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~A new file has been added to Math and Literacy Activity submitted my Orchard Hills
    School, Milford, CT.

~A new file has been added to the "Fundation" tab - Chapter One Unit Test.

~A parent/child Letter ID Challenge letter and Letter ID Award has been added to
    "Assessment Materials." LetterIDChallenge.doc OctoberLetterID.doc
 
~Many new links have been added to "Writing Ideas-Rubrics". Megan Krull said "I am looking
    for grading rubrics for beginning literacy, print awareness, ... for example, how to grade
    them." Here is what we found but please submit any Rubrics you have that could help her.
 
~A new link has been added to "Behavior Management Ideas - 
      Behavior Chart for SmartBoard users.

~Check out this site where you can make your own Magnetic word tiles. Great
    for developing correct sentence structure. Great with Fundations.
    "Fundation" •  Create your Own Magnetic Words
~Kelli Beach submitted great resources - "Thematic Resources - Nursery
    Rhymes" Mother Goose, "Helpful Links - Social Studies Units"
     Smithsonian Education, and "Tools for Teachers - Awards" Award Maker

~Kelli Beach continues to submit great resources for us. An A is for... book
    under "Thematic Resources-ABC Books" Mighty Book ABC book, Art and
    Music materials under "Helpful Links-Art and Music Resources" 
      Mighty Books, Wow check out this great site linked with
    Kindergarten Standards - "Kindergarten Standards"
Links-Literacy Links" Reading Trophy Site this site includes many literacy
      activities and links, "Helpful Links - Sight Words" Sight Word Activities, 
      "Helpful Links Readiness Links and Others - Writing Wizard, "Helpful Links
      - Worksheet Works" - Worksheet Creator, "Helpful Links - Printables-Much
      More" Play 2 Learn Printables, TLS Books and Math Worksheets, "Writing
      Ideas-Rubrics" - Kid Writing and Kid Writing Video, "Thematic Resources"
      Teach Factory  - nametages, small tags, bookmarks, welcome signs, hall
      passes, stationery accents, classroom money and opening themes. 

~Kelli Beach as submitted more great resources for us. Check out Take Home
    Books - story printables, Kindergarten Standards-Standards ToolBox-this
        is a free to individual teachers lesson plan maker, grade book and has state standards...
        if your state is not there or needs updated you just email them and they fix it within
        a couple days (that is what they did for Florida standards), Helpful Links-Literacy
    -Learning stations, Helpful Links-Kindergarten Resources-two new links
    of teachers sharing their resources and materials. A new page has
    been added for Sign Language Materials and resources.
~Kelli Beach submitted two new links-Thanks Kelli! We like the Reading
    Resources. This link has been added to "Helpful Links-Literacy Links"
    -Reading Resources and a new link has also been added to "Smartboard
    Resources"- TEAMS Electronic Classroom-There are some Kindergarten
    materials but share this site with your upper grade colleagues.

~New resources have been added to "Fundations".

~A New link has been added to "Fundations" for Smartboard Users.

~New notebook/smartboard files have been added to the
    www.smartboardresources.info site for kindergarten teachers. Six
    new files have been added to "Literacy Links/Files"-Dr. Jean's Totally
    Reading CD. You will need to upload the music to each file.

~A new link has been added to "Helpful Links" - K Writing Plan for the Year

~A new link has been added to "Fundations" - Unit 5 Sentences for the
    Smartboard

~A new link has been added to "SmartBoard Resources"-Cobb County
    -Garrison Mill Elementary

~5 new links has been added to "Thematic Resources"-St. Patrick's Day,
    Dr. Seuss, Monthly Resources and Nutrition.

~A new links has been added to "Thematic Resources-100th Day"- Great
    Site and many materials to print and use. A new 100th day notebook
    file has been added to our www.smartboardresources.info site
    "Math Links/Files-100th Day Projects". We used this file to help
    explain what we wanted the children to do.

~Two new assessment tools have been added to "Mini Assessment-Literacy".
    A set of small word cards and a matching assessment sheet. They are
    both .doc files so you can edit them to match your word list.

~Nicole Mobley a Kindergarten teacher at Sandlapper Elementary in Columbia,
    SC has a great Smartboard website. She has many files you can download
    and use. GREAT SITE!!!

~Kelli Beach has submitted another great site-"Helpful Links-Literacy"-Kelli 
    says, "It is a free membership with online games and readers for children
    to interact with...it also has printables...my students love this site..."