I was wondering that too. YouTube is blocked on our school computers. Jan
On 6/14/09 3:27 PM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > But the trick is - how could you get YouTube past your school's firewall? > ------Original Message------ > From: Jeanne Petty > Sender: [email protected] > To: mosaic listserve > ReplyTo: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading for high first graders > Sent: Jun 14, 2009 4:23 PM > > > 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 >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patty Cook >>> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:32 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mosaic mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ >>> mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >>> >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mosaic mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ >>> mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >>> >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >>> >>> >> "The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can asks his >> pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he >> inspires them to ask which he finds hard to answer." >> ~ Alice Wellington Rollins >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! 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