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Share with 1st & 2nd Grade teachers: Read Shel Silverstein's sick aloud, summarize poem, count words in summary, then summarize poem again using 1 word, explaining choice.

Share with 1st & 2nd Grade teachers: Read Shel Silverstein's sick aloud, summarize poem, count words in summary, then summarize poem again using 1 word, explaining choice.

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This is a resource that you can use to import a list of sight words for interactive practice for Kinder/1st grade.

I love this quick simple idea to get students intrigued and engaged in a lesson. We have had a huge focus on our new literacy and writing curriculum this year and I can see my upper elementary and middle school teachers using this in conjunction with their science and social studies lessons.

This story maker would be great to use with elementary students who are learning about how words come together to create sentences and stories. The tool would be an excellent resource for students who struggle with writing and need a visual to help them see the relationship between text and pictures. It works kind of like a game, allowing students to select characters, backgrounds, plots, and items so that they can create their own stories. Students are allowed to see the images they create and, as they create these images, the story maker builds the text to tell the story so that students can see how writing comes together. Students are also given the ability to change the text and incorporate animations. Finally, students are given a code that lets them share the story they created with others.

I've used this many times in my classroom. The students love it!

I wanted to find resources for reading as I am apart of the English Department at my school. We are always looking for resources to share with each other in our meetings. I came across this resource and found the grammar section. Many topics are presented such as contradictions, semi colons, sentences, etc... What really caught my eye were the videos towards the bottom of the page. Here they have videos that explain the differences between words that sound the same but have different meanings. They use toys and action sequences to explain which are very funny! Each of the grammar lessons have unique learning techniques, whether users need to select correct choices or simply view pictures that help represent the learning. I could see using or providing the examples given in many lessons.

This resource allows students to practice using 10 prefixes, practice attaching prefixes to root words, as well as using prefixes as clues to complete sentences. It also provides related web lessons and related videos.