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April is National Poetry Month!
Grades
K - 12
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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.

Today is D.E.A.R. Day!
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K - 12
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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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