted by Fiona Beal</i><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of my passions is developing reading and writing in kids. Nowadays the web is full of the most amazing sites – is it any wonder that some of us feel that free internet should be a basic human right!  Today I came across some amazing new sites and thought they would be great to share in a blog post.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I have written two previous posts about reading resources for primary school learners so would like to add the links to those in case you are interested in looking them up:</span><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2012/01/bring-technology-into-your-foundation.html" target="_blank">Bring technology into your Foundation Phase reading lessons</a></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://e-blogschool.blogspot.com/2012/01/12-more-places-to-find-reading-material.html" target="_blank">12 more places to find reading material for Foundation Phase learners </a></span></li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1. Share what you are reading</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b><a href="http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/">http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/</a></span></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgddjT76h4VEamggHHVKo4ALH79hrOeG4AIJf6ugR0N8bVIG-iJhvjNX1GJpJBsU8qmUX452efCFkYJJlKvEL5QIrkWm1WSS9KY5WfhXWPy6yABeKwRmzkEF18cFvwae7i0oSvcWr6D7-I/s1600-h/image2.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64LNH3exJyCH4pafz_DEVLwEU7JdpDNGeLfcPJ3Te15O_uIoFEhff3XYZ0vRdeaY14-80tPetkpO5arr0hdlnZM9aP68fNbJSk3Vdf1mVuJR92uOoerVnoSHr6YyNmK3GA63oXb6qYNE/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a>  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuB9OERkSmkfGk0YKKs3MKBrfI_xNgIgXT8PL_p4dy6CurEo19aY0SKuwbEX5_DQ4QrBxc4GwNZuOrzMeLaTiWYfyDRhS1GOp1fCnfKv3v0QZY11DXfySI2JD0GMed8bxlh0jNPaZG4dM/s1600-h/image5.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1iGl7_5YlyNm1-ltEnxNER3dQWfO_X6BdTl17GHldX19oaxhNs-wIfI0kOGJF0LilCWwhL_Rz-Y0TI79zSiuaWChWl0fRYeeExHTp72cJyLM1ybREaw00tS6iT7q-gMBqEc2BSBoYKM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a great site where children can write reviews about their favourite books - fantasy novels, biographies, mysteries, sports... They can then also  share with other students what they are reading and discover new books based on other kids' recommendations.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> <br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. Children’s books forever</b></span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.childrensbooksforever.com/">http://www.childrensbooksforever.com/</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii49UnEverBRstE5VPVtqcEATbtPUWapdo-nxNFo8q5QP_5PLiosj8bhD7gdHY1tjbvbMQ6IUOlkBeCAigDt9RK017xfu8yPxFvMfLdS6bTBy_jP_39qnrW6xxXjAkzDxcUbM2ni96Yzc/s1600-h/image61.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5c8nuXO_GilLFmmF9iVJh64Adn0rdtiiFrKoreAeGj4SMG2LK4_yI0UV6gARbzTXuL5EqcnFikipiDyGhknQI0WvNKPGrcuYrTWo97myzQFXK29zsWoAJIo1HkTAocaMj1Wu1JHylRo/?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 /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This site features free and children’s books written by  Frans Wilhem. As I was paging through the site I recognised the Waldo books. </span></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. McGenius</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://meegenius.com/store/books/free/">http://meegenius.com/store/books/free/</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qMDnxOyoK1YbIZ8XI0tV0GMdm6VT0YG5SkM3n8-bZ4onHzlY8alZzH0zdZQRuo49M9s8kCjSKT9uA_VPkxNBxSAFtGvgDqe_68f8m8TVM0ifYoUccZok5MJ5Cz-GifLbyyGpEbW97u8/s1600-h/image13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jTo4FG1s82VimJS3sYN10kwqrEv0uf1KuQb_9U7YpgQsmcrsxuzzjZ9JOlgjWRwggdXkSzr_M3Z3siGAPp8styyy1Kv1xO8KUFjmg7YwokB6vtg9YQBKQjs0ufXX7tnWmn59p94fiwU/?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 /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a site that has free and paid resources. One really good feature is that the books have  automatic word highlighting to accompany the narration of each book so that the readers can follow along.</span></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. The Woodlands Junior School website</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm">http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSfaboaLPCwfl6kubsNKmUiJKVMoFuoMhjRFOz0jBoz2PaLQHhWty7JKu_IazPPXTkpxeTNo4bLlp66JuUIzaEozZYrDVduaBNcJpqoWPaIVJaKAH46C9gKBKj7YFFCWc0CPgvhhzwYQ/s1600-h/image17.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-xuIW1T2p_43RMq6Vs_Y7_7ssTHmurK3atjYfNdXLuc9q0y-s65j6edEYwzWw6pCAgur8ZhD2WMETKbdadNDZOwNEPwJDmJkJNddnWyKXDOWQhQLMmh3PViSIG9kGDC7erX4KBH5nc8/?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 /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This site is a good place to find educational games for elementary age students. They also have a great collection of links to free online talking storybooks.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. Magic keys</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.magickeys.com/books/"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.magickeys.com/books/</span></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiQRjxEfeV1MBm-mFLUjNs7xrKUeC80lHuP2w7U27CZaYDHVDHy8wn4k1nidYXgfhPMey3HNZMAsN71Svwboptdl9reeJysWau6KFeoeTMDBaNTBbrBH0GWpCsNoBlE8ZxlrLkGip79c/s1600-h/image23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBYvxpR0Qrj4J2kytkhjw9o-qBmfa4CnKKN9zeJteIFDo2Aucakw7Yhj8A-hbmQn2VQ-RpmmSOJG487Vqs1IlwID0cSJRmnJq9lW3CJ9nWf011u0jJCf4zhR2Uh6u3oUUaO_aw2kkAYA/?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 /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here is another site with a good collection of talking picture books for children.</span> </div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. Skype an author network</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/">http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0QT5zy_f823ZrP2F_AxpiUU6CXASZMRfr8ysROuHGOpVagX2urieMBNR_WOpBOTG7MO462lzB8pszSzhzyUmpMYyUdWyAfoDZK8zuzpgb7y4XnRGCYj5KkxSSy9WJ4AL948MwShNYOo/s1600-h/image241.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="58" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMXd71CdE4eoWMOkP7aEcB7DLvvrgb1TXcHA3xP8WVDIh7uVH7uljbtD8TYC3lyUVyCZ0w_vqa_hfi8iB5gpeVq4gJ598ek7Imx4uAwDjqYRnQT6cnl9oTh68K-MK0zuvA0LbtmSSF4E/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="260" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a fantastic way to bring authors into your classroom – arrange a Skype meeting with an author. The site gives directions for authors and directions for teachers.</span> </div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>7. You are what you read</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://youarewhatyouread.scholastic.com/kids/"><span style="font-size: small;">http://youarewhatyouread.scholastic.com/kids/</span></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88neGZgwlmrKKWD2ynSlYKrw4L6aWwJ5pNaYowoGuloIEcWkGeK9gSl4nbPxNv9jhHNHZRiMWVLHI7B9oLtHj82fq96FDIoB3VVTtfJRGhFL0fPfDyaMJQJIvOoRYteyb6FOLc7eXR2w/s1600-h/image29.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqAD_YOrH0gHemen1gg2ryd24tk-dFsKehhe0zKOrfHl9MnxKvXT2Bkif7f-QdXpXh8jSOBAZQJZ4yEezEGpsJTekKl5mTFe5Y7xLtpP8sAAlaTxfv9OA-nG1zSioBvHZ60cpI2M1aI8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">This is a place where kids can share information about their favourite books. After creating a simple profile <i>You Are What You Read</i> asks participants to name the five books that mean the most to them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>8. Scholastic’s summer challenge</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.scholastic.com/summer/"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.scholastic.com/summer/</span></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m9Rjm4q4HyyNmZEDnDIXIcaPVdkIE4wNuYIJk34FPyBbMjgEYrohtdyzsajZh9DG5r0GQhhkBMQ4-K55JVHEPU8wBT9TJcQ8YRPFlMcjxQL8-O22RjWg4d0cu0UImz09vIoxVbfo9xs/s1600-h/image32.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8vCwsi-v3-IsSglaWKJUyymbNewZvktzDFFyQ5qBn3XQ_C3VBts8dCuhhmENmZk0LLj6u_Vjfgj8jnbwJbpnGHDk2nUn2KYlwB3zXxpEbxR26PiUHHJ9-4bVwEvyWPiF0x8yOyAKaFo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">9. International children’s digital library</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.childrenslibrary.org/books/index.shtml"><span style="font-size: small;">http://en.childrenslibrary.org/books/index.shtml</span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGgPjz9A1ZVjLWugmOFfOdS4eb1q6ViKUQ7lSNjns4INJSrh3BayQW34UE6_39DGfvzLVjsO4hzG8g2ytvYtYzDOZ1FZgRWw0MTLf9wsLPScI4nrRs5uVrEO6W69oJMe9Ak9PhHvks-RI/s1600-h/image35.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJ6zqdr5Y5D1Ezw3QHpyWinIGVA854cRXoWBP4CMgLMjpFyqnEyODYBHijFQXCH5h0CO1Xzlk8N7Iiy8f3hTdDsqkf6jPg8u3ElYw8ACEkLat514nVegJiDVltKZ0CSwvy8iRDVsi6yg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Read books written by authors of all cultures. This site has a wide selection of reading material. </span></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">10. Character scrapbook</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/02/character-scrapbook-tool-for-student.html">http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/02/character-scrapbook-tool-for-student.html</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WzYo2pl25PPjEjKf7e2eJei3XZkca92qpPjWdSaD3rOOwLSgM1bGk9jCJ63NxN4gVfLzIIiDtS8drlp6_b6JWqnpKarhkxtqfio1lKnZpdXvD7Rej8z5NRilmr3858fubrDJhYCeFvY/s1600-h/image38.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTg_NVAbgVmTqH7nghWeYZWZMrkzLr7Qpuqdc12OEZ22aDej0AbnDS2yUHe4La6_s2xjwRQNrxzR5ILV8WMh6vZFRJogPl4JFgupaoXfVgWNzyeCJRkjFQPViaaCfw0t8zV3KxXVvkQE/?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="244" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This site has a template that elementary school students can use to write about and reflect on the characters in their favourite stories.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is just a start! Watch this space for another ten amazing reading and writing resource site - coming soon! </span></div></div>

Creative writing English Literacy Reading 10 places to find reading and writing resources for primary school learners – part 1

Submitted by Fiona Beal One of my passions is developing reading and writing in kids. Nowadays the web is full of the most amazing sites – i...

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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>

Literacy Reading Technology integration 12 more places to find reading material for Foundation Phase learners

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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>

e-books Reading Bring technology into your Foundation Phase Reading lessons

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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>

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