Enriching Year 3 English:-
Web 2.0 Tool: Little Bird Tales
What is Little Bird Tales?
How do you use this Web 2.0 tool?
Watch this short YouTube clip to find out!
Create a tale now!
Please take this opportunity to explore, create and share your very own creation.
If you login to the account below, take a look under the 'My Tales' tab to see work already saved by your peers. You may also like to share your creation in the forum below. To do this you will need to make your tale public.
Login: w0101641@umail.usq.edu.au
Password: edc3100
You may also like to sign up yourself so that you can use this program in the future!
Click on the picture to get stated.
"Little Bird Tales works well because it captures the imagination, creativity, and voice of the child in a free and easy to use platform"
(Teaching History Organisation, 2012, para 8).
How does Little Birds Tales enrich English teaching and learning for year 3 students?
During a year 3 lesson based on Australian Poetry, Little Bird Tales would be an extremely effective tool in assisting students to decode complex text and descriptions. It would assist students in understanding the text through the support of relevant illustrations. Further, hearing the poem read aloud to them, would enable correct pronunciation of difficult words.
This poem has been written from the perspective of a river and it describes what it sees at different locations. As this poem has been written from the perspective of a non living object, providing narration and use of illustrations would significantly aid students in understanding this abstract approach to poetry.
Click on the picture below to see this example
How could the tool Little Bird Tales be used in a year 3 English lesson?
Time to reflect!
Please take this opportunity to reflect on your learning and provide useful feedback on the Web 2.0 tool in the forum below.
Outline for reflection:
Use the PMI (Plus, Minus & Interesting) framework.
and/or
Respond to one or more of the following questions:
1. How could this tool be utilised effectively across different content areas and year levels? (Use your specialisation to inform your response).
2. Do you believe that Little Bird Tales has the capability of enriching student learning? Why/Why not?
3. Are there any limitations or barriers that would inhibit successful integration of this Web 2.0 tool into the classroom?
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