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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Alaska Native Stories: Using Narrative to Introduce Expository Text
   Tradition and technology come together in this lesson in which students learn about Alaskan animals through Native American tales and their own online research.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 30
   Celebrate El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros (Children's Day/Book Day)!
   Using the Book Cover Creator, students write and share their own multilingual stories.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 27
   Coretta Scott King was born on this day in 1927.
   Students do a book report assignment based on a current or past winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 23
   In 1564, William Shakespeare was born on this day.
   Based on grade level, students learn about rhyming structure, experiment with the Shakespearean Insult Kit, or study scenes from Othello and watch an adaptation of that scene from the movie O.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Sharing Favorite Books Using Interactive Character Trading Cards
   Using selected characters from a text of their choice, students put their literary analysis skills to work by creating fictional character trading cards.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 26
   The Spanish town of Guernica was bombed on this date in 1937.
   After showing students Picasso's Guernica, they are provided with background information, share their impressions, and write about Picasso's purpose in creating the painting.