d.g. Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Ok, so this site isn't new. It's been around a while and linked here several times, but I thought it needed to be repeated while everyone is hip-deep in planning (or is that just me?) Lit2Go This site is FULL of great audio recordings of classics, everything from Beatrix Potter to William Shakespeare. There are a lot of authors/writers I haven't heard of, or haven't had a chance to read before. I'm burning The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to disk right now, have Peter Pan already done, and will be doing The Secret Garden and A Little Princess next. That's not even counting what I have loaded onto my little cheapy mp3 player! If you need free audiobooks for your lit this year, or even if you just want a break from reading aloud yourself, check this site out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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songsparrow Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Thanks, I hadn't seen that site before! I also want to re-post a suggestion that I found on the boards: be sure to check out your local library for audiobooks and also for audio and video lectures from The Teaching Company. I never considered looking for the courses there, and was thrilled to discover that our library system has nearly all of the The Great Courses available! I will be treating myself to some of them on audio to listen to while I do laundry, clean the house, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrightmom Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks for the links and reminders d.g. and songsparrow! And, yes, I'm at least hip deep in planning. The planning looks like :lol:, :willy_nilly:, :001_huh:, and then :leaving:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBMama Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyto2 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Are the recordings there like librivox (volunteers)? Just curious. Thanks for the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momsuz123 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 OMG! Thanks so much for this - I never knew about it!! Now I am starting to get more and more excited for our second school year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raceNzanesmom Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 :D Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlstrick Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Ok, so this site isn't new. It's been around a while and linked here several times, but I thought it needed to be repeated while everyone is hip-deep in planning (or is that just me?) Lit2Go This site is FULL of great audio recordings of classics, everything from Beatrix Potter to William Shakespeare. There are a lot of authors/writers I haven't heard of, or haven't had a chance to read before. I'm burning The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to disk right now, have Peter Pan already done, and will be doing The Secret Garden and A Little Princess next. That's not even counting what I have loaded onto my little cheapy mp3 player! If you need free audiobooks for your lit this year, or even if you just want a break from reading aloud yourself, check this site out!! Thanks for the link! I am now listening to Little Women now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 :) Thanks! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Rose Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 :001_tt1: thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.g. Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Are the recordings there like librivox (volunteers)? Just curious. Thanks for the link! I don't think they're volunteers, though I could be wrong. I've listened to quite a few different stories and poems from Lit2Go. The readers were different, but the recordings were all very high quality. The reader who did Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is particularly nice. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crazy 4 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 this is great, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threedogfarm Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Wow! Thanks for finding this and posting it. I just downloaded Little Women and it sounds great--I liked it much better than the Librivox recordings. I also explored the website a little bit. I clicked on the link on the bottom of the page "Education Technology Clearinghouse" and it lead me to what I think is their homepage. There is ClipArt ETC and MapsETC. What a great resource that is FREE! I make my own notebook pages for our music and art and the most time consuming part is just finding the right picture. This will make it so easy and quick. Overall a great resource! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Are the recordings there like librivox (volunteers)? Just curious. Thanks for the link! They are much better done than Librivox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeniebeenie6 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thank you SO much!! I downloaded a ton yesterday. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thank you; I've bookmarked the site.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleheightsmama Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolally Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I thought I'd seen them all, but this is new to me. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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