A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words:

Using Images in Elementary School Literacy Instruction

By Elyssa Klopfenstein

Rich, Jenna. Polaroid. 2012. Graphic. Blogspot. Web. 3 Aug 2013. <http://jennaolivia94.blogspot.com/2012/02/magazine-review-images.html>.

A Little About Me

Klopfenstein, Elyssa. Edublogs Avatar. 2013. Graphic. Edublogs. Web. 3 Aug 2013. <http://capsgirl52.edublogs.org/wp-admin/users.php?page=user-avatar>.

BigHugeLabs.comwww.bighugelabs.com

Motivational Posters

Klopfenstein, Elyssa. Motivational Poster. 2013. Graphic. BigHugeLabs. Web. 3 Aug 2013.

Book Posters

VA Reading SOL 4.5:•Explain author’s purpose•Make inferences and predictions

Klopfenstein, Elyssa. Book Poster. 2013. Graphic. BigHugeLabs. Web. 3 Aug 2013.

Captioner

VA Science SOL 4.4:•Life processes of plants•Photosynthesis

Klopfenstein, Elyssa. Photosynthesis. 2013. Graphic. BigHugeLabs. Web. 3 Aug 2013.

Billboard

Virginia Studies SOL:•Describing everyday life in the Virginia colony

Klopfenstein, Elyssa. Jamestown. 2013. Graphic. BigHugeLabs. Web. 3 Aug 2013.

Tagxedowww.tagxedo.com

Showing Personal Interests (Favorite Movie)

Leung, Hardy. Wall-E and Eve. 2010. Graphic Tagxedo. Web. 2 Aug, 2013.

Famous Americans

VA Civics SOL 3.11:•Contributions of Martin Lither King, Jr.

Leung, Hardy. Martin Luther King Jr. 2010. Graphic Tagxedo. Web. 2 Aug, 2013.

Contributions of Ancient Greece and Rome

VA History SOL 3.1:•Contributions of ancient Greece and Rome•Architecture

Leung, Hardy. Acropolis. 2010. Graphic Tagxedo. Web. 2 Aug, 2013.

Reading Comprehension

VA Reading SOL 3.7:•Comprehension of a variety of print and electronic resources•Using reference books and online reference materials

Klopfenstein, Elyssa. Library Words. 2013. Graphic Tagxedo. Web. 2 Aug, 2013.

Animotowww.animoto.com

Book Trailers

Klopfenstein, Elyssa. “Skeleton Man Book Trailer." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 24 Jul. 2013. Web. 2 Aug. 2013. < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLwOWFGP9BE>.

Geometric Figures

VA Math SOL 2.15:•Draw lines of symmetry on a figure•Identify and create figures with at least one line of symmetry

SparklesOnlineSchool. “Symmetry Part 1 - Grade 1 2 3 Mathematics - Making Symmetrical Shapes-Line of Symmetry." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 24 Aug. 2012. Web. 2 Aug. 2013.

< http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKOFLjQurKU>.

Animal Life Cycles

VA Science SOL 2.4:•Understand that animals undergo changes as they mature and grow

Life For Beginners. “Caterpillar life cycle animation." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 2 Aug. 2010. Web. 2 Aug. 2013. < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIwEjdO_TL8>.

Ancient Egypt

VA History SOL 2.1:•Explain how the contributions of ancient Egypt have influenced the present world in terms of architecture, inventions, and written language

Tropic Mind. “TropicMind.com - Ancient Egypt - Educational Video for Kids." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 28 Jun. 2012. Web. 2 Aug. 2013. <

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgVlXOyU10I>.

Easel.lywww.easel.ly

Use Infographics to Teach Infographics!

Witz, Heidi. Why Infographics?. 2012. Infographic. (: heidiwitz :)Web. 2 Aug 2013. <http://heidiwitz.blogspot.com/2012/05/visualise-10-amazing-infographics.html>.

Revolutionary War

VA US History SOL USI.9:•Demonstrate knowledge of the effects of the Civil War •Identify on a map the states that seceded from the Union and those that remained in the Union

Liu, Daphne. The Civil War. 2012. Infographic. Visual.lyWeb. 3 Aug 2013. <http://visual.ly/civil-war>.

The Rock Cycle

VA Science SOL 5.7 •Understand the rock cycle and how transformations between rocks occur

Ruggiero, . Rock Cycle Diagram II. 2013. Infographic. EdublogsWeb. 3 Aug 2013. <http://bmsscience8209.edublogs.org/2013/01/22/january-5-the-rock-cycle/>.

Vocabulary and Grammar

VA Reading SOL 5.4:The student will expand vocabulary when reading•f) Develop vocabulary by listening to and reading a variety of texts. •g) Study word meanings across content areas.

10 Commonly Misunderstood Words in English. 2011. Infographic. Grammar.netWeb. 3 Aug 2013. <http://www.grammar.net/misunderstoodwords>.

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