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Building Language for Literacy Make the connection between letters and sounds. (PreK–K)	Character Scrapbook Create illustrated pages that analyze favorite characters from any book. (K–8)
See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Building Language for Literacy Skills: Rhyming Letter recognition Vocabulary development Practical Tips: Have students practice their rhyming skills with Reggie the Rhyming Rhino. Display the activity on Whiteboard and have different students choose the words that rhyme. Nina the Naming Newt will help students identify places within their community and common items found in those places. This is a wonderful activity to use with a social studies unit about community. Display the activity on Whiteboard and have different students drag the correct items into the box. All of these activities can be used for small group instruction, especially the "Leo the Letter-Loving Lobster" activity. Help a small group of students with letter recognition by displaying the activity on the Whiteboard and having students choose the letters that match the object. Students can also keep a word dictionary in a notebook and add the new words that they spelled. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity	See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Character Scrapbook Skills: Identifying character traits Utilizing critical thinking skills Character development Practical Tips: Help students learn how to determine character traits of a character in a book. Use a class read-aloud to model on the Whiteboard how to complete the activity. Have students come up to the Whiteboard and write down what they know about a character. Once this activity is modeled, students can complete it independently in the computer lab or at a center. Challenge students to critically think about characters in books you are reading in class. Complete the "Ten things I know about . . . " page, and have students use their critical thinking skills to determine which character of the book fits the descriptions displayed on the board. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity

Clifford Interactive Storybooks Play with phonics to build stories, in English and Spanish. (PreK–2)	Flashlight Readers Interact with your favorite books through games, slideshows, and videos. (1–8)
See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Clifford Interactive Storybooks Skills: Vocabulary development Phonemic awareness Letter recognition Practical Tips: Use these activities during circle time or a morning meeting to have students practice reading together. Students will enjoy choosing the words to complete the story they’re reading. If you have voting capabilities, invite students to vote for which word they want to use to complete the story. Do a "picture walk." Before reading the story or listening to the audio, talk about the elements in the illustration. Have students circle and label the elements before reading the page. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity	See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Flashlight Readers Skills: Making connections to text Identifying theme and story elements Utilizing critical thinking skills Practical Tips: Show students the importance of revision in the writing process. Use Kate DiCamillo’s "Slide Show of Drafts" to discuss the revision process and allow students to connect to a published author. Play each draft slide and have students write down how Kate DiCamillo revised the draft. When finished, have students use the strategies learned to revise their own writing. Video and audio clips can be displayed on the Whiteboard to introduce an author study or to pique students’ interest in a book they’re going to read. Do your students need extra grammar practice? Use Charlotte’s Web "Pick-the-Perfect-Word Game" to practice identifying nouns, verbs, adjectives, and prefixes. Display the activity on Whiteboard and have students move the correct words into Charlotte’s web. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity

Clifford Learning Games Practice letters, sounds, and sight words with the Big Red Dog. (PreK–2)	Poetry Idea Engine Write haikus, free verse, limericks, and more. (1–8)
See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Clifford Learning Games Skills: Phonemic awareness Letter recognition Sight word recognition Practical Tips: Practice letter recognition with the word match game. Activity can be completed as a whole class or with a small group of students who need extra practice. Have students take turns dragging the words into the box with the appropriate starting letter. Make new words using the "Make a Word" game. Display the activity on Whiteboard when students enter the classroom and challenge each student to create a new word. Students will look forward to creating new words when they enter the classroom in the morning. The "Make a Word" game can also be used whole class to review vowel sounds and even rhyming words. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity	See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Poetry Idea Engine Skills: Identifying types of poetry Writing poetry using syllables and rhyme Practical Tips: Display the "Poetry Idea Engine" and choose a type of poetry to teach. Each one explains the definition of the poem to assist with teaching. Have students create different poems for each type by dragging words into the blanks. After learning about each type of poem, have students create their own in groups, pairs, or individually. Leave the poetry machine up to use at a center. Students can create a poem on the board, then write one at the center. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity

Scholastic Videos Bring authors into your classroom and build excitement around books. (PreK–12)	Scholastic News Top Story Focus on main idea, topic sentences, and essay structure with timely subjects. (3–8)
See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Scholastic Videos Skills: Identifying genres Understanding elements of writing Identifying author's perspective Practical Tips: Get students excited about an author study by showing a short video of the author on the Whiteboard. Inspire young writers to enjoy writing and to understand the writing process by introducing them to published authors. Start a mini-lesson on where writers get their ideas by playing one of the many videos included in the collection. Have students make a list of how published authors come up with their writing ideas. Videos can also be used for mini-lessons on editing, revision, character development, etc. Use videos to inspire students to create their own author videos. After students view several author videos on the Whiteboard, have them brainstorm ideas and topics to include in their own author video. Students will not only think about themselves as writers, they will be inspired to write more. Go to Activity	See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Scholastic News Top Story Skills: Main idea/details Fact vs. opinion Critical thinking with nonfiction Practical Tips: Select the Top News story. Display the story on the Whiteboard and ask students to read it aloud. Use the editing functions on your Whiteboard to highlight main and supporting ideas and key vocabulary. This is good practice for reading comprehension test skills. Display the most recent Top News story on your Whiteboard for transition time as students arrive, submit homework, etc. Ask students to do a five-minute free write in their Writer’s Notebook of reactions, personal connections, or fictional versions of what happens next. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity

Story Starters Generate creative writing prompts and then write stories. (K–6)	Myths Brainstorming Machine Choose the elements to create your own myth. (4–9)
See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Story Starters Skills: Identifying story elements Creative writing Practical Tips: This is a perfect activity for students to complete as a morning activity. Display "Story Starters" on Whiteboard and assign one student each day to spin the wheel. Students can write their creative stories in their Writer's Notebook. Do you have an extra few minutes between classroom activities and need something to do? Display "Story Starters" on your Whiteboard and have a student spin the wheel. Give students time to start writing their stories. Students can finish their stories during the day or for homework. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity	See Whiteboard Tips Go to Activity Myths Brainstorming Machine Skills: Creative writing Utilizing an outline to organize writing Practical Tips: Use the brainstorming tool to model brainstorming ideas to write a myth. Have students work through choosing a setting, monster, and god/goddess as a whole class. Then model how to use the outline to write the myth. Use this brainstorming tool with students who are struggling for writing ideas. Display the "Myths Brainstorming Machine" and have struggling students choose in a small group which setting, monster, and god/goddess they would like to use in their story. Print out the idea outline to get them started writing. Go to Teacher's Guide Go to Activity

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Building Language for Literacy

Character Scrapbook

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