LITERACY

= Literac y =



//Balanced Literacy//
//Listed here are various Balanced Literacy Websites and information about tools you can use in your classroom. The title of the resource is the clickable link.//

PLC Meetings

 * September 25, 2009
 * October 30, 2009
 * November 20, 2009

Mini Lessons
[|K Crew Main Page] -- This is the main page of a website with many classroom resources on Balanced Literacy and other subjects.

Shared Reading
[|Kcrew]Shared Reading -- This is a website that was created by kindergarten teachers and has lots of resources for teaching in general, and has a link to balanced literacy resources on the left-hand side of the main page.

[|Bookr] -- Make online books with flickr images using [|Bookr]. Here is one that I made about [|counting]...

[|Mixbooks] -- Mixbook.com is a great website that you can use to make books for your classroom. You can upload your own photos, add text, add backgrounds, and other design elements. You can even order a copy -- a real book -- if you want to have a hard copy. Otherwise, just sign-up with a username and email address and make books you can use with the computer/projector for class read-alongs.

Literacy Workstations (Have at least 4)
[|Kcrew Units and Literacy Centers Independent Reading] -- This is another link on the kcrew website and it has ideas for various centers. [|List of Online Books] -- This site has a list of the top 11 sites for books that read outloud to the listener. Many of these sites would be great for computer stations (with headphones of course) and there are even a couple that have books in Spanish as well.