Creator: Whootie Owl Productions | visit site
Grade Range: K - 5
This site has free stories, mainly fairy tales and folk tales, indexed by topic. Highlights include various holidays, international stories of all types, free reader’s theater pieces, and free online recorded stories (click "Stories on CD" to access free downloads). All stories are "kid-tested" and uplifting. Students are able to make comments (and read other viewers’ comments). They are able to search for stories by age (ranging from age 6-14), theme, type of story, and location. rn<br> <br>rnBe aware: this site does include some advertising. This site requires Quicktime. Get it from the <a href="/tools.cfm ">TeachersFirst Toolbox page.</a>
In the Classroom
Check with your administrator about students submitting their own names or making comments about the stories. You may want to give the students a classroom name so their identities remain anonymous. Use this site to find stories that represent cultures of the students in your classroom, whether they are ESL or students with different ethnic backgrounds. Use this site also to find stories for various school holidays. Play a story aloud on your speakers, then allow students to record their own stories with musical backgrounds.
At Home
Tags
air, folk tales, listening, folktales,
Subjects
English, ESL/ELL, History & Culture: World, Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies, Social Studies, Special Education,