I use the link below to convert YouTube and other things so I can save to my
flash drive and take to school and show things. Maybe you will find this
helpful to you.
KK
http://www.zamzar.com/conversionTypes.php
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But the trick is - how could you get YouTube past your school's firewall?
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Oh yes!!! My first graders love the Frog and Toad books. I neglected to
mention earlier that my top group of 1st graders didn't get to the Magic
Treehouse, Marvin Redpost, etc. series until March. Then we (my asst. and
I--who also instructs a guided reading group) worked hard to provide
background knowledge via resources found online, in our school library,
etc.. Believe it or not, I have found some of my best resources for
building background on YouTube. A group of my students were reading about
Kate Shelly (true story about a young girl who saved a train full of
passengers from crossing a bridge that had been washed out). I found a clip
on YouTube that showed a train crossing the repaired bridge. This gave my
students a perspective on how high and long the bridge was and the bravery
exhibited by this heroic young lady. Also, there were several clips
depicting what the Titanic looked like inside and out as well as the
passengers and the type of clothing they wore. This helped my children get
a grasp of this different time period in history thus helping them
understand the Magic Treehouse book dealing with this tragedy. Of course I
always preview all clips before I share them with the kids. We all know
there are clips on this site that are not acceptable for children so I would
never turn them loose on their own.
Jeanne
From: [email protected]
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:44:15 -0700
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading for high first graders
Does anyone read the Frog and Toad books anymore? The stories are easy
but the content can be pretty thought-provoking and conversation
facilitating and connection-making oriented. When I taught third grade
the Frog and Toad books were standard reading fare in my classroom.
Renee
On Jun 14, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Felicia Barra wrote:
> It's the end of first grade and my strong readers are reading magic
> tree
> house books, aly cat takes over first grade and a really cute one
> called
> Daisy Dawson (donated to my class from a scholastic book fair-reminds
> me of
> Dr. Doolittle).
>
> Felicia
>
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> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:32 AM
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> Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading for high first graders
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Does anyone have any ideas of book titles for those first-graders who
> are
> REALLY READING. Next year, we are implementing a Literacy Block using
> an
> RTI model, where the kids will regroup based on needs. With those
> tip-top
> kids, we would like to offer them some more challenging books that are
> still
> appropriate for a first-grader. I would be grateful for any ideas.
>
> THanks, Patty
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