Students have been working on Electronic Storybooks in an after school club. This is a sample of some of the stories created. Students first drew their pictures in Pixie. They then exported the pictures as .png files and imported them into PhotoStory to create an electronic storybook with words and music!
This class meets many reading and writing indicators across the grade levels including click here:
The class meets once a week and has first through fifth graders.
3 Little Pigs Story by Brenda A. - (1st Grade student)
3 Little Pigs Story by Drew S. - (2nd Grade student)
3 Cool Pigs Story by Elizabeth D. - (3rd Grade student)
3 Little Pigs Story by Becca D. - (4th Grade student)
Voluntary State Curriculum
1.3.A.3.c Use elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding
c. Sequence the important events
1.3.A.6.c Summarize the text by stating the main idea and sequencing the important events
Standard 4.0 Writing
A. Writing Indicator
1. Compose texts using the prewriting and drafting strategies of effective writers and speakers Objectives
Generate ideas and topics and make a plan for writing
Write a first draft with a main idea and supporting details Indicator
2. Compose oral, written, and visual presentations that express personal ideas, inform, and persuade Objectives
Write to express personal ideas using drawings, symbols, letters, words, sentences, and simple paragraphs
Contribute to a shared writing experience or topic of interest
Use sensory details to expand ideas
Use details that support a topic with a clear beginning, middle, and end to inform
Standard 7.0 Speaking
A. Speaking Indicator
1. Use organization and delivery strategies
Objectives
Speak clearly enough to be heard and understood in a variety of settings
2. Make oral presentations
Speak in a variety of situations to inform and/or relate experiences, including retelling stories
