Updates

My Earthball was added to the site on March 23, 2011.

 

July 12:

  • Uploaded images for VISTA print creations.

July 11:

  • Uploaded images for VISTA print creations.
  • Where'd You Get That Font? - Lettering Delights - TWITTER PARK

Note:  I can't say enough nice things about Lettering Delights.  Now, I am NOT paid or compensated in any way, shape, or form by Lettering Delights.  I'm just a really, REALLY happy customer.  I use their fonts, backgrounds, and alphabets ALL THE TIME.  I use them on my website and in documents I create (WORD, PowerPoint, Publisher, SMART Notebook, etc).  They are having a sale right now, so hurry on over and take a peek...

July 10:

  • Linked my Pinterest page to my site.
  • Removed the Poetry Page link and linked it to the Shared Reading page.
  • Uploaded images for VISTA print creations.

July 7:

  • Uploaded images for VISTA print creations.

July 4:

  • Uploaded images for VISTA print creations.

July 1:

  • Deleted lesson plans page and moved Lesson plan files to Planning page.
  • Added 2010 - 2011 Lesson plans.
  • Uploaded UPDATED Frontloading Comprehension Strategy Unit (it has SEVERAL NEW lessons)
  • Added Reading Copy & Paste file.
  • Added images for VISTA print creations.
  • Where'd You Get That Font? - Lettering Delights - Freedom (not available anymore)

June 28:

  • Added Wake Up Work page.
  • Added images for VISTA print creations ("No Recess, Stay in to Work" business card, "Looking for Us?" poster, Dragonfly Locker Name Tag magnets, "I Can Write About..." topics note pad, "I need more..." post it notes, "WT (with teacher)" work stamp, "To: ___ From: ___" work on writing labels for student creations, "Happy Birthday" note cards, "Six Traits" yard sign poster, "Bleeding, Barfing, Broken?" bumper sticker sign/label, & "This Storage Box Belongs To..." gift tag sign for student storage boxes.

June 23:

June 21:

  • Added images for VISTA print creations (Daily 5 notepad, PBis WOW cards, PBiS WOW T-Shirt, Common Core State Standards Binder bumper sticker label, Guest Teacher Binder bumper sticker label, Baby Shower cards/stationary, and generaic cards/stationary). 
  • Redesigned the SMARTboard Files page to include thumbnail pictures of the files.
  • Updated Social and Science THEMES page.  Added a few resources and pictures.
  • Where'd You Get That Font? - Lettering Delights - Simple Shapes

June 19:

  • Updated "About Me" page (teaching assignment for next year).
  • Updated homework page.
  • Uploaded "Fix it Fred," "Mrs.  Meacham's Mess," "Bennie Book Worm," and "Turn it in Tina" organization photos.
  • Uploaded book bin (classroom library) photos in a zip file-- same pictures as video.

  • Created book bin (classroom library) video.

June 18:

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May 12:

April 30:

April 11:

April 3:

  • Uploaded NEW "Copy and Paste" Lesson Plan documents for Writing, Science, Social studies, Math, Spelling, and Phonics

March 29:

March 28

March 23

  • Where'd You Get That Font? - Lettering Delights - Spot

February 13

February 2

  • While I don't update this site all too frequently, you may find something of interest at my classroom blog.  :)

January 23

  • Where'd You Get That Font? - Lettering Delights - Pigskin (Go, Pack Go!)
  • Updated "Estimated Arrival" dates to Readers Workshop units page.

January 21

  • Where'd You Get That Font? - Lettering Delights - Ice Flurry

December 15

  • Uploaded Book Shopping SMARTBoard Timer Page
  • Uploaded Lowercase Handwriting Practice Pages with Verbal Path Prompts
  • Added two links to Copyright Page-- What Do You Have to Lose? and Think Before You Post Online
  • Where'd You Get That Font? - Lettering Delights - Eat, Drink and Be Merry

December 12

November 28

November 17

October 31

  • Uploaded NEW Visualizing  Comprehension Strategy Unit
  • Uploaded UPDATED Frontloading  Comprehension Strategy Unit
  • Uploaded NEW Connecting  Comprehension Strategy Unit
  • Where'd You Get That Font? - Lettering Delights - Dem Bones

October 14

October 6

October 2

  • Heggerty Phonemic Awareness TIMER SMARTboard Notebook
  • Choosing a Work Spot Expectations SMARTboard Notebook
  • Spread out Peanut Butter and Jelly SMARTboard Notebook
  • Browsing Box Expectations SMARTboard Notebook
  • Building Stamina...Working for Longer Periods of Time SMARTboard Notebook
  • Where'd You Get That Font? - Lettering Delights - Jack-o-Light

September 6

September 5

  • Uploaded VISTA PRINT Photos: Independent Reading/Writing/Word Work Poster, Bucket Filler Magnet, Bucket Filler Window Cling, PBIS Classroom Matrix Rules Window Cling, PBIS Classroom Matrix Rules Car Magnet, Writing Process Banner, Wake Up Work Lawn Sign, and Need More Snacks Postcards
  • Uploaded Writing Process Images

August 22

  • Added "Estimated Arrival" dates to Readers Workshop units page.
  • Added a second way to open SMARTboard notebook files (sent in by a web site visitor (MAC users method).

August 20

  • Added book resource site (for acquiring books for classroom library) link to FAQ page (book bins).
  • Added documents & links to Guided Reading page.
  • Copyright Exposed link added to copyright page.
  • Uploaded a video on how to save and unzip SMARTboard files.
  • Where'd You Get That Font? - Lettering Delights - Home Sweet Home

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August 14

August 13

August 12

August 9

August 5

Teacher Supply Sale:  http://s978.photobucket.com/home/jpalus13/allalbums  (email to purchase: jpalus13@gmail.com)

August 3

  • Added RSS Feed video link (YouTube video explaining what RSS Feeds are and how they benefit you!).
  • Added text/links to the Literacy page.

July 28

July 28

  • Uploaded (relinked) Poetry pictures.
  • Fixed Planning Guides link on main page.

July 27

  • Added RSS page.
  • Uploaded missing Word Work activity recording sheets.

July 25

July 20

  • Uploaded adding a WEB PAGE address to Google Reader tutorial.
  • Pay it Forward (This Guy GETS IT) -- a blog post about share and share alike.
  • Linked Lesson Plans page.
  • NOTE:  All lesson plans will be removed from the site this summer (end of August).  I am doing this for several reasons: (1) they are VERY large files and take up LOTS of space, (2) My "search" option doesn't work very well when they are on the site, meaning that when my site get's "spidered" it indexes the plans too, and that throws off the search index, making it pretty useless as a search tool, and (3) I plan to redo the way I do my plans, making them easier for me to create, maintain, and update. 

July 18

July 16

REFRESH the page 1st....then email if you can't find something or if something doesn't load correctly, etc...

§  Hope you don't get lost!  I've restructured many parts of the site.  =)  And, I'm still working on other parts.

§  Where'd You Get That Font? - Lettering Delights - Wisdom Blue (in honor of all the great librarians out there!)

§  Word Work and Fine Motor, and Alphabet activities are now in PDF downloads instead of web-based.

§  The BALANCED LITERACY page is your starting point for Shared/Modeled/Guided/Independent READING and WRITING.

§  I've combined all reading/writing Professional Reading books into ONE PAGE!

§  I've linked my Leveling Books page-- for some odd reason it wasn't linked before!  :(

§  Finally, I started an Anchor Chart page.  Not to say these puppies won't show up on other pages, but it's nice to have a "collection page" for them all!  At least I think so!  Enjoy!  This will be a work in progress for August (2010).

June 26

April 24

April 17

  • Uploaded February, March, April, and May Lesson Plans
  • NOTE:  All lesson plans will be removed from the site this summer.  Probably at the end of the summer.  I am doing this for several reasons: (1) they are VERY large files and take up LOTS of space, (2) My "search" option doesn't work very well when they are on the site, meaning that when my site get's "spidered" it indexes the plans too, and that throws off the search index, making it pretty useless as a search tool, and (3) I plan to redo the way I do my plans, making them easier for me to created and maintain and update. 

January 26

January 2

  • Uploaded MAKING CONNECTIONS Reader's Workshop Unit
  • Added a SLIDE SHOW (What Every Educator Needs to Know) Link to the Copyright Page
  • Added More "High Interest Word Sheets" for Writer's Workshop & Work on Writing
  • Reformatted and Edited the FAQ Page
  • Uploaded December and January Lesson Plans
  • Uploaded BEE BOOK Star Words Sheet for Second Semester (contains all sight words)
  • Uploaded BEE BOOK Star Word Business Cards
  • Uploaded 2009 - 2010 Mini Office Documents (Additions/Changes): ABC & Star Word Chart, Color &  Names Strip, Etc.
  • Uploaded Reader's Workshop Schema/Connecting Lesson Resource: Wolves and Foxes in Stories
  • Uploaded  Reader's Workshop Frontloading Lesson Resource: 5 W's of Reading

December 6

November 16

October 18

September 7