YouTube

I’ve always used YouTube for personal reasons.  Usually I look up music or someone will send me a funny video to watch.  Since talking about educational tools in class, I’ve been looking up more educational items on YouTube.  I have found a lot of good resources to use in my class. 

The first treasures I found were books that are read aloud, which are perfect to incorporate into a listening center.  One of my favorites is Eric Carle reading TheVery Hungry Caterpillar.  The author reading the book makes it extra special.

This video of If You Give A Moose A Muffin is cute because it includes the words so students can follow along if they choose.  I also think recording my own students reading books and posting them online would be a great idea.  Then other students in the class can watch a fellow student’s video.  Great for fluency practice as well. 

Another book I love is The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.  YouTube has a video of the animated short film that goes along with the book.  This is perfect for adding onto the story once I have read it to the class. 

There are also videos I found that include song/poetry (that go along with a book) that are great for younger students learning phonemic awareness.  Here is Over in the Meadow, one that I particularly enjoy.

Something most of us remember from school are the School House Rock songs.  Well, YouTube has a plethora of those videos to choose from.  Here is one about skip counting that I could use in lower elementary grades.   

I even found a little education entertainment… with a good message!  Enjoy this Mr. Roger’s Remix!

Needless to say, I will be searching YouTube for many more resources to use in my class from now on.