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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 10  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 19
   Author Eve Bunting was born in Ireland in 1928.
   Students listen to a news article about the LA race riots and then read Smoky Night to discuss how a younger observer might be affected by these events and their perceptions.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 8  |  Lesson Plan
   Beyond History Books: Researching With Twin Texts and Technology
   Students in grades 4–8 activate prior knowledge and research information about a historic event through fiction and nonfiction literature and exploration of relevant websites.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Biographies: Creating Timelines of a Life
   In this lesson students explore a number of sources to create a biographical timeline about a selected person. Students collaboratively research and resolve conflicting information they find during their investigation.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Book Report Alternative: Writing Resumes for Characters in Historical Fiction
   Students write resumes for historical fiction characters. They first explore help wanted ads to see what employers want, and then draft resumes for the characters they've chosen.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 5
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Creating Family Timelines: Graphing Family Memories and Significant Events
   Students interview family members, and then create graphic family timelines based on important and memorable family events.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 28
   Esther Forbes, author of Johnny Tremain, was born in 1891.
   Students explore the genre of historical fiction by writing original works and comparing all of the finished pieces.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Flying to Freedom: Tar Beach and The People Could Fly
   Students look to the past and use historical context to compare and contrast two characters from folktales.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Great American Inventors: Using Nonfiction to Learn About Technology Inventions
   Who are the people behind the world's greatest inventions? Students read biographies of a terrific trio of American inventors and create presentations that highlight how their inventions from the past impacted the future.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Literature as a Catalyst for Social Action: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges
    Students are invited to confront and discuss issues of injustice and intolerance in response to reading a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts.

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