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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A World of Readers: Libraries Around the World
   Bookworms will enjoy the bytes they find in this lesson as they research and share information about online library services in places around the world.
   
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 30
   Black Beauty author Anna Sewell was born in 1820.
   Through Sewell's novel, students explore the cruelty to animals and extend the discussion to current events, eventually presenting the information.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Campaigning for Fair Use: Public Service Announcements on Copyright Awareness
   Students explore a range of resources on fair use and copyright then design their own audio public service announcements (PSAs), to be broadcast over the school's public address system.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 31
   César Chávez was born on this day in 1927.
   Students work in small groups to research a civil rights leader and do a creative writing piece, followed by a short story, with their group.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing
   Students investigate issues of plagiarism, fair use, and paraphrasing using KWL charts, discussion, and practice.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Giving Voice to Child Laborers Through Monologues
   Students present monologues in the "voice" of someone involved in child labor in England, respond to questions, and then discuss contemporary child laborers and compare them to the past.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   My Life/Your Life: A Look at Your Parents' Past
   Past and present come together when students interview their parents and create a skit that compares their parents' experiences as middle schoolers with the students' own lives.
   
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 19
   On this day in 1918, the United States passed the U.S. Standard Time Act.
   A video conference with a class from a different country or time zone is planned. Students brainstorm questions to ask and figure out how many time zones they would have to travel through to have the conference.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 22
   Randolph Caldecott was born on March 22, 1846.
   Students explore the history of the Caldecott Medal and create a classroom literary award modeled after the Caldecott.
10. Professional Development | Grades   5 – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
    Technology That Powers Up Learning
    By designing lessons to activate prior knowledge and linking these activities to reading and writing, teachers found that students were more engaged, that they learned more material more quickly, and that they more willingly incorporated reading into their lives.

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