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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Building Classroom Community Through the Exploration of Acrostic Poetry
   What do your students think about each other? Find out as you teach them the concepts of acrostic poems and challenge them to write an uplifting acrostic about a classmate.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 1
   Celebrate Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
   Students "step into the shoes" of their favorite author by reading several of their books, conducting research, and preparing displays and presentations for the class.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 18
   In 1931, Toni Morrison was born.
   After retelling a familiar fable, students discover the differences in one of Morrison's retellings of a fable.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 5  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 11
   Jane Yolen was born in 1939.
   Students read one of Jane Yolen's books, retell the story in the form of a puppet show, research animals in the book, and document their findings with the Animal Study interactive tool.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 4
   Rosa Parks was born on this day in 1913.
   Rosa Parks was committed to the struggle for social justice and human rights until her death, inspiring millions of people around the world. Today, we celebrate her!
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Storytelling in the Social Studies Classroom
   People make the past come alive as students research and then share stories about famous Americans who promoted democratic ideals.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   The Connection Between Poetry and Music
   Students won't miss a beat in this reading fluency lesson that combines music and poetry.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 3
   Today is World Read Aloud Day.
   Students celebrate the power of words by reading aloud to their classmates and spreading the word of global literacy to their friends and family.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Using Word Webs to Teach Synonyms for Commonly Used Words
   Students use word webs to choose synonyms for generic adjectives and to learn to adjust their word usage for different contexts.