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Our kids love the various Paw Patrol series, and this is a great way for them to listen while in bed or on car rides.

Students need to interact with authentic literature and hear fluent reading. When books on tape and CD became a thing of the past, there was no other option other than students listening to someone read a story on a computer. Students lost something valuable when this happened, they lost the ability to interact physically with a book. Now that Storypod has entered my classroom, my students are holding books, hearing stories read fluently to them, and they are SO engaged! I use my Storypod with the recordable stickers. I also use the recordable tokens to make games that practice sight words and math facts. Now I know when students are practicing their words and facts, they are getting immediate corrective feedback. The thing that sets Storypod apart from other devices is the token, craftie, or whatever is placed on top of the Storypod does not have to remain on top of the device for it to continue to play. This is an AMAZING tool for my first grade classroom.

I have 3 Story Pods in my first grade classroom. I use the recordable stickers with my holiday books for our listening center. I place a colored dot sticker on my holiday books that matches the corresponding Story Pod. This helps students quickly get the book and the Story Pod during our literacy stations. It is a seamless transition!

I have been a first grade teacher for over 20 years. Over time books on tape and CD have been replaced with watching stories being read online. However, since students are accustom to "watching" devices, they tune out the story and the purpose is lost. Story Pod's recordable stickers allows me to record the monthly books. Students can then independently grab a book, listen to fluent reading, while holding an actual book. I love this product so much! It is a great way for my students to hear fluent reading, independently without additional screen time.

We love all the Casper Baby Pants Tokens!