I was able to prove the educational value of this site to our school
administration. We were currently reading a story about Lance Armstrong and
the Tour de France. Knowing that many of my children would never get a chance
to see this amazing race, I found a 12 min. clip of various stages of this
race. It depicted the French countryside and was set to classical music. I
showed this clip to my administrators, and they directed the school's tech guy
to let this site through. I use it whenever I can to build background. We
also read a story this year about Bill Bo Jangles. I was able to find a clip
of he and Shirley Temple dancing down a set of stairs. My children were amazed
at the black and white footage wanting to know why it wasn't in color. Please
make sure that you preview all clips that you plan to show to your children
beforehand.
Jeanne
> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:36:41 -0700
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading for high first graders
>
> 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
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> >> "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
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> Jan
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