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11. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Strategy Guide
    Shared Writing
    This strategy guide explains how to use shared writing to teach students effective strategies that will improve their own independent writing ability.
12. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 4  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 8
    Snowflake Bentley illustrator Mary Azarian was born in 1940.
    Students catch snowflakes outdoors and sketch some of the structures, or grow their own snow crystals and examine them using magnifying glasses or microscopes.
13. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
    Swing, Jitterbug, and Sing the Blues
    Music provides the perfect introduction and accompaniment to this collection of books including Jazzy Miz Mosetta, Sweethearts of Rhythm, and Boycott Blues.
14. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Teaching Shapes Using Read-Alouds, Visualization, and Sketch to Stretch
    Visual clues in winter-themed books used in this lesson encourage students to make real-world math connections.
15. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Text Talk: Julius, the Baby of the World
    Students are asked to "talk" with Kevin Henkes' Julius, the Baby of the World by using open-ended questions to help them interpret the language, plot, and characters of the story.
16. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    The Big Green Monster Teaches Phonics in Reading and Writing
    A big green monster helps students build their reading fluency and word recognition skills through choral reading, literacy center activities, and writing stories.
17. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Mobile App  |  Writing Poetry
    Theme Poems
    Users learn about and write theme poems, a poem written within the shape of the subject of the poem.
18. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
    Unusual Gifts
    Gifts come in all shapes and sizes, and the characters in these four tall tales have plenty of unusual gifts to keep you reading all winter. Listen in to hear about them and to meet Ingrid Law, the author of Savvy and Scumble.
    
19. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
    Using Folk Tales: Vowel Influences on the Letter G
    Gentle, gigantic, graceful—do these g words describe the giant in Jack and the Beanstalk? Students will explore the hard and soft g sounds by studying fairy tales and animals.
20. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Using Greeting Cards to Motivate Students and Enhance Literacy Skills
    Imagination and illustration are the key in this lesson in which students read and create their own greeting cards.

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