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1. Professional Development | November 19–22, 2020
   2020 NCTE Annual Convention
   This fall, when we come together in Denver, let’s read, write, speak, listen, and view with curiosity. Together, we will be a confluencia of our songs.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Adventures in Nonfiction: A Guided Inquiry Journey
   Students are guided through an informal exploration of nonfiction texts and child-oriented Websites, learning browsing and skimming techniques for the purpose of gathering interesting information.
   
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   All About Elections
   This episode focuses on presidential elections.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Amelia Bedelia Up Close! Closely Reading a Classic Story
   Through a close reading of Amelia Bedelia, students reread the material to discuss text-dependent questions, promoting deep thinking about the text and its characters.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Animal Study: From Fiction to Facts
   Students listen to fiction and nonfiction read-alouds and explore selected Websites to identify factual information about animals. This lesson focuses on ants, but can be adapted to any animal.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   A Peek into Amelia's Notebook
   Emily chats with a couple of sisters about two books in the Amelia's Notebook series and even the grown-up Amelia herself, author-illustrator Marissa Moss.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Schema-Building Study With Patricia Polacco
   Students use the Semantic Impressions and Possible Sentences strategies to write about Patricia Polacco's books Chicken Sunday and Rechenka's Egg, complete a character study, and write using a WebQuest.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 14
   Author Laura Joffe Numeroff was born in 1953.
   Using one of Numeroff's books as a model, students use the circle plot structure as a culminating project for a unit of study completed in the classroom.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   Back to School
   Help prepare your kids for a return to the classroom with these great books and expert kid tips about adjusting to a new school.
10. 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.

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