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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Bridging Literature and Mathematics by Visualizing Mathematical Concepts
   During interactive read-aloud sessions, students identify how an author conveys mathematical information about animals' sizes and abilities. They then conduct research projects focusing on the same mathematical concepts.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Bringing Economic Vocabulary to Life Through Video Posters
   Imagine if vocabulary could come alive with the click of a button! Students create video posters to demonstrate knowledge of new economics vocabulary.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan
   Exploring Cost and Savings Using Children's Literature
   Students make sense of dollars and cents when they study the importance of saving and budgeting in this lesson.
4. Professional Development | Grades   K – 6  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Literacy + Math = Creative Connections in the Elementary Classroom
   This book details the importance of establishing a literacy-mathematics connection for students and offers suggestions and ideas for improving math skills while fostering literacy growth.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 3  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Show What You Know: Read, Write and Solve Math Problems
   Informational texts, iPads, and interactive games, oh, my! Help students journey through multimodal texts to identify and solve real-world mathematics problems using writing and apps.
8. 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.
9. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Strategy Guide
   Using Word Walls to Develop and Maintain Academic Vocabulary
   In this guide, you will learn how to use Word Walls to support vocabulary development and retention.
   
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Writing Acrostic Poems with Thematically Related Texts in the Content Areas
    Students read thematically related texts, scaffolded from simple to complex, to help them gather necessary concept vocabulary and background knowledge in a content area. They then write acrostic poems to organize and present their learning in a creative way.