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1. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 5  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   An Effective Framework for Primary-Grade Guided Writing Instruction
   This article describes the theory and procedures for guided writing lessons in the primary grades.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 11
   Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon was born today.
   Students research a constellation and share their learning using an interactive or mobile app.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 10  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 19
   Author Eve Bunting was born in Ireland in 1928.
   Students listen to a news article about the LA race riots and then read Smoky Night to discuss how a younger observer might be affected by these events and their perceptions.
4. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
   Authoring With Video
   Use a video-based platform as an inspiration for writing.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Author Study: Improving Reading Comprehension Using Inference and Comparison
   "Reading between the lines" can be as crucial to comprehension as understanding the words on the page. Through guided author studies, students experience the benefits and the limitations of inference.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 23
   Avi was born in 1937.
   After reading Nothing But the Truth, students explore a current event topic and write their own short work of fiction in a similar multigenre format.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 15
   Bill of Rights Day is observed.
   Students identify a students' rights issue and explore the ways in which the Bill of Rights does protect and does not protect students.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Book Clubs: Reading for Fun
   This lesson describes how small groups of students can plan meetings to discuss what they've read in a "just for fun" book club they've organized—and that they control.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 3
   Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first human heart transplant.
   Students talk about the causes of heart disease and the role that diet and exercise play. Then, students find healthy dessert recipes and vote on one dessert to make in class.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Figurative Language: Teaching Idioms
    It's raining cats and dogs! Students explore figurative language through read-alouds, teacher modeling, and student-centered activities, further developing their understanding of the literal versus the metaphorical translations of idioms.

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