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Creative Problem-Solving with Ezra Jack Keats
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| Grades | K – 2 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Unit |
| Estimated Time | Eight 50-minute sessions |
| Lesson Author |
Tolono, Illinois |
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STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Organizing & Summarizing
The Story Map interactive is designed to assist students in prewriting and postreading activities by focusing on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution.
CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades K – 12 | Calendar Activity |  March 11
Ezra Jack Keats was born on this day in 1916.
In celebration of Keats' birthday, students write stories that include some characters from Keats' books and practice using collage techniques with the Collage Machine.
PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY
Grades K – 8 | Professional Library | Book
Literature, Literacy, and Comprehension Strategies in the Elementary School
Joy F. Moss focuses on literature units structured around read-aloud/think-aloud group sessions in which students collaborate to construct meaning.

