Figurative Language
Legends
Click on the picture of the bluebonnets to hear The Legend of the Bluebonnets
Mythology
Click on the picture of Zeus to learn more about mythology.
Picture Books
Sequencing
The Recess Queen by Alexis O'Neill
Mean Jean was Recess Queen and nobody said any different. Nobody swung until Mean Jean swung. Nobody kicked until Mean Jean kicked. Nobody bounced until Mean Jean bounced. If kids ever crossed her, she'd push 'em and smoosh 'em lollapaloosh 'em, hammer 'em, slammer 'em, and kitz and kajammer 'em....until a new kid came to school...
Click on the picture of the book to hear this delightful story.
Mean Jean was Recess Queen and nobody said any different. Nobody swung until Mean Jean swung. Nobody kicked until Mean Jean kicked. Nobody bounced until Mean Jean bounced. If kids ever crossed her, she'd push 'em and smoosh 'em lollapaloosh 'em, hammer 'em, slammer 'em, and kitz and kajammer 'em....until a new kid came to school...
Click on the picture of the book to hear this delightful story.
Main Idea
The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown is a wonderful book for determining main idea and details. Listen to the story by clicking on the picture and pick out the main idea on each page. Note...it is stated as the first and last sentence of each page. Then decide what the supporting details would be.
Cause and Effect
A cause is why something happened and an effect is what happened in a story. Example: Lela spilled milk on the cafeteria floor and did not clean it up. John came along and slipped and fell. The cause is...Lela spilled milk and did not clean it up. The effect is...John slipped. The cause always happens first. Click on the picture of the book "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day" to watch the story. Watch for cause and effect as the story proceeds.
Click here to watch the story No, David! by David Shannon