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1. 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.
   
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Creating Question and Answer Books through Guided Research
   This series of activities is designed to teach research strategies. Students use KWL charts to guide their inquiry and publish their results in a collaborative question and answer book.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Digging Up Details on Worms: Using the Language of Science in an Inquiry Study
   This lesson, in which students research worms in order to create a classroom habitat, incorporates reading and writing across content areas as well as math and science activities.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Sets through Math-Related Book Pairs
   After reading two math-related books, students investigate their home and school environments to find examples of objects that come in sets and then create their own books on sets.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Fact or Fiction: Learning About Worms Using Diary of a Worm
   Students often believe that fiction writers make everything up, seldom realizing how research worms its way into entertaining writing. In this lesson, students read Diary of a Worm to find out how fact merges with fiction.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Martin Luther King, Jr. and Me: Identifying with a Hero
   This lesson provides ideas for celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by encouraging students to explore the connections between Dr. King and themselves through journaling and inquiry-based research.
7. 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.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   The Frog Beyond the Fairy Tale Character: Searching Informational Texts
   Frogs often appear as the main character in fiction stories, but what do students really know about frogs? Students find out in this lesson in which they research real-life frogs.