Here in South Africa the 2012 year has started and the Foundation Phase (Grades R-3) has started implementing the new CAPS curriculum. I thought this would be a great opportunity to draw your attention to 12 websites that have great reading material for your young learners.
1. Storyline Online
This site is presented by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation. This is an online video programme with their members reading stories aloud. Each story has some activity suggestions plus a further Activity Guide download with some superb activities and ideas on it.
2. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
This is Beatrix Potter’s famous tale beautifully retold using the original drawings and showing the words so that the learners can read along.
4. Riffs Reading Planet
6. Meegenius e-books for kids
7. AOL Kids
8. PBS Kids
9. Read to me
10. National Geographic Young Explorer
12. Short stories
Perhaps you don’t have the facilities to make use of these in your classroom – but have you ever considered creating a classroom blog? You could then list these websites on the blog so that parents can make use of them at home.