Barnes and Noble Online Storytime

One of the greatest parts of teaching first grade is teaching young students to read...and even more than that is teaching students to LOVE books and reading. My previous post was about Storyline Online in which famous actors read animated books online. Well what about the author of the actual book reading to students? Barnes and Noble is making this possible on their website... for free (one of my favorite words in education)!!! I have yet to share this website with my students, but I cannot wait to return to school and share with them this jewel! Listening to the actual author read the book aloud will surely excite and motivate all students. As with Storyline Online, this too would be an excellent choice for a listening center or class activity on the Interactive Whiteboard. An example of the retelling can be found below. Enjoy!