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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Reflection on SillyBooks.net



SillyBooks.net is one website that caught my attention when looking for some great literacy sites.  When I first opened up the website and played one of the stories I thought it was weird but fun at the same time. Then as I navigated through the site and explored a little more I said to myself "Hey! Children like weird and silly things!" Just what I need in my classroom. What I have learned in school and my not too long years of teaching is to find what interests the students. As teachers, once we grab our students' interests, I believe the students will want to learn and explore more.  SillyBooks.net can help us with that!

SillyBooks.net is a great site for teachers and parents who want to motivate their child or children to want to read.  This user friendly website is easy to navigate through that even children ages 2-10 can learn how to play music and stories on their own. It provides text for every song and stories that allow you or the students to press "stop" allowing some time to read the text, look at the illustrations and make text to picture connections.

Overall, SillyBooks.net is a great site that I plan on using in my class.  The silliness of the stories and music is just what I need for my students, especially those who are struggling,  If you would like to join in the silliness, you may visit the site at www.SillyBooks.net. And remember it is FREE! Hope you enjoy!
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  1. UnknownJanuary 2, 2014 at 2:21 AM

    I agree younger kids love silly and weird things. And the younger they are, the sillier and weirder they like it, I think. I think your students will really like this website.

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  2. Judi ReyesJanuary 5, 2014 at 3:00 AM

    Younger students really do enjoy, appreciate, and tune in more to silly and fun things. I often forget that while executing a lesson, mainly due to the pressure put on teachers for meeting timelines and high test scores.

    I know my first grade students will enjoy this site.

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