User:Karloong

Useful resources

1. The children’s Literature Web Guide Guide

It is a very comprehensive website showing the different links to

i) children books award

ii) the year’s best books

iii) resources for teachers

iv) resources for storyteller etc

2.Jan Brett website Jan Brett website

It provide a lot of useful resources, such as books written by Jan Bret, online games, activity pages for coloring and classroom decorations.

Phonics website

1. Owl & Mouse Educational Software Owl&Mouse

It is a website with free educational software that can be used to teach phonics ( letter sounds, letter sounds2- blend, long and short vowel).No downloading of software is needed

Reading for pupils

1. Mem fox website Memfox homepage

It is an online website for Mem Fox ( a famous author with many award winning books – such as Koala Lou)

- Introduction to the books written by Mem Fox

- Strategies to make reading aloud fun and well

- Tips on writing a picture book

2. Authors and Illustrators on the Web homepage

- a list of authors and illustrators on the web with their homepage websites available

- Provides useful information about the books by different authors and illustrators.

Literature circle

- Definition link - Website :

i) Literature Circles Resource Center homepage - provide a lot of information about forming literature circle

ii) Sample of literature circle lesson plan sample

Reading lesson or activities planning using children’s literature book

1. [Random House Children’s Book] teacher guide(consists of list of books with some guidelines and teaching ideas about the book)

- example :

1. Gran , You’ve Got Mail file ( Joe Hoestlandt) and

2. I have a Put a Spell on You file ( Adam Selzer ) Both are with writing activities

- example:

1. Lower primary - Pompei link ( Mary Pope) or

2. Upper Primary - The Magician link( Michael Scott)

Both of them consist of

  i)   summary of the book
  ii)  teaching ideas ( arts, social studies, history, science)
  iii) pre-reading activity 
  iv) additional internet resources

• it is to note that the guidelines are not very thorough.