BOOKS+Videos

VIDEOS: Stories to Show On SmartBoard
[|MY][|PINTEREST] [| BOARD WITH STORY VIDEOS] [|The Giving Tree] read by Shel Silverstein on You Tube - video from 1973! [|I'm Here] by Peter Reynolds [|Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout] - animated version of the Shel Silverstein poem Watch [|Neil Gaiman]read The Graveyard Book! (45 minutes) Watch [|interview of Neil Gaiman] by Google. Please preview videos as this one is for older audiences. [|We Give Books] Read books online! NEW to me! [|Wemberly Worried] Great story to help worriers worry a little bit less. [|Clifford Stories] Read to you, or you can turn off the volume on computer and children read on their own. Clicking on the red words animates the story.

INTERNET SITES for Stories and Poetry
[|Digital Library] of picture books. "Our goal is to leverage fast growing mobile networks to provide “book abundance” for families everywhere who wish to promote literacy in their homes and schools. The books may be enjoyed on computers, tablets and most smartphones." Added 8/9/13. [|BBC]Little Animals Activity Center. Added 4/19/13. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Reading Planet] Added 4/19/13. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Source for Recorded Books Online]- older kids with small text. Added 4/14/13. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Mem Fox]reads her own books aloud. How cool is that? Added 4/14/13. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|AOL Kids] Free books to read along with online. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Biblionasium] Free and protected social network where kids, ages 6-12, can recommend books. Added 2/11/13. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Digital Anthology] Jim Burke put together an anthology of DIGITAL books. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Giggle Poetry] Featured poem. Ask the poet. Poetry Class. Word Games. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The real but old-fashioned [|Dick and Jane series.] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Gaston County Library]<span class="gmw_"> FREE digital books: Click on "Online Data Base," click on "<span class="gm_ gm_a5d560cf-a03d-ce88-3d9e-ab34f7272e48 gm-spell">Tumblebook ," click on story books. TumbleBooks also has iPad books and so does the library. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="gmw_"><span class="gmw_">[|Kids AOL Read Alouds] Books read aloud on<span class="gmw_"> computer. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Learning A-Z]- Projectable books, leveled books read for individuals, text copies available, 7-day free trial, $50 membership fee <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">National Geographic [|K-1 Stories]. Students read the stories. [|Older Readers.] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|On-Line Stories] Free storybooks to read - many nonfiction. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Poetry for Children] A Poem a Week. Online. Free! <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Poetry For Kids] Search by category. Interviews. Games. Lessons. VIDEOS, too. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> [|Raz-Kids] Read along, record reading for fluency <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> [|Read Print] Thousands of Free Online Books! Keep track of what you’ve read and books you’d like to read. Discover new books and get recommendations. Discuss books & join online book clubs & groups. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|ReadWorks]- free NONFICTION passages for kids to read - updated 8/21/13 with their NEW passages <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Scholastic]Differentiated Articles - Added 2/11/13. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Shel Silverstein's Poetry]site is a favorite. You will find links for fun, what's new, parent tips and bio info about Shel. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Story Online] Books read to students by celebrities online. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> [|Story Place] Charlotte Mecklenburg Library <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Science News] for older readers

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span class="gmw_"><span class="gmw_">[|Read Alouds] Teacher shows you the books in this video so you can make a decision if the books are right for your students. (lower grades) <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">This video requires membership in Choice Literacy.

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