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This teacher describes her teaching philosophy. Do a virtual tour of this teacher's classroom at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKSP.html and go to http://www.LitDiet.org for free lesson plans and more virtual classroom tours.

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This teacher describes her teaching philosophy. Do a virtual tour of this teacher's classroom at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKLC.html and go to http://www.LitDiet.org for free lesson plans and more virtual classroom tours

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These teachers describe their teaching philosophy. Do a virtual tour of these teachers classroom at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKTA.html and go to http://www.LitDiet.org for free lesson plans and more virtual classroom tours.

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This teacher describes her teaching philosophy. Do a virtual tour of this teacher's classroom http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKLA.html and go to http://www.LitDiet.org for free lesson plans and more virtual classroom tours.

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This teacher describes her teaching philosophy. Do a virtual tour of this teacher's classroom at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKSS.html and go to http://www.LitDiet.org for free lesson plans and more virtual classroom tours.

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http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKSP.html

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http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKLC.html

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http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKTA.html

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http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKLA.html

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http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKSS.html

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Try to find good examples of these literacy "food groups": 

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Try to find good examples of these literacy "food groups": 

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1. Motivation for Literacy
2. Concepts of Print
3. Phonological & PA
4. Letter-Sounds & Phonics
5. Letter Form. & Writing Conv.
6. Oral Language & ELL
7. Vocabulary
8. Knowledge Building
9. Text Structures & Genres
10. Spelling & Word Study

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Try to find good examples of these literacy "food groups": 

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Try to find good examples of these literacy "food groups": 

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1. Motivation for Literacy
2. Concepts of Print
3. Phonological & PA
4. Letter-Sounds & Phonics
5. Letter Form. & Writing Conv.
6. Oral Language & ELL
7. Vocabulary
8. Knowledge Building
9. Text Structures & Genres
10. Spelling & Word Study

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Try to find good examples of these literacy "food groups": 

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Try to find good examples of these literacy "food groups": 

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1. Motivation for Literacy
2. Concepts of Print
3. Phonological & PA
4. Letter-Sounds & Phonics
5. Letter Form. & Writing Conv.
6. Oral Language & ELL
7. Vocabulary
8. Knowledge Building
9. Text Structures & Genres
10. Spelling & Word Study

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Try to find good examples of these literacy "food groups": 

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Try to find good examples of these literacy "food groups": 

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1. Motivation for Literacy
2. Concepts of Print
3. Phonological & PA
4. Letter-Sounds & Phonics
5. Letter Form. & Writing Conv.
6. Oral Language & ELL
7. Vocabulary
8. Knowledge Building
9. Text Structures & Genres
10. Spelling & Word Study

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Try to find good examples of these literacy "food groups": 

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Try to find good examples of these literacy "food groups": 

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1. Motivation for Literacy
2. Concepts of Print
3. Phonological & PA
4. Letter-Sounds & Phonics
5. Letter Form. & Writing Conv.
6. Oral Language & ELL
7. Vocabulary
8. Knowledge Building
9. Text Structures & Genres
10. Spelling & Word Study

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Involves the families. Sends home activities that parents learn from as well.

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- motivation for literacy

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Practicing Letter- Sounds and Phonics

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- develops letter sounds

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- promotes phonemic awareness

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http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50209/
- vocabulary wheel to ask questions

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- increasing motivation for literacy

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- phonemic awareness

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http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50211/
Healthy Me: Extending Understandings and Expanding Vocabulary
- cross-curricular: Physical Education and Health/ Science

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Motivation for literacy
Concepts of Print

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Jolly Phonics and Starfall.
Starfall is displayed on the smartboard

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Felt Board Retell

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Letter Sounds and Phonics

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Alphabet Artwork: Prompting Letter-Sound Associations using Meaningful Materials (Virtual Tour)

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Students choose a material that begins with the first letter of their name and create a tactile piece of artwork representing the alphabet letter. See the lesson plan at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50297/ and do a virtual tour of this teacher's classroom at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKSP.html. Also go to http://www.LitDiet.org for more free teaching activities and virtual classroom tours.

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Letter Sounds and Sight words

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- developing phonemic awareness

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Shared reading through a big book that allows for chances to enrich vocabulary, esp. for ELLs
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50301/

Pop Corn Word Hunt: practice high frequency words
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50315/

Using mindmap at the beginning of a unit to build background knowledge and vocabulary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=D4NuF3CfSec

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Word Wall
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKLC.html

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=73&v=zsap1Hf68Ag

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Read Alouds

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Different modes of read alouds.

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http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50216/

Using Whiteboards to Practice Spelling Words

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Water table alphabet
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50280/

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Motivation for Literacy: Making Applesauce

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Motivation for Literacy: Making Applesauce

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Making Applesauce (Can also fit under writing processes & strategies)

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BALANCEDLITERACYDIET :: index :: Balanced Literacy Diet

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Provide students with real-life and authentic experiences by setting up centers related to a theme. - Integrate hands-on experiences, like making apple sauce, during the school year. - Modeling recipe writing is a great way to introduce procedure writing.

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Letter/Sound bins https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=31&v=rknijDe_0sQ

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Sandbox writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=RRP-mHef4dU

Letter and number formation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=XUCWmiy9zFM

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Motivation for Literacy: Seasons of our Learning 

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Motivation for Literacy: Seasons of our Learning 

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The purpose of this activity is to develop a motivation for literacy through displaying student work on the walls of the classroom.

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Popcorn words
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50284/

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Sound of the day is fun for children, changing the first sound of their name to a chosen ‘sound of the day’

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Guideline for Being Good Readings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJrRbo5RGcs

Blowing in the Wind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=as4I8LBXe2s

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Letter Sounds and Phonics

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Letter-Sound Bins: Sorting Objects to Build Phonemic Awareness (Virtual Tour)

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Objects are placed into a bin that corresponds with the sound of the object's initial letter and are used to help build students' phonemic awareness. See the lesson plan at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50295/ and do a virtual tour of this teacher's classroom at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKSP.html. Also go to http://www.LitDiet.org for more free teaching activities and virtual classroom tours.

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Students use computer program StarFall, an interactive site for developing literacy skills, which is a fun and engaging way for students to practice literacy skills.

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BALANCEDLITERACYDIET :: index :: Balanced Literacy Diet

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The goal ofStarFall Center: Learning and Applying Letter-Sounds in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour) is to help students develop an understanding of the relationships between spoken sounds and written letters.

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Motivation for Literacy: Learning Luggage 

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Motivation for Literacy: Learning Luggage 

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The classroom learning luggage contains various books, games, and activities for students to bring home to engage their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. The activities implemented can touch upon the various food groups in multiple ways.

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Motivation for Literacy: Personal Browsing Bins

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Motivation for Literacy: Personal Browsing Bins

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Students have a bin with books at their reading level. This supports them as they start to build motivation and routines for independent reading.

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BALANCEDLITERACYDIET :: index :: Balanced Literacy Diet

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The goal ofPersonal Browsing Bins: Building Interest in Reading in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour) is to promote the enjoyment of books and appreciation for the usefulness of reading by providing students with an opportunity to select books of interest and keep selected books in their browsing bins.

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Students did a math walk in the community, where they used their math vocabulary (circle, triangle, square) to talk about the shapes they saw.

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BALANCEDLITERACYDIET :: index :: Balanced Literacy Diet

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As the students walk around the schoolyard, take pictures of various objects that they find. Back in the classroom, classify the pictures according to the objects shape and size. - Display students writing on a writing wall throughout the year. Use these writing samples as a visual writing portfolio to assess each students progress in writing.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=49&v=XUCWmiy9zFM

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Literacy in the math centre
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50274/

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Celebrity read-aloud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=riQQULcSICY

Favourite read-aloud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnRVQT6OHw8

Chant, Chant, Chants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=8rl7EHvpoHM

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The Log Hotel
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50275/

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Interactive Writing in Kindergarten allows children to build connections to experiences shared within the context of the classroom community. Teachers use their knowledge of children - whether they know "sight words or beginning sounds" and have them "share the pen" to create a shared piece of writing. It is then posted so children can revisit their co-constructed work.

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BALANCEDLITERACYDIET :: index :: Balanced Literacy Diet

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One of the most powerful tools that I use in my kindergarten class is interactive writing, and it's a great way to teach reading and writing. Interactive writing starts with an authentic experience. It could be an outing, it could be a story that we've read, it could be a visitor who's come to our classroom.

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Listening Centre
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50276/

Question of the day - written response
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50273/

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Concepts of Print, Letter Formation and Writing Conventions

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Concepts of Print, Letter Formation and Writing Conventions

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Meaningful Attendance
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50273/

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promoting oral language and motivation for literacy

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Students practice making the sound that corresponds to the letter name, using the interactive computer program, StarFall.

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BALANCEDLITERACYDIET :: index :: Balanced Literacy Diet

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The goal ofStarFall Center: Learning and Applying Letter-Sounds in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour) is to help students develop an understanding of the relationships between spoken sounds and written letters.

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Letter Sounds and Phonics

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Easy as ABC!: Learning About Letters through Play (Virtual Tour)

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Wands are used for a variety of letter and word activities throughout the year, including a matching game, mystery word game and color matching activity. See the lesson plan at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50314/ and do a virtual tour of this teacher's classroom at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKSP.html. Also go to http://www.LitDiet.org for more free teaching activities and virtual classroom tours.

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Fiction and Nonfiction
Favourite readalouds
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50274/

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Images and words labeled inside the classroom.

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Oral retell using props to gauge understanding of a story and use of vocabulary

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Learning the colours of the rainbow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=G2oJkUOZzh4

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http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50258/

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"Can you read me box"

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1 & 2 concepts of print and motivation for literacy 

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1 & 2 concepts of print and motivation for literacy 

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Small group shared guided reading

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BALANCEDLITERACYDIET :: index :: Balanced Literacy Diet

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The goal ofSmall Group Shared Reading: Building Motivation for Literacy and Concepts of Print in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour) is to help students develop an understanding of the features of written language, including what books are, how text is organized, and how letters and words work.

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Starfall at the Computer Center

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Using Starfall to Learn Letter/Sound Correspondence

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Using Starfall to Learn Letter/Sound Correspondence

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Letter Sounds and Phonics

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Starfall: Engaging Website for Learning Letter-Sounds (Virtual Tour)

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Starfall is an engaging and accessible website that includes a variety of letter sound and phonics activities. See the lesson plan at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50321/ and do a virtual tour of this teacher's classroom at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/JKSP.html. Also go to http://www.LitDiet.org for more free teaching activities and virtual classroom tours.

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- Monthly Storyboard
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/balancedliteracydiet/Recipe/50224/