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Step into a story that moves like the seasons in "Waiting for Murphy"! This interactive PowerPoint slideshow is designed in a book-like format for whole group read alouds. View it on your classroom screen or on a tablet during carpet time. It follows a quiet, powerful connection between the narrator and a visiting squirrel named Murphy - who appears again and again as the year unfolds. Across the seasons, students don't just read a story...they experience figurative language in motion. -

Bring "Mirn the Bird" to life in your home or classroom with this unique digital story! Mirn is a friendly bird who thinks mirrors around his home are friends. When they don't respond, he starts to doubt himself and feel small. By the end he discovers confidence and self-love. This story is perfect for a read-aloud in your classroom - great to present on a projector screen or read from a tablet during carpet time. It includes: - Bright, real photos of Mirn - Short video clips for an int

Looking for a kid-friendly example of sequencing and transition words in writing? This FREE video features a student-created text of a hamster explaining his nighttime routine. The video includes: - Story slides with use of sequence words (First, Next, Then, Also, At Last etc.) - Visual chart with example transition words - Adorable hamster visuals The video link is on the PDF. Click and enjoy!

Students explore synonyms and shades of meaning by collecting synonyms for "big" and "small" from the story "Mirn the Bird". Students sort the words by intensity and extend by using them in a short piece of writing. This activity can also be used as a vocabulary building activity without the story.