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Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Recurring Lesson
Living the Dream: 100 Acts of Kindness
This lesson provides the "action piece" for any study of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In this project, students participate in Dr. King's dream by doing 100 acts of kindness.
ReadAcrossAmerica
Grades
K - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Literacy-Related Event
Read Across America Day: Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers

Bring the celebration of reading and literacy into your classroom, library, school, and home all year long.

AARI square
Grades
K - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Literacy-Related Event
Take part in the African American Read-In!

Students come together with family and friends to take part in a read-in of books by African American authors and report their results.

Today is D.E.A.R. Day!
Grades
K - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Holiday & School Celebration
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.

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