Point of View

Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like to experience life as if you were an eagle soaring through the air?   Check out this video to fly like an eagle.   This would be a great video to show then have kids write about their point of view if they were an animal... or even just discuss.   Enjoy your flight!

Another Awesome Parody from Sesame Street

Just thought I'd share this awesome Hunger Games Parody in anticipation of the Big Catching Fire opening this weekend. 

Parody: A Great Video

I don't know if you are a fan of Showtime's hit show, Homeland, with Claire Danes, however, this parody is hysterical by Sesame Street.  My educational connection is below...

If you were going to teach your students about what a parody is, Sesame Street's You Tube Channel has a variety of parodies using their kid friendly and well recognized characters.    If you need help accessing You Tube in your classroom, please let Allison or myself know and we'll get you set up!

Movie Shorts and Reading Strategies

Some days I really love pinterest.   Today I found an awesome resource from a blog called, Technology Up to Speed.  A fifth grade teacher compiled a list of various movie shorts that are appropriate for kids in helping teaching reading strategies.

This first google doc link is to a list of animated shorts. She has included the youtube links and what reading strategies with which she believes they work the best. 

The second google doc link is to a list of graphic organizers to use with each short.  They are not specific to the short and can be used for any resource.  There is one graphic organizer for each reading strategy.  

This is a valuable resource that would also be great to use with the SMART Board!   If you need help using You Tube, just ask Allison or myself!

What I Am

Today, I was lucky enough to spend some time with one of our fabulous first grade classes.  I was surprised to learn that they like to go on You Tube at home!  We were talking about some videos that they liked, and I promised them I would post a favorite at my house on my blog today, and hope that their teacher would share it with them.

If you want to see the lyrics to this song, click here, however, I feel like it sends a strong message to kids that they can do anything they put their minds to.  Although it's Sesame Street, it's a great video!  Enjoy!

Sesame Street: Upside Downton Abbey

As a mom of two toddlers, I've recently learned how Sesame Street loves to spoof things for adults to enjoy as well as the kids... I had to share this video as I know there is a large amount of teachers who are into the Downton Abbey Series... It's on my to watch list... & hopefully I'll have time to catch up soon!   Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy!