PowerKids Readers: Sea Friends

Emerging readers will be excited to turn each page and discover something new about ocean life. Photographs of adorable harp seal pups and fascinating nuggets of information about sea animals encourage comprehension and retention, by providing strong picture-text correlation. Incredible photographs of animals in their watery, natural habitats keep readers engaged from cover to cover. Give students a safe place to explore and create! This robust interactive eBook set combines informational text on the animals of Asia with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text highlighting. Optional digital content creation tools guide students in:
• Creating a blog
• Composing a digital storyboard
• Building a wiki page These professional-looking student projects can be printed, emailed, or posted. Student learn to:
• Create digital content
• Use copyright-friendly media
• Cite their sources
• Comment on each others' work Simple lesson plans for each lesson include:
• Common Core Standards supported by the activity
• Small and large group instructions
• Parent Activities
• Links to free web 2.0 tools