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1. Professional Development | November 21–24, 2018
   2019 NCTE Annual Convention
   Next fall, when we come together in Baltimore, let’s inquire together. Let’s dare to wonder, to be bold and creative in our curiosity. Let’s reawaken our own spirit of inquiry as teachers, leaders, writers, readers, and thinkers.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Adventures in Nonfiction: A Guided Inquiry Journey
   Students are guided through an informal exploration of nonfiction texts and child-oriented Websites, learning browsing and skimming techniques for the purpose of gathering interesting information.
   
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   Alphabet Books for All Ages
   Find alphabet books to inspire and educate the entire family in this Chatting About Books podcast episode.
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Game & Tool
   Alphabet Organizer
   Alphabet Organizer lets children create a calendar-style ABC chart or letter pages for an alphabet book.
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   Animal Perspectives
   Discover books that allow you to look at the world through the eyes of an animal!
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Animal Study: From Fiction to Facts
   Students listen to fiction and nonfiction read-alouds and explore selected Websites to identify factual information about animals. This lesson focuses on ants, but can be adapted to any animal.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   A-Z: Learning About the Alphabet Book Genre
   Students increase their understanding of alphabet books by participating in a variety of reading and writing activities.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Casting Shadows Across Literacy and Science
   Shadows, shadows, everywhere! In this lesson, students read fiction, informational text, and poetry about shadows to extend their knowledge of the concept before casting their own shadow poetry.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 7
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
    Chapter Book Series Worth Starting
    Emily Manning describes some chapter book series that kids will love and chats with author Nikki Grimes about her writing philosophy.

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