Using online resources is a great teaching tool for children to improve written language. This week students in the self-contained classroom at Prairieview learned about story elements (setting, characters, plot) while writing and illustrating a story on the computer. Using the tools on www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/ the students selected animated characters, identified a setting for their story, described actions, and explained their characters' emotions. The picture icons in the program help students to add detail to their stories, which they may not think of during ordinary paper and pencil activities. Next week the children will continue to write narratives with the storymaker website and practice developing a problem, solution, and ending for their narratives.
Have a fun Spring Break!
