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 * Primary Focus **

T**he resources and ideas shared on this page are related to the February sessions that are geared to vocabulary instruction in the K-2 classroom:**

 * Video Archive overviewing the session
 * Video Archive of presentation on prefixes
 * Video Archive of presentation on word walls


 * Read Aloud Resources: **
 * StoryBook Online: Books are read to the students by members of the screen actors guild. Pictures and words are shown as the books are read--very similar to the way that a teacher would read a book to students in class. Books include: __Harry the Dog__, __Stellaluna__, __Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge__, __A Bad Case of Stripes__, and many more.
 * Video Archive of Pam demonstrating StoryLine Online web site for use in the primary classroom
 * Text Talk Lesson from the Utah Department of Education
 * Video Archive of Janet demonstrating a text talk lesson using the book __A Bad Case of Stripes__.


 * Video Archive Demonstrating the Resources Below: ** Video Link


 * Working with: [[image:disposter.jpg width="450" height="360" align="right"]] **
 * Poster Maker for Word Wall Words at Big Huge Labs: At the primary level the teacher will probably be the one using this tool to create posters that highlight words on the word wall. This tool allows the teacher to type in a word and add a picture and possibly a definition or synonyms for the word to create an 8 x 10 "poster" for the word wall.
 * Sample for **prefix un**: [|unposter.jpg]
 * Sample for **prefix re**: [|refillposter.jpg]
 * Sample for **prefix in**: [|inposter.jpg]
 * Sample for **prefix dis**: [|disposter.jpg]


 * Center Activity Ideas & Resources: **
 * //Florida Center for Reading Research//: http://www.fcrr.org/
 * Affix Center Activities & Ideas (pdf document that can be printed and used in a center)
 * Center Activity Idea Using Base Words with Affixes (pdf document that can be printed and used in a center)
 * Game Board and Activity Cards using Base Words & Affixes (pdf document that can be printed and used in a center)
 * 135 Pages of Activities Working with Words including Prefixes--Pg 63 (this is a pdf document that can be printed and used in a center)


 * Kid Friendly Picture & Word Dictionaries for Reference: **
 * Pics4Learning: Easy to download pictures that are share proper citation.
 * Google Images: Check out your searches before using this site with students.
 * Flickr Images: Much like Google--you will find a number of images but it is best to check out the images before navigating with students.
 * Photographic Picture Dictionary
 * Kid's Online Picture Dictionary
 * Learning Words Dictionary
 * Shahi Visual Dictionary: This site is a good resources for pictures and reference, combining access to a definition and also pictures from Flickr, Yahoo & Google. The site is not "kid friendly" in that the site uses ALL pictures that are available at the three sites and some are not appropriate for young students. Teachers would want to go to the site ahead of time to view the images that come up on searches before taking the students to this site. It may serve as a resource for teachers looking for visual images of vocabulary words.


 * Interactive WhiteBoard Prefix Lessons/Flipcharts from Promethean Planet: **
 * [|finding_base_words.flp]
 * [|common_prefixes.flp]
 * [|prefixes.flp]
 * [|prefix-suffix_morph_house.flipchart]
 * [|Prefix Intro.flipchart]

**Resources & Links for Centers & for Sharing with Parents**:
 * Spelling City--using the Dolch Sight Words
 * Quizlet Prefix Set with Pictures
 * Quizlet Prefix Set without Pictures