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How to begin Literature Circles with First Graders

How to begin Literature Circles with First Graders

From the National Endowment for the Humanities edsitement offers lesson plans for K-12 on anthropology, art history, civics, folklore, history, language, literature, mythology, religion, social studies, and writing.

This article by Dr. David Boote and Dr. Penny Beile (UCF) describes the characteristics of a sophisticated literature review for dissertations, which is also applicable for any literature review done, and also provides a rubric. (Use your NID to log in to UCF's Federated Id for access to library services and more).

A great article by Dr. Sherron Roberts, of UCF, detailing the importance of apprpraite children's literature for those students coping with anxiety, death, illness, etc.

Catalog of books available online! Search by author, title or tag. Would be great for printing out passages for literature studies, especially when the school library doesn't have the book you need.

Free online Literature collection - Audiobooks

A collection of stories and poems in audiobook format. (free!!) Great supplement tool for classrooms.

Book reviews of children's literature. Book reviews are written for children by children. Your students could be book reviewers!

Good website as a start or support resource for implementing technology lessons ( and mini-lessons) in the classroom.

Find basic computer skills, Internet research tips, Internet safety resources, lessons, and worksheets to help integrate technology across the curriculum. Learn the history of the Internet; get help with using computer word processors; find out how to create PowerPoint presentations; understand the difference between a podcast and a blog; research interesting science projects online; use the computer to extend a literature activity; and other fascinating activities. Encourage your students to use technology in school and out. The possibilities are endless, when it comes to how the Internet, computers, and other forms of modern technology can benefit your classroom instruction. Read more on TeacherVision: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/educational-technology/teacher-resources/43743.html#ixzz26Pkee3uC

This web site offers books in various languages (English, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Chinese, etc.). A great resource for teachers with English Language Learners.

This website has all that you need to know about America's funniest elementary school student. It shares activities for teachers and learning games for kids.

Thousands of free audiobooks in the public domain. Readers can download also download text versions of the books onto readers. Many different genres and age levels available.

Enjoy poetry! The author reads several poems and offers many activities and games to kids. There are also resources for parents and teachers.

Download or create interactive Google Earth maps that trace the movements of characters from fiction, authors' lives, or adapt it for non-fiction travel adventures. Requires installation of Google Earth.

Great website for teen readers. Book reviews, author interviews, and contests.

Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified.

A searchable collection of stories and poems in Mp# (audiobook) format. Comes with downloadable reading strategies and supplemental materials. From the College of Education at the University of South Florida.

Google Scholar provides and easy way to find scholarly literature