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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Building a Matrix for Leo Lionni Books: An Author Study
   In this author study, students listen to and discuss four books by Leo Lionni. They identify similarities and differences in the stories and then compare two stories of their choice.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Digging Up Details on Worms: Using the Language of Science in an Inquiry Study
   This lesson, in which students research worms in order to create a classroom habitat, incorporates reading and writing across content areas as well as math and science activities.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring World Cultures Through Folk Tales
   Journey around the world with students as they read a Japanese, African, or Welsh folk tale, create a visual depiction of the tale, research the tale's culture, and present findings.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   I've Got the Literacy Blues
   Students will be singing the blues in this lesson in which they identify themes from "The Gift of the Magi" and write and present blues poetry based on those themes.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Once Upon a Link: A PowerPoint Adventure With Fractured Fairy Tales
   What really happened to the three little pigs? Students will read and write fractured fairy tales. In composing and editing these tales, students focus on the six traits of writing.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Talking About Books to Improve Comprehension
   This lesson is a conversation-starter! In this lesson, students learn about striking up deep-thought conversations and staying on topic in the form of a book talk.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   The Comic Book Show and Tell
   Students craft comic scripts using clear, descriptive, and detailed writing that shows (illustrates) and tells (directs). After peers create an artistic interpretation of the script, students revise their original scripts.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   There Are No Small Parts: Minor Characters in David Copperfield
   This lesson capitalizes on students' interest in social networking by asking students to build an online profile for a minor character in Charles Dickens' David Copperfield.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   The Two Voices of the ow Spelling Pattern
   Variable vowels are the focus of this lesson; students use nursery rhymes and ow to study how vowels can change their sounds according to different spelling patterns.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Who's Got Mail? Using Literature to Promote Authentic Letter Writing
    Students discuss and chart letter elements and write their own letters to adults at school, reinforcing letter-writing skills beyond the classroom lesson.