HNU Reading

Dolphin Baby teaches students about the make-up of dolphins especially how they are mammals because they give live birth to their babies

fun song about how dolphins communicate and use their echolocation

discover the intelligence of dolphins and how they utilize their special abilities

Brief details about why dolphins are mammals not fish

Website with ideas about the Daily 5 and how to teach them.

Words Their Way - First Grade: Day 1 of a Sort

Words Their Way - First Grade: Day 1 of a Sort

Great website to use with elementary school kids for things like brain breaks, calming/meditation, and exercise. This is a site that uses videos which include fun music, silly/fun/awesome people, and movement.

Resources on Academic Language for ELL's

"eeks and months to follow. "

A variety of strategies to use to analyze author choices. Strategies examined include close reading, interrupted reading and collaboration. QPA is also discussed in the high school ELA lesson.

By making Thinking Notes, or metacognative markers, consistent between students when they are reading, you prepare them for a better discussion of the text. Watch how to use this simple strategy to help your students better understand texts.

I like how he goes through the text with them and he is explicitly teaching them ways to mark the text to go back and re-read or get clarification.

Watch how teachers can review rhetorical devices with students in preparation for a writing assignment. Video delves into the art of persuasion and crafting an argument.

I found this word work print and go activity packet that may be useful for my students during centers.

I am specifically saving this page because of the sixth activity she has which is stick sight word center where they use their site words to alphabetize, make sentences, and stick frames.

Documentary Series displaying a variety of social movements involving Mexican-Americans (Chicanos) in a variety of settings such as the farm worker movement and the student walkouts.

This site has tons of fun art activities to do with students. I personally love the step by step drawing tutorials/videos.