Distance
learning has caused many hurdles for teachers. One such hurdle is doing a class
read aloud. How are we supposed to read to our kids? How are we supposed to
keep them engaged in a story when we are not in class together? I have complied
my top three tips to help keep your kiddos engaged in read alouds while we are
participating in distance learning.
Zoom Backgrounds
Did
you know you can transport into the book your reading? Well not really, but with
the help of the online platform Zoom, you can videotape yourself reading with
any background of your choice! How neat would it be for students to see you
reading Harry Potter in front of Hogwarts with wizards flying behind you? Are
you reading about mummies in Egypt? Why not do your read aloud from a pharaohs
tomb? You can use both; standard images or moving video clips to replace your background.
The possibilities are endless! Here is a video to teach you how to change your
background on Zoom. Click Here.
Facebook Live
The
next way you can keep your students engaged in online read alouds is through
Facebook live. Facebook live is an amazing way to engage and keep connected
with your kiddos while we are distance learning. If you have a closed class
Facebook page you can “go live” which means your students can see, hear, and
respond to you in real time. This is wonderful because it allows you to pause
and ask students questions about the story, similar to how you would do a read
aloud in your own classroom. To learn more about Facebook live for your
students click HERE.
Video
Recordings with Drawings
Not
interested in doing a live read aloud? Don’t sweat it! You can still keep your
students engaged in your read aloud while we are practicing distance learning.
Simply record yourself reading the next chapter in your book, then ask students
to draw/ illustrate what they hear happening in the story. After, have them
share the pictures with you digitally. This is a fun and simple way to keep
your students engaged in a read aloud while distance learning.
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