One of the many many things I love about teaching is a fun and engaging read aloud. I read aloud to my students every single day. I enjoy to watch the way it helps with their comprehension and fluency. Sometimes, there is not enough time in the day to expose my students to some of my favorite authors and books the way I would like to, so I have created a way to make their homework engaging and make sure they are hearing read alouds from a variety of different texts.
My students fill out a reading log each week, but starting this week I have made the last day of their reading log a little different. I have incorporated a little bit of technology with fun chapter book read alouds. My hope is that this merge will instill a love of reading and of books into my students (most of them already have this love, I am very lucky!) while keeping them engaged through the use of technology. This week, students will find a QR code and instructions on how to scan the QR code to watch a video. This video is of me reading a chapter in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by my favorite author Roald Dahl. after they watch the video students answer a quick comprehension question. Easy Breezy!
I am so excited to hear feedback from my students and parents on how this use of technology works out for them at home! I am also anxious to see how they like this book. I hope they love it as much as I did when I read it during my 2nd grade year.
Here is a link to the video of chapter one of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory for my students and parents who were not able to access this via QR code scanning.
Enjoy!
“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.”
- Roald Dahl
