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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Bingo! Using Environmental Print to Practice Reading
   The game Bingo is transformed in this lesson in which students use symbols and images to make connections to environmental print through the use of personalized Bingo cards.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Creating a Class Pattern Book With Popular Culture Characters
   Students hit the hallways with their favorite pop culture characters in this lesson to photograph the characters in various situations and then write about the pictures in a pattern-book structure.
   
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 12
   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.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 2
   Groundhog Day is February 2.
   A celebration is held for Groundhog day where students engage in a shadow-watching activity, make predictions, and listen to news reports to compare what happens with Punxsutawney Phil.
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Tip & How-To
   Help Children Play and Stay Safe Online
   The Internet is home to a wealth of information that even the youngest children can access. Teach kids how to safely enjoy all that the online world has to offer.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 23
   In 1564, William Shakespeare was born on this day.
   Based on grade level, students learn about rhyming structure, experiment with the Shakespearean Insult Kit, or study scenes from Othello and watch an adaptation of that scene from the movie O.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Shared Experiences, Individual Impressions: Buddies Create PowerPoint Stories
   Stories and snapshots of school-related experiences are the perfect sources of inspiration for students as they create PowerPoint presentations with the help of an older student.
   
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Taking Photos of Curious George: Exploring Character Through Images
   Students will be monkeying around in this lesson when they create a digital class book in which they imagine what Curious George would do if he visited their school.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Telling a Story About Me: Young Children Write Autobiographies
   Students tell their life stories in this lesson about autobiographies based on family photographs.
10. Professional Development | Grades   K – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Book
    Trading Cards to Comic Strips: Popular Culture Texts and Literacy Learning in Grades K-8
    This resource shows how to use television, movies, video games, music, magazines, and other media to motivate students and enhance literacy learning.

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