Best Apps forReading and CCSS

Katherine Page Burdick

Step 1: Download a Common Core Standards App

STEP 2: Determine your content

Step 3: Set up themed content folders on your iTouch and iPad

iPad -180 folders, each folder can store 20 apps for a total of 4,400 apps

iPhone - 180 folders, each folder can store 12 apps for a total of 2,160 apps

The Three Little Pigs

Promote Guided Investigations

Guided Investigations:

• Can be Theme/Topic-based, or match core instruction• Support Common Cores call to expose students to multiple text types at varying degrees of challenge• Allow for student-led instruction

Create App Tasks for StudentsOpen the folder the Three Little Pigs1. List three books you might want to read.

1.2.3.

2. Circle one in green. Tell why you want to read that book more than the others.

3. Set the alarm clock for ten minutes. Read and reread the book until the alarm goes off.

4. How many times did you read the book?

5. Use the word meaning graphic organizer in Tools4Students and note three interesting words from your book.

6. Use Dragon Dictation to retell the story. Email the retelling to MissB@gmail.com.

7. How much did you like this activity?

It rocks! It is OK I’d rather skip it 5 4 3 2 1

8. Tell me one thing you learned or that you want to explore further.

http://youtu.be/DntAbEah6k4

Match Books to Apps for Practice

The Lorax

http://carnazzosclass.wikispaces.com/The+Lorax

K-5 Mobile Reading

Leveled Reading Apps

www.readinga-z.com and www.Raz-kids.com

The Three Little PigsFree RAZ leveled reader

Tools 4 Students.99 iPad only

Puppet Pals HD

universal

Tools 4 Students

iPad Only

SongifyFREE universal

Anything you speak is turned into a song.

• Story• Spelling List• Water Cycle, life

cycles• Math facts

Facejack LiteFREE 1.99 universal

The Three Little Pigs The Wolfs Story

Cool books

Scribblenauts

universal

Aaah!! Word Zombies

universal

Stick Pick2.99universal

TechChef4UFREEApps that tells you about free apps for education

App Star PicksFREETells you about 250 apps for children, has area for education

Apps that Recommend Apps

Katherine Page Burdickkburdick32@comcast.net520-834-4355

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