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Find drama resources and descriptions for your classroom

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Bring pictures to life through freeze frames, thought tracking and improvisation.
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An interactive technique in which participants become characters and objects in a story as it is told.
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Drama Strategies Archives - Drama Resource

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Use this list to uncover drama strategies for your classroom

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Explore this site to see video examples of different literacy teaching methods

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Read, watch and talk about the best practices in comprehensive literacy.

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Read fables online through the Library of Congress website

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A List of the Fables

The Frogs & the Ox

Belling the Cat

The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse

The Fox & the Grapes

The Wolf & the Crane

The Lion & the Mouse

The Gnat & the Bull

The Plane Tree

The Owl & the Grasshopper

The Oak & the Reeds

The Crow & the Pitcher

The Two Goats

The Wild Boar & the Fox

The Heron

The Fox & the Stork

The Stag & His Reflection

The Cock & the Fox

The Fox & the Goat

The Fox & the Leopard

The Frog & the Mouse

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

The Eagle & the Beetle

The Mother & the Wolf

The Hare & the Tortoise

The Dog & His Reflection

The Fox & the Crow

The Ant & the Dove

The Man & the Satyr

The Hare & His Ears

The Fisherman & the Little Fish

The Wolf & the Kid

The Tortoise & the Ducks

The Young Crab & His Mother

The Dog, the Cock, & the Fox

The Eagle & the Jackdaw

The Boy & the Filberts

Hercules & the Wagoner

The Kid & the Wolf

The Bundle of Sticks

The Ass & His Driver

The Oxen & the Wheels

The Shepherd Boy & the Wolf

The Farmer & the Stork

The Sheep & the Pig

The Travelers & the Purse

The Lion & the Ass

The Frogs Who Wished for a King

The Wolf & His Shadow

The Rat & the Elephant

The Boys & the Frogs

The Ants & the Grasshopper

The Ass Carrying the Image

A Raven & a Swan

The Ass & the Load of Salt

The Lion & the Gnat

The Leap at Rhodes

The Cock & the Jewel

The Monkey & the Camel

The Ass, the Fox, & the Lion

The Birds, the Beasts, & the Bat

The Lion, the Bear, & the Fox

The Wolf & the Lamb

The Wolf & the Sheep

The Hares & the Frogs

The Travelers & the Sea

The Wolf & the Lion

The Peacock

The Mice & the Weasels

The Wolf & the Lean Dog

The Fox & the Lion

The Dog & his Master's Dinner

The Vain JackDaw & his Borrowed Feathers

The Monkey & the Dolphin

The Wolf & the Ass

The Monkey & the Cat

The Dogs & the Fox

The Dogs & the Hides

The Rabbit, the Weasel, & the Cat

The Bear & the Bees

The Dog in the Manger

The Wolf & the Goat

The Ass & the Grasshoppers

The Mule

The Cat, the Cock, & the Young Mouse

The Wolf & the Shepherd

The Peacock & the Crane

The Farmer & the Cranes

The Farmer & His Sons

The Two Pots

The Goose & the Golden Egg

The Fighting Bulls & the Frog

The Mouse & the Weasel

The Farmer & the Snake

The Sick Stag

The Goatherd & the Wild Goats

The Spendthrift & the Swallow

The Cat & the Birds

The Dog & the Oyster

The Astrologer

Three Bullocks & a Lion

Mercury & the Woodman

The Fox & the Crab

The Serpent & the Eagle

The Bull & the Goat

The Old Lion & the Fox

The Man & the Lion

The Ass & the Lap Dog

The Milkmaid & Her Pail

The Wolf & the Shepherd

The Goatherd & the Goat

The Miser

The Wolf & the House Dog

The Fox & the Hedgehog

The Bat & the Weasels

The Quack Toad

The Fox Without a Tail

The Mischievous Dog

The Rose & the Butterfly

The Cat & the Fox

The Boy and the Nettles

The Old Lion

The Fox & the Pheasants

Two Travelers & a Bear

The Porcupine & the Snakes

The Fox & the Monkey

The Flies & the Honey

The Eagle & the Kite

The Stag, the Sheep, & the Wolf

The Animals & the Plague

The Shepherd & the Lion

The Bees & Wasps, & the Hornet

The Lark & Her Young Ones

The Cat & the Old Rat

The Ass & His Shadow

The Miller, His Son, & the Ass

The Wolf, the Kid, and the Goat

The Swallow & the Crow

Jupiter & the Monkey

The Lion, the Ass, & the Fox

The Lion's Share

The Mole & His Mother

The North Wind & the Sun

The Wolves & the Sheep

The Cock & the Fox

The Ass in the Lion's Skin

The Fighting Cocks & the Eagle

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View lists of videos for different areas of phonics instruction

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Videos are an engaging and effective way to teach phonics to kids. I've compiled a giant list of YouTube videos for every phonics lesson! Your students will love learning and practicing phonics with these engaging videos.

I love using videos to "hook" my students before a lesson, review a previously taught concept, or to introduce something totally new!

Let's face it - our students are 21st century learners who love screen time. Why not use that to our advantage?

I've compiled a list of teacher-approved YouTube videos for EVERY phonics skill! 🙌

As you can imagine, this took me a very long time.

Every time I went to teach a new skill, I would spend time at home queuing up the perfect intro video(s), or review video(s), for my lesson. Add up all those hours and I spent way too much time on this. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Now don't get me wrong. The time spent is TOTALLY worth it. When your students burst into song about phonics that helps them remember how to read, your teacher heart will burst!

But let's be real. Ain't nobody got time for that! 🤪

Especially you, right??

I know you're busy. (And overworked, but that's another blog post, isn't it?)

Don't worry, I've got your back!

(My teacher friends and I spent time making sure that these were the latest-and-greatest phonics videos, and not just the ones that I used a few years ago.)

Below, I've listed ALL of the videos.

Here they are, in one place, to save YOU time! #YAY 🎉

Bookmark this page on your computer, and you'll never waste hours searching for the perfect video for your phonics lesson. (Like I did. 🙋🏽‍♀️)

Disclaimer: While I personally believe these videos are appropriate for preschool, kindergarten and first grade classrooms, remember that there can often be inappropriate ads before and after YouTube videos. Also, I always recommend previewing the full video before showing it to your class.
If you plan to show YouTube videos in your classroom, I highly recommend that you read this blog post by Catherine, the Brown Bag Teacher. She shares three ways to eliminate YouTube video ads so that you can safely play these learning videos in your classroom.

Wait, how do I know when to teach a new phonics skill?

Are you wondering which phonics skills you should teach, and in what order? Before sharing these videos with your students, be sure to check this free phonics scope and sequence!

Videos for Teaching Phonemic Awareness

Since phonological and phonemic awareness are the foundation of learning to read using phonics, I decided to include these in the list, too!
Videos for Teaching and Practicing Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Songs for Teaching and Practicing Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Videos for Teaching and Practicing Rhyming
Videos for Teaching and Practicing Syllables
Videos for Teaching and Practicing Blending and Segmenting Sounds in Words
Videos for Teaching Phonics
Videos for Teaching and Practicing Letter Sounds Videos for Teaching and Practicing Letter Blends Videos for Teaching and Practicing Digraphs Videos for Teaching and Practicing Reading CVC Words Videos for Teaching and Practicing CVCe Silent E/Sneaky E/ Magic E Videos for Teaching and Practicing R-Controlled Vowels
Videos for Teaching and Practicing Vowel Diphthongs (AKA Vowel Digraphs)
Videos for Teaching and Practicing Reading Multisyllabic Words
The Effective Way to Teach Phonics

Did you know that teaching phonics is like teaching driving? 🚗

⚠️If you don't know what I'm talking about, you need to read this analogy.⚠️ It will change the way you teach phonics - for the better!

Click to read about the most effective way to teach phonics!

More Phonics Videos for Your Lessons

As I find more videos for teaching reading, or as YouTube gains more awesome videos for our reading lessons, I'll be sure to update this page! 🥳

Don't forget to bookmark it, so you can come back and again and again. 😉

Oh, and if I missed any of your favorites, please save us all time and let me know in the comments below. ? I'll be sure to add them to this post!

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The Giant List of YouTube Videos for Teaching Students Phonics

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Videos are an engaging and effective way to teach phonics to kids. I've compiled a giant list of YouTube videos for every phonics lesson! Your students will love learning and practicing phonics with these engaging videos. I love using videos to "hook" my students before a lesson, review a previously taught concept, or to introduce something totally new!

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Access bilingual texts and digital books published around the world

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Library News and Notes

June 2, 2021

Dear Readers,

Great news! I was able to rebuild a simple version of the in-browser book reader which has enabled me to add back all of the ICDL books. The interface is not what it used to be, and we no longer have translations of books (only the original language the book was published in) - but we have all ~4,000 books back. The site is fast and reliable and should be able to stay around for some time to come. Happy reading!

May 5, 2021

Dear Readers,

Good news! Thanks to the UMD Computer Science Department, which has agreed to host a static version of ICDL, we have been able to resuscitate the library a bit, and have brought back 1/4 of the books in PDF form (that we have "download" rights for). We had to create a vastly simpler site without many, many of the features - no search, no translations, etc. But about 1,000 of the books are back, and we will work on bringing back more books and at least some aspects of the original site. Please note that we do not have the right to allow you to redistribute these books further, and they are provided to you only for personal use.

Thank you for so many of your heart-warming and gracious emails which encouraged us to find a way to keep the ICDL alive.

April 19, 2021

Dear Readers,

It has been over 20 years since we launched the International Children's Digital Library. In that time, we have served about 15 million people reading over 1,000,000 hours of children's books. We launched at a time when the concept of reading books online was a bit odd, and almost unheard of for children's books. After all these years, as far we know, we are still the largest collection of freely available complete children's books from around the world. And we did that without ever exposing children to commercial activities or risking their privacy.

But for many years, we have served this mission without any funds. And now all of the founders have moved on to other things in their lives. The servers are very old and dusty and there is no one to maintain them. Our licenses for the books are for use only by the ICDL so while we have considered a number of alternatives, none of them really made sense.

And so now it is time to say goodbye and read with the innumerable other resources in the world. The ICDL has been our labor of love, and we will always remember these books, the volunteers, libraries, publishers, and readers around the world with great fondness.

Keep reading!

- Founders Ben Bederson, Allison Druin, Ann Weeks, Anne Rose and Tim Browne (in memoriam)
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ICDL - International Children's Digital Library

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Access original texts starting in the 12th century

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Listing over 3 million free books on the Web - Updated Monday, November 20, 2023

Celebrating Many Years of Online Books -- Blog (Everybody's Libraries) -- Latest Book Listings

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Access free simple texts to use with children in K-2

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Unite for Literacy provides free digital access to picture books, narrated in many languages. Literacy is at the core of a healthy community, so we unite with partners to enable all families to read with their young children.

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Use this resource to discover strategic ways to teach phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension

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Effective, evidence-based reading resources - Five from Five

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Five From Five aims to improve literacy levels by ensuring all children receive effective, evidence-based reading instruction.

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Use these letter tiles to help students spell words and practice phonics knowledge

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Really Great Reading Letter Tile Freeplay

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Explore this site for free ideas and resources for all areas of literacy

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FreeReading is an open-source instructional program that helps educators teach early literacy. FreeReading contains a 40-week scope and sequence that can supplement an early literacy core or basal program.

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Engage with example videos and teaching ideas for reading with young children

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Explore reading basics as well as the key role of background knowledge and motivation in becoming a lifelong reader and learner. Watch our PBS Launching Young Readers series and try our self-paced Reading 101 course to deepen your understanding.

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Use this resource from the National Council of Teachers of English to engage students with writing activities.

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Dive into a sea of resources, knowledge, and inspiration for all your literacy needs. With thousands of standards-based resources for teachers and students, you can be confident your students are getting the education they deserve.

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Find a variety of free texts to use in your classroom

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"TextProject," "SummerReads," "Getting Ready for Grade 3," "Getting Ready for Grade 4," "Getting Ready for Grade 5," "Exceptional Expressions for Everyday Events," and "Talking Points for Kids" are trademarks of TextProject, Inc.

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Use the free resources to discover ELA lesson ideas.

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Ohio’s PreK-12 Digital Library. Optimized by the Management Council.

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Utilize this resource to guide your teaching of the 6+1 traits in writing instruction

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All Writing - Smekens Education Solutions, Inc.

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Use this downloadable rubric to strategically assess your students' writing

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The core of the 6+1 Trait ® Model of Instruction & Assessment is the set of rubrics that specify how to assess the quality of student writing and tailor instruction to students' needs.

In 2018, Education Northwest released refined rubrics that respond to feedback from the field and new developments in standards and assessments across the country.

The K-2 rubric supports teachers and students as they are starting to write, creating classroom writing processes, building a common vocabulary, and establishing a vision for good writing. The 3-12 rubric is often used in late second or third grades and into higher grade levels.

The rubrics are field tested, research-based, teacher friendly and designed for easier use across text types (i.e., informative/explanatory, argument, and narrative writing).

If you are interested in partnering with Education Northwest to provide feedback, please contact Jacqueline Raphael.
* Rubric designed for double-sided printing. Flip on long edge, open to left, and make sure orientation is set manually to landscape.

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The core of the 6+1 Trait ® Model of Instruction & Assessment is the set of rubrics that specify how to assess the quality of student writing and tailor instruction to students' needs. In 2018, Education Northwest released refined rubrics that respond to feedback from the field and new developments in standards and assessments across the country.