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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Genre Study of Letters With The Jolly Postman
   Students read The Jolly Postman, in which a postman delivers letters to storybook characters. They explore different types of mail and categorize letters from the book and their own mail.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Artistic Elements: Exploring Art Through Descriptive Writing
   Paint a vivid picture in your reader's mind with good descriptive writing! Artwork provides the perfect starting point for practicing descriptive writing that conveys color, shape, line, and mood.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: The Elements of Fiction
   Students identify the elements of fiction in a book they have read and share summaries of them by writing and illustrating their own mini-book.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 4
   Celebrate National Children's Book Week!
   Children show support for their favorite Children's Choice Book award finalist by designing a promotional book cover.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 20
   Charles Lindbergh began his transatlantic flight in 1927.
   Students consider what is meant by the phrase "Human Hero," think of people who fit into the category, and read a biography of a selected hero.
6. Professional Development | Grades   K – 5  |  Online Professional Development  |  Web Seminar
   Connecting with Intention
   Join Franki Sibberson and Bill Bass, authors of Digital Reading: What's Essential in Grades 3-8, to explore how these connections can change the way that students interact with their ideas and each other.
7. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Copyright Clarity: How Fair Use Supports Digital Learning
   This book helps educators unlock Internet and digital media resources to classrooms while respecting the rights of copyright holders.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Demonstrating Comprehension Through Journal Writing
   Students demonstrate comprehension by responding to open-ended questions based on the Newbery Honor book Mr. Popper's Penguins, and then draw from the text and their personal experiences to create journals.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Fishing for Readers: Identifying and Writing Effective Opening "Hooks"
   Good writers "hook" their readers in the very first sentences. In this lesson, students learn how to cast an attention-grabbing hook in their writing to effectively draw in readers' attention.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Investigating Junk Mail: Negotiating Critical Literacy at the Mailbox
    Students increase their media literacy skills by critically examining and revising junk mail.

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