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A Schema-Building Study With Patricia Polacco
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| Grades | 2 – 5 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Five 60-minute sessions |
| Lesson Author |
North Clearwater, Florida |
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CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades 1 – 4 | Calendar Activity |  February 16
LeVar Burton, longtime host of Reading Rainbow, was born in 1957.
After reading two complementary Reading Rainbow selections, students compare the selections using the Venn Diagram and write a comparison essay.
Grades 3 – 8 | Calendar Activity |  July 11
Children's author Patricia Polacco was born in 1944.
Students share family stories of their own by writing original poems and reviewing parts of speech using the Diamante Poems tool.
PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY
Grades 3 – 5 | Professional Library | Journal
Words Are Wonderful: Interactive, Time-Efficient Strategies to Teach Meaning Vocabulary
Help students enjoy success and enjoyment in learning vocabulary.
PODCAST EPISODES
Grades K – 5 | Podcast Episode
Need some egg-citement in your life? Then, listen in to hear about some books featuring adventurous chickens!

