Tried It Tuesday {Tumblebooks}

I think I can...I think I can! Three more days and this girl is headed to Disney for the first time! Ahhh!! I still have lots of packing to do (ok, I haven't even started!) and Valentines to work on tonight with my daughter but it always seems to get done somehow. Even though we are maxed out with snow days right now, I can't help but think that I could really use one! :)
Last week I wrote about using Folktales in my classroom here and here. As promised, I posted a new Facebook fan freebie here with a fable rubric to use if your students write their own fables.

It's time for Tried It Tuesday! :)
What have you tried recently at school or home?

My Tried It:

Tumblebooks

I wanted to share another website that I came across called Tumblebooks. I had never heard of this site before and our library purchased a subscription to it (there is a 30 day free trial though!). If you like it, you could ask your library media specialist if there are funds for the subscription. Tumblebooks is basically an online site with digital story books, chapter books, and nonfiction stories. There are activities that include language learning, puzzles, games, and videos.
Disclaimer:I have no affiliation with Tumblebooks and they did not ask me to write this post. :)

This is the screen you see when you first go to the site:

 If you click in the the Tumble Library, you can easily register for a free trial membership.

 Here are screenshots of samples of story books:

 Once you are logged in, this screen shows you options at Tumble Library:

Here is a screenshot of library choices for chapter books. 

 As the students listen to stories (this one is from the chapter book, Noodle Up Your Nose from above), the words are highlighted as they are read.

 This is a screenshot from TumbleBookCloud which also has a free trial.

 I thought this option of writing a Tumble Book Report was neat too. Students always think it is more fun to write using the computer! It guides them through the process step-by-step and when they are done, they can select print and you can have a printed copy.

I will be leaving for Disney this Friday!! Wahoo! We have a split break this year instead of a two week spring break in April. That means we have a week off in February and a week off in April. I would rather have the two week break in April and this is the first year in a long time our school has went with the split break. The NYS testing schedule for grades 3-8 doesn't lend itself well to the two week break since we would have to take the math test the week coming off of two weeks off. Anyway, we decided to make the best of it and booked a trip to FL last summer! I have never been to Disney and we have been waiting for the kids to be old enough to enjoy it. 

Tried It Tuesday linkup will still be posted next week but I can't promise that I will have much to blog about. I am going to try to stay in vacation mode and not open the computer too much! :)

Have a great week and all my friends getting hit by storms, stay safe and warm!!

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