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Readalouds of Laura’s Books

Educators and parents, looking for picture book readalouds? Here are a few! And don’t forget to look on the Laura’s Books page and check out individual book pages. Most of them have downloadable activity sheets, other videos, etc. (Some of these videos will disappear June 30, 2020, as they are only up now to help educators and parents during the pandemic.)

 

Readings by Laura Purdie Salas

Secrets of the Loon

A movement video for storytime – Act Like a Loon!

 

A Leaf Can Be.

 

Water Can Be…

A Rock Can Be…

 

Meet My Family!

 

Snowman-Cold=Puddle (Reading of part of the book plus writing prompt for students)

Excerpts from Lion of the Sky, In the Middle of the Night, and Lion of the Sky at the 2019 Texas Library Association

Poems from Riddle-ku: Poems for Very Close Reading

 

 

“Hydrophobiac” from BOOKSPEAK!

The opening of The Putrid Poetic Ponderings of Louis J. Pasternak AKA Dr. Skullstench

Poems from Fairy Tale Garage Sale

Poems from Wacky, Wild, and Wonderful: 50 State Poems

Poems from A Need to Feed: Poems of Predators and Prey

Poems from The Heart of a Teacher

 

Readings by Other Folks

Storytime with Ms J reads Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten

An awesome library storytime reading of Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle: How Animals Get Ready for Winter

Here’s another library reading of Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle–with sound effects!

My friend Flash reads Meet My Family to his granddaughter’s class:

BookSpeak!

Ms. McKay and Oscar share a fun introduction to poetry, including “Calling All Readers,” from BookSpeak.

Lion of the Sky (the spring poems–you might want to play at a slightly slower speed to have time to guess the answers)

Lion of the Sky

 

A Leaf Can Be… (and a bit about plants)

A Leaf Can Be…

A Leaf Can Be…

The Colors of Fall

Water Can Be…

Water Can Be… with rhyming practice (for grade 1)

Water Can Be… (with a little relaxation and water imagination exploration beforehand–love)

A fun kindergarten reading of If You Were the Moon

The Colors of Weather

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JANUARY NEWS

I loved the holidays! And I'm so glad they're over. A quiet, snowy January is just what I need. This month, I'm working on two board book manuscripts, and I'm making materials to go with my 3 spring 2023 books.

I'm also busy prepping for upcoming author visits and setting my goals and priorities for 2023. Wishing you a lovely start to your own new year!

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