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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Connect With Low-Literate Families: A Three-Tiered Approach
   Parents and caregivers take a page from the teacher's book when they listen to students' take-home poems or stories and discuss the ideas within.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Let's Go On A Poetry Walk!
   The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and you're surrounded by brilliant shades of green! Observe and collect sensory images from nature and use the sights, sounds, smells, and textures to create original nature poetry.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Our Community: Creating ABC Books as Assessment
   Students create alphabet books, which are used as an integrated assessment with science, health, social studies, and any other content area. This lesson plans looks at the theme of community.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Protecting Our Precious Planet: Sharing the Message of Earth Day
   Students discover that they can make a world of difference when they participate in the online Earth Day bag program.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Read a Song: Using Song Lyrics for Reading and Writing
   This lesson will be music to the students' ears when they hear that they get to read song lyrics and compose original lyrics for a familiar song.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Student of the Day: Create Sound/Letter Understanding With Names
   Name games make learning letters fun and interactive in this lesson where students get to know more about each other as they spell out their classmates' names.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Activity & Project
   Take a Closer Look: Write Around the Room
   With a piece of paper and a pen, kids can learn anywhere! This activity gets kids writing, looking closely at letters, and learning some new words in any room of the house.
8. Professional Development | Grades   K – 6  |  Strategy Guide
   Using Paired Reading to Increase Fluency and Peer Cooperation
   In this strategy, students read aloud to each other, pairing more fluent readers with less fluent readers. This strategy can also be used to pair older students with younger students to create "reading buddies."
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Using Personal Connections to Build an Understanding of Emotions
   What makes you happy? What makes you sad? Connecting words to feelings enriches vocabulary and helps with concept development.