As you enter the website, they have a warm and inviting background that will peek student interests. It's colorful, playful and very simple. There is a collection of popular books on the page and as you hover over the each book, a picture of its reader pops up. This person will read the book to viewers with much animation that students will not be able to pry their eyes off of the screen. But wait...the books also come with Activity Guides. Each story comes with a downloadable pdf file that you can save. These Activity Guides come with a short story summary, a list of related activities, a list of more books the viewer may be interested in if they liked that story, and summaries about both the author and the reader.
This is my first time stumbling upon this website and I love it already! I can't wait to use this site both at home and in the classroom. I hope this will develop a bigger love for reading with my children and students.
Information Source: http://www.storylineonline.net
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Thank you for sharing this site! I know that one area of improvement in my teaching is to be able to connect my students to the global community. I am excited to try this site out with them.
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful to you for sharing this website with us! It is such a fantastic website! I love that it has actors reading the stories and the stories are form SAG award winning books! Love it!
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