Great Non-Fiction Stories

This is one of the coolest websites that I have seen in a long time.  This website is from National Geographic Young Explorers and is created to get students excited about Non-Fiction reading.  When you get to the site click on the large button that says listen and read. Once you click on that it will open the latest online book that they are offering.  You can turn the pages to view the pictures as well as have the computer read the text on each of the pages.  The pictures are amazing like all National Geographic pictures are and the reading is very well written for all students at any level.  This will keep your students engaged in the activity while learning a little something as well.

This website is designed for Kindergarten through 1st grade students but I think that most kids would really enjoy this.  The website has back issues that you can choose from so if you are looking for something specific it will be found in the More Issues tab on the site.  In the For Teachers section you will find teacher's guides to help you with implementing the books into your classroom.

CHECK THIS OUT:  In the Teachers section you will find a link to Promethean Planet which has several flipcharts that are already created that help integrate the books into a lesson on the flipcharts.  Most of the flipcharts are free right now but I would assume that because they are in the Premium content portion of Promethean Planet they may not be free for long. So act fast!