Starfall MiniTeach by RIcky Adelhelm

1. Starfall – An interactive beginning readers website.
www.starfall.com
A Mini-Teach
By Ricky Adelhelm
First Google image when I Googled myself.

2. IceBreaker: Starfall on
Smartboard
The added value of Starfall:
•Student are excited about using
Starfall.
•Students are engaged
interactively using Starfall.

3. Home Page
1: ABCs - Introduces students to letter
sounds. Includes a reading activity for
each letter, animated vowel songs, sign
language song, and ABC song.
2: Learn To Read – Has beginning
readers skill videos, games, and reading
activities.
3: It’s Fun To Read – Has easy reading
activities and “it is all about me.”
4: I’m reading - Has more independent
reading activities and games. Does not
have option to have page read to you.

4. Home Page (part 2)
There are also
some activities.

5. Interacting In Starfall
Reading Activities: Games:
•Click on the •Click and drag to target.
illustration to see •Answer will snap in place
what happens. if it comes close.
•Click on the word •You are not allowed to
to have it read to loose.
you. •Click while dragging
•Click on the ear to results in the item going
have the page read back to starting position.
to you.

6. Activity Time YAY!
Choose a Reading Choose a game:
Activity:
It’s Fun To Read!
•It’s Fun To Read! •All About Me! – It’s about you…
Easy reading
activities. I’m Reading
•Three Little Plays
•I’m Reading - More Word Shapes (left side)
independent reading •Fiction/Non-Fiction
activities. Puzzles (bottom left)

7. Now…..How would a secondary
education teacher use this site?

8. •Icebreaker
•Community Builder
•Scaffold Reading
•Students With Limited
English Proficiency
(carefull not to stigmatize)

9. Survey
Please complete the survey
about Starfall.

10. Resources:
http://www.starfall.com/n/N-info/educators.htm?n=aboutus
Letter from starfall to educators.
http://www.starfall.com/n/N-info/aboutus.htm
Letter from starfall to parents.
http://www.starfall.com/n/N-order/store.htm
Starfall purchase resources.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=..........
Starfall kindergarten purchase resources at a glance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t0oZP7tJjA
Reading activity on smart board.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au86tkF8qi4
Tutorial on Starfall while showing the website features.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suK8Z5S8t9Q
Review of Starfall reading activities.

11. Content Area
Examples: Use of
Starfall Technology
http://ww2.sjc.edu/gnewman/Starlesson.htm
First grade phonic skills lesson plan.
http://ww2.sjc.edu/gnewman/Starlesson.htm
First grade phonic skills lesson plan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t0oZP7tJjA
Reading activity on smart board.
http://www.starfall.com/n/N-order/store.htm
Starfall purchase resources.