Weeks full of informational text and resources

The past few week of school have been quite  extremely busy. We have been learning all about how to read non-fiction. My favorite all time resource to use during this unit is the Primary Comprehension Toolkit by Stephanie Harvey. This is an easy read and has a strategy to meet all students. My students loved the text that comes with the kit. This toolkit has helped my students truly develop a love for reading.

                                

Another good resource we used during our exploring non-fiction unit was the website pebblesgo.com. It is one of the best research web based programs I have ever seen. It has information on just about any topic. There are many other GREAT tools about this website. It reads the text to students. They have videos and pictures for students to see the topic in action. The BEST tool thus far is that it has no ads and all student friendly visuals. I wish I could say the same about my favorite search engine google.com.  Unfortunately it is not free and cost a pretty wealthy penny, however; if you are a teacher they will give you a free 2 week trial. And who doesn't love free? 

Check these 2 resources out!!!