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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: Creating a New Book Cover
   Students explore book covers of a variety of books then create a new cover for a book they have read.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 29
   David Wiesner's book June 29, 1999 showcases this day.
   Students explore the delightful illustrations in Wiesner's book and identify elements that make the emotions in the story obvious to someone reading the book.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Developing Students' Critical Thinking Skills Through Whole-Class Dialogue
   "That's my position and I'm sticking to it!" After reading about the Korean War, students will take a position in response to an open-ended question, support their position, and evaluate that support.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 3
   Jesse James robs the Obocock Bank in 1871.
   Students listen to folksongs and related information about Jesse James, and then research James' life and write new folk songs about James or another famous outlaw.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Research Building Blocks: Skim, Scan, and Scroll
   In this lesson from a research skills unit, students read informational text, looking for supporting details. They practice skimming and scanning print resources, and scrolling through electronic resources.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Story Elements Alive!
   What's in a narrative? Students find out in this lesson in which they explore four narrative elements—setting, characters, problem/solution, and plot, through purpose-driven read-alouds and independent reading.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Thoughtshots Can Bring Your Characters to Life!
   Students will walk a mile in the shoes of Solomon Singer as they learn how to use flashbacks, flash-aheads, and internal dialogue to develop realistic characters.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Thundering Tall Tales: Using Read-Aloud as a Springboard to Writing
   Imagination and application are key to this tall tale lesson in which students take what they know about tall tales to spin a yarn of their own.
9. Professional Development | Grades   K – 6  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Wondrous Words: Writers and Writing in the Elementary Classroom
   Katie Wood Ray explains in practical terms the theoretical underpinnings of how elementary and middle school students learn to write from their reading.