Storybird- 1st Grade English Language Arts

THE FIVE SENSES

English Language Arts 1st Grade, Reading: Literature Standard 4:  Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

Educational Technology Standard #5: Use technology tools (e.g. Multimedia authorizing, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. 

I used Storybird to teach 1st grade English Language Arts. I focused on the five senses and taught what they are, and uses poems related to the senses for the kids to be able to recognized how they use the senses in their lives. I think Storybird is such a cute way to teach, and I love that I am able to create a story from pictures that other people have created. I think that this would be great for students as they are able to see pictures while they are reading. Some of the cons that I experienced are that I can't change the font or the size of the words, and I can't really choose where to place the words. But overall I really enjoyed this tool and hope to use it in my own classroom.

Students, here is my Storybird about the five senses. Familiarize yourself with the five senses and observe as you use these five senses for the rest of the day today. Tomorrow in class we will be talking about what you have learned.