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Stapleless Book
Grades
K - 12
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Student Interactive
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Writing & Publishing Prose
Stapleless Book

The Stapleless Book can be used for taking notes while reading, making picture books, collecting facts, or creating vocabulary booklets . . . the possibilities are endless!

April is National Poetry Month!
Grades
K - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Holiday & School Celebration
April is National Poetry Month!

Students are assigned to be "poets of the day" and are provided several models to create, illustrate, and present their different poems to the class.

Celebrate National Library Week!
Grades
K - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Literacy-Related Event
Celebrate National Library Week!

Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.

Grades
K - 6
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Calendar Activity
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Author & Text
Gary Soto, poet and children's writer, was born on this date in 1952.
Using one of Soto's stories, students take part in share stories about their families, describe their street/neighborhood, or compose an acrostic poem using the Acrostic Poems interactive tool.
Grades
K - 8
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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.

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