Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Black Cat Books

If you like to read
 you can choose 
some interesting book in 



Black Cat material "includes graded readers,
 grammar books, courses, exam books
 and cultural studies books,
 not only for the English language, 
but also for French, German, Spanish and Italian. 
And the range of support material includes
 audio-CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, 
IWB compatible material and more."






 

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The Comic Art

The comic book art helps to read
because each vignette shows you a bit
what is about to happen in the adventure
and before reading you can imagine the future.








Enjoy it.




Tuesday, September 16, 2014

The best history book




The best history book can be
 a great newspapers collection,
or a good digital pages selection.







So we taught a grandfather who
 kept news clippings of interest.
He said: The news today will be history tomorrow.




It's a good reading practice for you,
 and maybe you can understand this world.
If you get it, please, explains us.




Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Jules Verne's Adventures


The great writers like Jules Verne
can make you live incredible adventures.
It is curious that since his time he could imagine a future
in several of his novels that then came true.

You can search his books
at the biblioteques or bookstores
or read it on any format,
and can enjoy adventures
like in this sequence:


"The Extraordinary Adventures of Jules Verne"
2013 animated TV series HD 26x26'
Release Date: 14 September 2013 (Italy)
A LuxVide, RaiFiction, Musicartoon co-production
Directed by Enrico Paolantonio







More curiosities
about Jules Verne
and others authors on:
Galaxy of Images






Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Letters, syllabes, words or sentences ?

What is the best way to learn to read?
Starting by letters, syllabes, words or sentences?
In fact, every way is valid.
They are part of the same puzzle.




If you start wit the sentences and look for the different words, syllabes o letters, it is like starting with a finished puzzle and undoing. Taking advantage of their first drawings or their favorite story, we ask them to explain it. Then we write an easy sentence on  a piece of paper. If we write two the same, we can cut one into words and play them. And so until we have the letters.





Welcome to Word World from WordWorld on Vimeo.


If you start with words it's like taking pieces of puzzle with something in common: its meaning. You can play with their favorite words writing every word in the pictures of their favorite objects or with WordWorld.



Y1 Syllables from QBSVimeo on Vimeo.

If you start with the syllabes it's like play with some pieces of the puzzle that fit by their pronunciation. Claping syllabes can be a fun way.




6.8.14 letters Export from Children's Museum of the Arts on Vimeo.

If you start with letters and make syllabes, words and then sentences, it's like starting with and unmade puzzle and putting together. Scrabble letters are very useful but you can write your own letters on pieces of card. Next, you can make words and then sentences.


You can start with any of them, 
and the result is the same:
 a reading adventure. 
Everyone thinks their method is the best
but there are many ways to be a good reader.
The most important thing is 
to believe in your learning possibilities.



Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Fact & Opinion

Discussing whether a statement is a fact or an opinion
can be essential to your right selection of information.
Reading and thinking,
 talking and listening,
 discussing and deciding.

In this video, first grade students 
are debating whether statements are facts or opinions.


BSRI Best Practices Series: First Grade "Facts & Opinions" Exercise
from Bay State Reading Institute on Vimeo.


"Why?" can be the best question
to sentences with logical explanation.

Through thought,
 you might be a person who anyone
 can't drive you like a drone.
                 Done!



Friday, May 30, 2014

Funny poetry

You can have fun with poetry
because you play with melody
through  combination of words
and you can get rhymes as chords.

Here's a great animated film
 of a poem with delightful rhymes
"Wayne the Stegosaurus" by Kenn Nesbitt 


Wayne the Stegosaurus: A Motionpoems Animated Short
from The Mill on Vimeo.

Thanks to authors for sharing.
You can read this poem and others on

Poetry 4 Kids by Kenn Nesbitt




More about short poems for children in

Short poems by 365




Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Similes and metaphors


Sink or Swim from Gary Bird on Vimeo.

It's a good metaphor for you,
if  you imagine your life like an ocean.
Do you know what is a metaphor?

The Bazillions explain it singing in this video by Eg Design.


“Similes and Metaphors” by The Bazillions
 from eg design on Vimeo.

You can read   Lyrics   on their nice site.












( Next level of phrasal verbs comming soon.)



Saturday, November 30, 2013

Handy Haiku

The latest proposal about Haiku
 on Vimeo Weekend Challenge
 has interesting results.

The Haiku is a Japanese lyric verse form
 having three unrhymed lines 
of five, seven, and five syllables, 
traditionally invoking
 an aspect of nature or the seasons.

You can practice reading with fun 
while counting syllables
and receive nice messages.


We hope enjoy you these nice and handy haiku :


Do-Re-Mi from Raymond Chan on Vimeo.


haiku from Roberto Salvaggio on Vimeo.


The leaves of Autumn from Frederik on Vimeo.



Journey from Hibbert Harwood on Vimeo.


take the letters from Man In The Box on Vimeo.


REFLECTION from Alexander Granskog on Vimeo.


Autumn from Christoph B. on Vimeo.


Haiku: Snow from Nicolas Fuster on Vimeo.


Snow Is Coming // Haiku from Craig Snedeker on Vimeo.


Haiku Vimeo Weekend Challenge from Marine Bucher on Vimeo.


The sound of the water from Giovanni Gaetani on Vimeo.


Haiku: To read is to Fly from Mark Nugent on Vimeo.


Haiku - Surf from 100milesforoneprecent on Vimeo.

You can find more on Vimeo






Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The magic of dragons

Dragon's magic has fascinated
many children of all times.
Perhaps it's because they're
strong and tender at the same time.
Let's go a while with dragons.

You can sing a popular song about the Magic Dragon.


Puff the Magic Dragon Sing-along video from Phantom of The Organ on Vimeo.


Here's the lyrics to sing your own version.



You can also make a flying dragon just cutting and mounting.









For Dragons lovers
 there's a interesting
 reel of  animation








Finally you can work with  words
"dragon" and "magic"
 both sounds of the consonant "g"

      g like dragon   g like magic 




Sunday, May 5, 2013

The special sled, consonants: "H", "J","G"

Our flying friends,
the helicopter "H", the plane "J" and the rocket "G",
are comparing their qualities.
In his long flight, they ran out of fuel
on top of a mountain.
Maybe a big sled could be the solution.


THE SPECIAL SLED, consonants H, J, G from FLYKIT on Vimeo.

                         
                                 Now you can read their adventure.

                         
                               More information about these sounds:


               PRONUNCIATION TIPS from BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

                         sound H                       sound G  


                                 e LEARN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
                                               
                                                  sound J   


 
                         More fun stuff about our friends:  
                 Making your own helicopter
                 Building a Water Rocket
                 Airplane Styrofoam
                 The  Magic of  Dragons





                               

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

What is the best time to learn reading ?



Anything that is raised as a game or an adventure,
  serves pre-reading.
Firstly, the fun is more important that instruction.
Learning comes when the environment is right
 and the child is ready.
 It is never too early to start, and never too late to try. 
The ideal situation is to have motivation.




Saturday, April 27, 2013

Tales, Fables and Masks

Our three friends,the duck, the hen and the kiwi,
have fun with many tales and fables in its kayaking.
The favorite story of our duck "Q"
is the children's tale "The Ugly Duckling"


The Ugly Duckling from ratheepan on Vimeo.




In shared reading
can better capture
the small details.

Look at these kids.






The Ugly Duckling - Reader's Theatre from YIS 2R on Vimeo.


Another interesting possibility has several languages​​.
A beautifully animated ebook, has a new feature
to record your voice; check your progress,
and enjoying your listening.


The Ugly Duckling - S28 from Stella 28 on Vimeo.

Finally you can disguise and playing theater with this story.
             It's really fun to act with friends.
You can make a duck mask.  Craftishops explains how.





Thursday, April 25, 2013

A calm day in the lake, consonants: "Q", "C","K"

The Kiwi "K" and the Hen "C" are watching
the Duck "Q" swimming in the lake.
They would want also enjoy the lake.
Maybe a kayak could be the solution.


A CALM DAY IN THE LAKE, consonants Q, C, K from FLYKIT on Vimeo.

                           Now you can read their adventure.


More information about these sounds:

In English consonants  C and K  coincide in their sound.
You can see it in PRONUNCIATION TIPS from 
BBC LEARNING ENGLISH 
    Sound C and K   

In English the letter Q has two sounds
 and is always followed by the letter U as explained in
e LEARN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
   Two  Sounds  Q   



                            
                            More stuff about this story.
                            Liking for kayaking
                            Tales, fables and masks 
                            Farm animals
                            Good food easy to cook
                            Our kiwi is kindly 
                            Constuction of canoes and kayaks
                                          








Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The Sheep Friends, consonants: "B", "V"

A pair of beautiful Sheep have a problem
 as they sound almost the same.
 They need to find a difference.
Their sounds "B" and "V" will be recorded
 in your memory with this story.


THE SHEEP FRIENDS, consonants B, V from FLYKIT on Vimeo.

                           You can read here their adventure.



                             More information about these sounds in
               PRONUNCIATION TIPS from BBC LEARNING ENGLISH 


                              Sound B               Sound V 


More stuff about these characters.

Blue, bronw and black
The color origin
Living the travels
Costumes and hats




Sunday, March 31, 2013

The Flower and the Robot, consonants: "M", "R"

The aromatic flower M remains hidden
 until the friendly robot R releases her.
Now you know easily the consonants:
    M to smell and R for the robot.


THE FLOWER & THE ROBOT, consonants M, R from FLYKIT on Vimeo.

                                 
                                  You can read here their adventure.




                            More information about these sounds in
                 PRONUNCIATION TIPS from BBC LEARNING ENGLISH 

                                   Sound  M                Sound R 

 More about these characters.

Your own robot
The robot's song
Flowering plants
Nature and technology


                                     



Thursday, March 14, 2013

Sand Castle, consonants: "X", "T", "F"

The T Seashell is afraid of X Crab Claws.
The Cloud of F Wind proposes a solution.
Their sounds will be recorded
in your memory with this history.



SAND CASTLE, consonants X, T, Z from FLYKIT on Vimeo.


                       Now you can read their adventure.


More information about these sounds in
PRONUNCIATION TIPS from BBC LEARNING ENGLISH

     Sound T               Sound F  


The consonant X in english is versatile,
because she has three pronunciations.




Now you can follow
our top beach stuff.
Crab Crafts
To Teach on Beach
Craft with Seashells
Wind's Kind







Friday, March 8, 2013

Easy and ready to eat



You can read cooking recipes.
Reading you nourish your mind.
Cooking you nourish your body.
Follow these young chefs and their art.



     Do you like an Italian menu?


             
                                 We start with a delicious pizza.


11.11.11 Making Pizza with kids from Sarah Hanssen on Vimeo.


                                  Final surprise: Panna Cotta.


Vanilla Panna Cotta from dyak on Vimeo.

                  Thanks these artists to sharing their great skills.
                       You can write their recipes to remember.



                       There's a pizza dough that is easy.
                            Mix, knead, bake and ready.



                               More creative ideas in They draw and cook








Sunday, March 3, 2013

Noisy Insects, consonants: "D", "Z", "S"

The consonant D is the sound of  Superfly.
The consonant Z is the sound of Superbee.
The consonant S is the sound of Butterfly
 when she ask silence to ours noisy friends.
These consonants have a little story
 to record their sounds in your memory.


NOISY INSECTS, consonants D, Z, S from FLYKIT on Vimeo.

                               
                                          Now you can read this story.


               More informations, crafts and tips
               about these sounds in other posts.

                Origami Butterfly
                Lifecycle Butterfly
                Honeybee Honey
                An old song to Superfly
                Insect craft with wool