It’s time for the Wednesday Website suggestion!!
This week’s Wednesday Website suggestion was brought to my attention last year from my son’s first grade teacher. (How many of you have ever stolen ideas you’ve seen your kids do? I know I’m not the only one!!) It’s called Storybird, and it’s made a HUGE difference with my reluctant writers. I do a lot of writing in my classroom. We do Free Write every week during centers, to
allow students time to write for pleasure. I use the Primary Narrative Writing Journal during Guided Writing to model my writing expectations, and I do Modeled Writing anytime I can fit it into a mini lesson. However, Storybird is the one thing that finally got one of my stream of letters writers (you know lkjaoicmslikeis says lion) to write to write 4 true sentences (His story, about rabbits was: I see rbts. I see 8 rbs. I see 2 rbs hop. I lk rbs. – For those of you with beginning writers, you know how much that can mean!)
Storybird allows students to choose from real illustrations, and put them into a virtual storybook. Then, they can write the words to go with the picture. When they are finished, you are able to share their online stories with your class, parents, and even embed them on your blog! It’s a great resource, and the basic version is FREE!
Hope you enjoyed this Wednesday’s Website suggestion – check back each Wednesday for a new Wedensday’s Website suggestion. Also, feel free to check out previous Wednesday Website suggestions by clicking HERE.
This week’s Wednesday Website suggestion was brought to my attention last year from my son’s first grade teacher. (How many of you have ever stolen ideas you’ve seen your kids do? I know I’m not the only one!!) It’s called Storybird, and it’s made a HUGE difference with my reluctant writers. I do a lot of writing in my classroom. We do Free Write every week during centers, to
allow students time to write for pleasure. I use the Primary Narrative Writing Journal during Guided Writing to model my writing expectations, and I do Modeled Writing anytime I can fit it into a mini lesson. However, Storybird is the one thing that finally got one of my stream of letters writers (you know lkjaoicmslikeis says lion) to write to write 4 true sentences (His story, about rabbits was: I see rbts. I see 8 rbs. I see 2 rbs hop. I lk rbs. – For those of you with beginning writers, you know how much that can mean!)Storybird allows students to choose from real illustrations, and put them into a virtual storybook. Then, they can write the words to go with the picture. When they are finished, you are able to share their online stories with your class, parents, and even embed them on your blog! It’s a great resource, and the basic version is FREE!
Hope you enjoyed this Wednesday’s Website suggestion – check back each Wednesday for a new Wedensday’s Website suggestion. Also, feel free to check out previous Wednesday Website suggestions by clicking HERE.
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