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81. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Tip Topic
    Tips for Reading To or With Kids
    
82. 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.
83. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 7  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 29
    Today is Leap Day!
    Our solar year is 365.24219 days. Since our calendar does not deal in partial days, every four years, we add an additional day to February.
84. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 25
    Today, the American Library Association announces its annual book award winners.
    Students research different awards given by the ALA and do an activity based on one of the awards.
85. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Unwinding A Circular Plot: Prediction Strategies in Reading and Writing
    Students use graphic organizers to explore plot in circular stories while focusing on prediction and sequencing. After exploring the features of circular plot stories, students write their own stories.
86. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Using Historical Fiction to Learn About the Civil War
    Students in grades 4 and 5 discuss inferential comprehension and visualization as they use a think-aloud questioning strategy to develop a deeper understanding of a historical novel.
87. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Using Picture Books to Teach Plot Development and Conflict Resolution
    Students read picture books to explore the concepts of plot development and conflict resolution. They first learn about the connections between reading and writing, and then revise their own writing.
88. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Multigenre Writing
    Using Snowflake Bentley as a model, students create a working definition of multigenre text and then use that definition to create their own multigenre piece about winter or another theme.
89. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    What If We Changed the Book? Problem-Posing with Sixteen Cows
    After reading a piece of math-related children's literature aloud, students pose and solve new problems by asking what-if questions about the events in the story.
90. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    What's in a Mystery? Exploring and Identifying Mystery Elements
    Students identify the characteristics of mystery writing, outline a mystery story using a graphic organizer, write and revise their own mystery story, edit each other's work, and share their mysteries.

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