This website was created by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and a SAG member/actor reads a children's picture book aloud. I love this website because not only does it provides a YouTube link of the actor reading the book, it shows the pictures of the pages ("Reading Rainbow" style), gives related activities for teachers and parents, and a short bio about the actors, writers, and illustrators. Another great use of this website is if you need something to fill extra time, this is perfect because under each book, it shows you how long the movie is. Some are short like 5 minutes and others are long like 15 minutes. The best part about this website and videos is that it is all free!
If you school blocks YouTube, don't worry because they also provide the same videos on SchoolTube.
Some of my favorite stories from this site are:
Harry, The Dirty Dog- Bette White
Thank You, Mr. Falker- Jane Kaczmerak
A Bad Case Of Stripes- Sean Astin
Someone Loves You, Mr. Hatch- Hector Elizondo
Me and My Cat- Elijah Wood
My kids love watching and listening to these stories. They always clap and cheer with the movie is over. This is great to show off the SmartBoard, computers, etc. I guarantee these videos will be a hit in your classroom! Let me know what you and your kiddos think!
Thanks for sharing this site! Glad I found your blog!
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