Just spend the better part of the afternoon reviewing and writing up my thoughts only to close the tab before publishing........................Yeowza........that hurt!
I guess that's what I get for trying to write my review and write an email to my students from last year sending them links to all the cool websites Christina posted for us to check out.
Must stay focused!Must!must!MuSt!!!!!
My top three favorites:
BrainPop great for taking the information delivered in class one step deeper. This site has information on just about every subject and it's all kid centered and creatively expressed. I loved the short film on Homophones - the visuals really drove the understanding home. This site is great for all ages (adults too) and I personally would use it in my classroom.
Syllable Factory and Language Arts and Math are both websites under the BBC umbrella. They are interactive, and Fun, fun, FuN!!!!! Great for ELL too!
Storyline is a sweet website that allows kids to have books read to them online. It is like being at the Library and having the Librarian read to you while you curl up on the couch with blanky and suck your thumb. As you are read to, the text apprears at the bottom of the page so struggeling readers can hear and see the words simultaneously; she even shows you the pictures!
All of the websites I reviewed I would use in my classroom of 4th graders - even the storyline. All of them can be mini, intro lessons to the bigger lesson or used in centers or as homework to extend the days learning.
Check -em-Out!!!!!
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