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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Alaska Native Stories: Using Narrative to Introduce Expository Text
   Tradition and technology come together in this lesson in which students learn about Alaskan animals through Native American tales and their own online research.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Buzz! Whiz! Bang! Using Comic Books to Teach Onomatopoeia
   This lesson is sure to sizzle, not fizzle, as students use comic strips to find onomatopoetic words, develop a vocabulary list from the words, and discuss why writers use onomatopoeia.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 27
   Coretta Scott King was born on this day in 1927.
   Students do a book report assignment based on a current or past winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 4  |  Lesson Plan
   Engaging With Cause-and-Effect Relationships Through Creating Comic Strips
   Students demonstrate their knowledge of cause-and-effect relationships by creating original comic strips and sharing their completed work in an oral presentation format.
5. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Finding the Artist Within: Creating and Reading Visual Texts in the English Language Arts Classroom
   Discover ways to integrate visual arts and technology in your English language arts classroom.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Guided Comprehension: Evaluating Using the Meeting of the Minds Technique
   Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson introduces students to the strategy of evaluating, using the Meeting of the Minds technique.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Guided Comprehension: Knowing How Words Work Using Semantic Feature Analysis
   Based on the Guided Comprehension Model developed by Maureen McLaughlin and Mary Beth Allen, this lesson introduces students to the comprehension strategy of knowing how words work.
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Let's Go On A Poetry Walk!
   The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and you're surrounded by brilliant shades of green! Observe and collect sensory images from nature and use the sights, sounds, smells, and textures to create original nature poetry.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Activity & Project
   Let the Show Begin! Literary Talent Show
   Children choose their favorite songs, dances, poems, or stories to act out in a talent show for friends and family.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Multimedia Responses to Content Area Topics Using Fact-"Faction"-Fiction
    Students climb into the mind of a spider in this lesson that asks them to compose a spider diary using spider facts, fiction, and "faction"—fiction that sounds like fact.

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