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 Teachflix Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Teachflix is like Netflix but for school! Teachflix is a free web-based tool that houses a collection of educational videos and resources for elementary, middle school, and high school students. The videos are sorted into different categories, just like how you will find on Netflix, which makes your browsing much easier! After you choose your desired grade level, then you can browse through the different content areas. Here, you will search through the videos which can be used with your lessons. If you are looking for something specific, you can use the search bar.  Not only does Teachflix link videos to different content areas, but they also have links to a variety of read alouds in a range of languages including Spanish and Mandarin! It's worth mentioning that although Teachflix is a growing platform, they continue to add new content frequently. This tool is definitely something worth exploring and integrating into your classrooms. Not only will it co...

Unite for Literacy Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unite for Literacy is a free web-based tool and mobile app that provides access to a range of children’s picture books.  Unite for Literacy is really big on accessibility and making sure that their books reach a wide range of children and their families. Not only are there books written in English and Spanish languages, but they are also narrated in more than 40 languages as well.  Unite for Literacy is a great tool to incorporate into the classroom and share with families. It is a site and app that I recommend along with Epic! This is mainly because it’s really easy to navigate and provides supplemental reading for a variety of different topics. Unite for Literacy offers hundreds of original picture books with a big focus on non-fiction. Students, teachers, and families are sure to find books of interest through the site’s vast collection.