Desktops have really become a thing of the past for me other than at work and when I am at work I really do not have time to update my blog. I know I mentioned in my last post, last Friday that I would hop on a desktop and load some videos but that did not work out.
As I have explained, each week the kids get videos based on our letter, sight word and occasionally our number or other theme related topic. The kids really enjoy these videos. A majority of the video time is spent during snack to keep the kids engaged and learning. The kids are constantly socializing in my classroom so during snack the videos also provide a good distraction...more eating less talking which turns into snack time over without much of snack consumed.
I will start this week with some videos they will be using during snack and as a support of what we are doing in the classroom:
Letter Q:
Sesame Street has a podcast that is generally 6 min. long. There are podcasts for each letter of the alphabet.
This is by Have Fun Teaching. Have Fun Teaching is an awesome site with activities and videos for each letter, math skills, sight words and other subject areas and themes. The songs are very catchy!
Storybots are one of the kids favorites also. Storybots have videos for all letters and nursery rhymes/kids songs remade by them as well.
On Thursday we switch up videos and watch Olive and the Rhyme Rescue Crew. Olive has a video for each letter but also focuses on Rhyme. Remember rhyme is a very important skills and helps support emergent reading skills.
Our sight word this week is I, this is also by Have Fun Teaching.
These are just a few of the videos we use consistently for the whole year. Each week we use the letter or sight word we are working on and occasionally another topic or subject. The kids really love these videos. If your child needs practice or they talk about our videos, throw these on for them at home. These are all from YouTube but they all could be found in an internet search under videos as well. The repetition and rhythm of the songs are a really good way to learn.
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~Mrs. Miller
