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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 4
   Celebrate John Venn's Birthday!
   Students celebrate the birth of English logician, philosopher, and creator of the Venn Diagram by building community within the classroom by comparing and contrasting likes, dislikes, and characteristics about one another.
2. Professional Development | Grades   K – 6  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   New Visions for Linking Literature and Mathematics
   David and Phyllis Whitin offer K–6 teachers a wealth of ideas for integrating literature and mathematics.
3. Professional Development | Grades   5 – 9  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Power of Picture Books, The: Using Content Area Literature in Middle School
   Featuring descriptions and activities for fifty exceptional titles, Mary Jo Fresch and Peggy Harkins offer a wealth of ideas for harnessing the power of picture books to improve reading and writing in the content areas.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   QARs + Tables = Successful Comprehension of Math Word Problems
   Using census data for an example, students use the question-answer relationship (QAR) strategy to understand and solve word problems that refer to tables and other graphics.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Solving the Math Curse: Reading and Writing Math Word Problems
   Students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills add up as they decipher word problems and use what they've learned to solve a crossword puzzle.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   What If We Changed the Book? Problem-Posing with Sixteen Cows
   After reading a piece of math-related children's literature aloud, students pose and solve new problems by asking what-if questions about the events in the story.