Podcasts

The first podcast I subscribed to is StoryNory: Stories for kids. I have never really considered using podcasts in the classroom before and I assumed I wouldn't find much for first grade use, but I was pleasantly suprised to find StoryNory. This is a free podcast that has tons of stories and poems that are read aloud. I will use this feature as a whole-group class activity by having students listen to a story during our literature time from StoryNory. I taught my students that good readers make a "movie" in their head while they are reading, or picture what is going on. This will be a good way to reinforce that skill. Another way I can use StoryNory is during our Daily 5 time, when the students are independently listening to reading. They can use headphones and choose a story to listen to during their time.

The other podcast I subscribed to is Grammar Girl. I like this podcast because oftentimes when I am writing a parent letter I will question the way I worded something and wonder, is that right? Grammar Girl is a great resource to help me figure it out. Also, my students were asking me the other day if "a'int" is really a word or not, and I've heard both ways, so I noticed Grammar Girls has a podcast to describe this. I'm excited to use each of these podcasts. There were many others that I noticed I would be personally interested in as well. Very cool!