Two Amazing Adventures to read to children  (Click on the “read to me” button on each story) June the Prune Lazy Circles Farm Animal sounds---click on the pictures and the animals make the sounds. (Students match pictures and sounds. The Sounds Game---a sounds/picture matching activity Storyline Online---10 online stories read to children by celebrities (Elijah Wood, Al Gore, Melissa Gilbert, etc. Private I. Guana by Nina Laden Brave Irene by William Steig Me And My Cat? By Satoshi Kitamura Knots On A Counting Rope by Bill Marin Jr. and John Archambault My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother by Patricia Polacco No Mirrors in My Nana’s House by Ysave M. Barnwell A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco The Night I Followed the Dog by Nina Laden Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox Animal Eyes---220 Dolch words read with the student with self-assessments.  Students see how far they can go with the “game-like” challenge. The Fantabulous Cumulo-Nimbuli Pump---by Chuck Brown, written in Dr. Seuss style about a special vacuum that sucks up clouds (no pictures, read to the student with expression by Chuck Brown---7 min. 30 sec) The Emperor’s New Clothes---by Hans Christian Andersen---a lesson about arrogance (no pictures, read to the student with expression by Chuck Brown---12 min. 22 sec.) How the Leopard Got His Spots---African lore by Rudyard Kipling (no pictures, read to the student with expression by Chuck Brown---12 min. 37 sec.) The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams---a delightful tale about real love (no pictures, read to the student with expression by Chuck Brown---25 min. 47 sec.) The Little Mermaid---by Hans Christian Andersen---a lovely young mermaid falls in love with a human prince---not the Disney version (no picture, read to the student with expression by Chuck Brown---51 min. 26 sec.) The Light Princess---by George MacDonald---a king, a queen, a princess, a prince…and of course, a witch---(no picture, read to the student with expression by Chuck Brown---92 min. 57 sec.) Author Stephen Cosgrove reads his books from his series, The Land of Barely There, The Flutterbyes, and The Trolls.  Students who are especially interested in beautifully illustrated, vocabulary rich fiction will enjoy listening to these series. The Land of Barely There--- choose from 4 books in the series: Fiddler, Grampa Sam, Pricilla, Ira Wordworthy (child clicks on book choice; it loads and when book choice appears on the screen, child clicks “Listen” and then “Next Page” after 1st page is read; then “Listen” for each page as it comes up) The Flutterbyes---choose from 4 books in the series: Azalea, Rosebud, Thistle, Daisy (child clicks on book choice; it loads and when book choice appears on the screen, child clicks “Listen” and then “Next Page” after 1st page is read; then “Listen” for each page as it comes up) The Trolls---choose from 4 books in the series:  Snicker Doodle, Button Breaker, Tizzy, Sparkles (child clicks on book choice; it loads and when book choice appears on the screen, child clicks “Listen” and then “Next Page” after 1st page is read; then “Listen” for each page as it comes up) Stephen Cosgrove has also put together 11 music hits with the Roby La Porte Orchestra that complements his literature series.  These songs can be used in the classroom as transitions from one theme to another or as background listening during centers or other independent work situations (click on the tune of your choice). Read on activities for preK - Grade 2  (some of the stories are listed below) Clyde’s Smile (Click on “Online Story” icon to have the story read aloud) The Perfect Pet (Click on “Online Story” icon to have the story read aloud) I Will Not Take A Bath (Click on “Online Story” icon to have the story read aloud) Color the Rainbow (Frog helps children learn colors) Nina Loves to Name Things---Pick a place for your language adventure with Nina (no reading involved, can be done in pairs, wonderful vocabulary and oral language activity for PreK- Grade 1, ESL, ELL) What's in the Bag oral language activity, Students will: develop and use descriptive language to communicate in a large-group setting. use prior knowledge and previous experiences to communicate clearly with their peers. develop and use good listening skills to process information given by clue-givers. develop and use good thinking skills to make logical predictions based on the clues.