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21. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Teaching About Story Structure Using Fairy Tales
    From "once upon a time" to "happily ever after," students learn to recognize story structure in fairy tales and create a logical sequence of events when writing original stories.
22. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 13
    The Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden was dedicated on October 13, 1995.
    Students select characters that they believe are the most memorable from Cleary's books and write short persuasive essays to explain their choices.
23. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    The Big Green Monster Teaches Phonics in Reading and Writing
    A big green monster helps students build their reading fluency and word recognition skills through choral reading, literacy center activities, and writing stories.
24. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 7  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 23
    The Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children is announced today.
    Students read and discuss an award-winning book before writing their own story that demonstrates compassion.
    
25. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    The Day Jimmy's Boa Taught Cause and Effect
    This lesson introduces the concept of cause and effect with Trinka Hakes Noble's books about Jimmy and his boa constrictor.
26. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 23
    The Summer Olympics start today!
    Students explore a variety of themes such as peace, culture, motion, sports, and competition using 2020/21 Summer Olympics games in Tokyo as the backdrop.
27. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 12
    Today is D.E.A.R. Day!
    April 12 is known as D.E.A.R Day! D.E.A.R. stands for "Drop Everything and Read," a national month-long celebration of reading designed to remind folks of all ages to make reading a priority activity in their lives.
28. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 17
    Today is St. Patrick's Day.
    St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by reading Irish folk tales and using the Story Cube tool to create a graphic organizer and see what characteristics are unique to Irish tales.
29. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Using a Predictable Text to Teach High-Frequency Words
    After reading an engaging yet predictable text about a child looking for his cat, students use a similar format and high-frequency words to craft tales about their own lost pets.
30. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 3  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Word Study with Henry and Mudge
    Henry and Mudge is used in this lesson to build students' word recognition through rereading, high-frequency word banks, word studies, and writing.

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