Free Resources For 21st Century Literacy
Why integrate literacy with the arts and technology?
Integrating literacy with the arts and technology:
- Enhances student engagement.
- Provides for diverse cultures and learning styles.
- Fosters inquiry and higher order thinking.
- Develops empathy, intuition, and imagination.
Readers’ Theater
Use this script for puppet shows, podcasts, slideshows, and movies.
The Wide Mouth Frog
Sourced and adapted from: http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/playhouse/ by Janice Davin
| Narrator | On day a mother wide-mouth frog and her little son sat on a log near their pond. |
| Little Frog | Mother, I like to eat bugs. What do other baby animals like to eat? |
| Mother Frog | I don’t know. Why don’t you go ask some of our neighbors? |
| Little Frog | Okay. Ribbit. |
| Narrator | So the little wide-mouth frog went to Mrs. Rabbit’s house. |
| Little Frog | Hi Mrs. Rabbit. I like to eat bugs. What do your babies like to eat? |
| Rabbit | Baby rabbits like clover and sweet grass. |
| Little Frog | Okay. Thanks. Ribbit. |
| Narrator | Next the little wide-mouth frog went to Mrs. Giraffe’s house. |
| Little Frog | Hi Mrs. Giraffe. I like to eat bugs. What do your babies like to eat? |
| Mrs. Giraffe | My babies like to eat leaves and fruit and such. |
| Little Frog | Okay. Thanks. Ribbit. |
| Narrator | The little wide mouth frog went to see Mr. Elephant. |
| Little Frog | Mr. Elephant, what do your babies eat? |
| Mr. Elephant | Well, grass… and they love peanuts and bananas too. |
| Little Frog | Okay. Thanks. Ribbit. |
| Narrator | Finally the little wide mouth frog went to Mr. Alligator. |
| Little Frog | Excuse me, Mr. Alligator, what do your babies eat? |
| Mr. Alligator | Why, our babies eat Wide-mouth Frogs! |
| Baby Alligators | Yummy, yummy, yummy. |
| Narrator | The baby alligators chased the little frog all the way home. |
Blog
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Wiki
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Teacher Tube
Enjoy videotaped stories! Share your stories with the Magic Words Learning Community by posting the URL in the Magic Words for Students Wiki.
Links to Teacher Tube Coming Soon! In the meantime, explore the Teacher Tube site (www.teachertube.com).
Web 2.0 Tools
Coming Soon! “Tool of the Month” and examples of how to use it.