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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 7  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Boars and Baseball: Making Connections
   In this lesson, students will make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections after reading In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. After sharing and discussing connections, students choose and plan a project that makes a personal connection to the text.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Follow the Word Trail: Organize a Treasure Hunt
   Create a treasure hunt out of word-puzzle clues hidden around the home or yard.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   How Big Are Martin's Big Words? Thinking Big about the Future
   Inspired by the book Martin's Big Words, students explore information on Dr. King to think about his "big" words, then they write about their own "big" words and dreams.
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 8  |  Activity & Project
   Let's Go On A Poetry Walk!
   The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and you're surrounded by brilliant shades of green! Observe and collect sensory images from nature and use the sights, sounds, smells, and textures to create original nature poetry.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 2
   Read Across America Day: Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers
   Bring the celebration of reading and literacy into your classroom, library, school, and home all year long.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Activity & Project
   The Natural World as Inspiration: An Outdoor Art Show
   Children incorporate materials from outdoors with paints or crayons to create pieces of art to display on their clotheslines, fences, or porches for a neighborhood art show.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 27
   Today is the birthday of Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland.
   After reading one of Carroll's chapters, students plan an unbirthday party and do activities and preparation for the event.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Writing Acrostic Poems with Thematically Related Texts in the Content Areas
   Students read thematically related texts, scaffolded from simple to complex, to help them gather necessary concept vocabulary and background knowledge in a content area. They then write acrostic poems to organize and present their learning in a creative way.