Want an instant listening center? Here are enough audio stories to practically last you the entire year. Use these qr codes pages to lead your students right to an audio story. It’s a perfect solution for a listening center if you’ve got the tools.
I’ll also include affiliate links to the actual books so you can check them out online if you haven’t heard of them.
Listening Center Starters
Pete the Cat Instant Listening Center – Your favorite Pete the Cat books ready to go like Pete at the Beach and Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons.
Going to School – Nine back to school themed audio books linked to QR codes. Includes titles like The Kissing Hand, David Goes to School, Skippyjon Jones Class Action and First Day Jitters.
Online Stories for Kids – This free download includes qr code links to audio stories like A Color of His Own, From Head to Toe, Duck for President and The Library Lion.
Themed Audio Stories
December Stories Online – Read The Polar Express, Twas the Night Before Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and more.
Snowman Stories – Students can listen to stories online like There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow, Sneezy the Snowman, and The Snowy Day.
Hibernation Themed Stories – Capitalize on bringing science and literature together with stories like The Very Cranky Bear, Bear Snores On and Time to Sleep.
Rainy Day Stories – This is the perfect thing to pull out in April or for rainy day recess. Stories like Otto’s Rainy Day, It Looked Like Spilt Milk, James and the Rain and A Book of Seasons are included.
Dental Health – In February, dental health month is a great time to use these online stories and videos.
Free Online Audio Stories
How to Make Your Own QR Code Listening Center Books – Use a smartphone app and label each book you read aloud with a qr code. You’re set to go! This tutorial is golden – no more needing to buy audio books.
4 Classic Stories – Read stories aloud online like Good Night Gorilla, There’s an Alligator Under My Bed, Officer Buckle and Gloria and Caps for Sale.
4 Free Online Stories – Read and watch Edward the Emu, If You Give a Moose a Muffin, Amelia Bedelia and Wemberly Worried.
12 Audio Stories – Here is a collection of free online stories for kids. Includes stories like Should I Share My Ice Cream?, Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late, This Is Not My Hat, Creepy Carrots and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
There you have it – 12 sets of audio stories ready to go. Simply download and print them to use in the classroom with your smartphones, tablets or iPads. What a neat way to bring in technology to build on your students love of reading.
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Leslie {aka the original Teach Junkie} loves learning new things to make teaching easier and more effective. She enjoys featuring creative classroom fun when she's not designing teacher shirts, making kindergarten lesson plans or planning her family's next trip to Disney World.