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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Race With Grace: Sports Poetry in Motion
   In this lesson, athletics, aesthetics, and poetics intersect in new ways as developing literacy learners experiment together with the forms of language.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 4
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Compiling Poetry Collections and a Working Definition of Poetry
   This unit introduces students to a variety of poetic forms and elements, as they compile their own collections of poetry.
4. Professional Development | Grades   2 – 7  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Creating Lifelong Readers Through Independent Reading
   This book provides information on the benefits of independent reading, how to set up a classroom library, and ways to actively engage students in independent reading.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Multipurpose Poetry: Introducing Science Concepts and Increasing Fluency
   Creepy crawlers, hoppers, and fliers are the focus of this lesson in which students chorally read poems about insects and use the Internet to locate facts about their assigned insects.
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   Playful Poetry Books to Share
   In this episode, Emily and guest Sylvia Vardell explore fun ways to read poetry with children.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Poetry: A Feast to Form Fluent Readers
   Students improve their reading fluency by selecting a poem online to perform in class.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Seasonal Haiku: Writing Poems to Celebrate Any Season
    After listening to haiku poetry, students use seasonal descriptive words to write their own haiku, following the traditional format. They then publish their poems by mounting them on illustrated backgrounds.

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