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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Activity & Project
   Books Will Take You There!
   While enjoying a book that features a journey, children write postcards from the perspective of the main character for each stop along the trip.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 4
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 22
   Celebrate the 100th day of school!
   As a class, students work in small groups to create a "100th Day" book.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Cultural Connections and Writing for Change
   A little understanding can go a long way. After learning about difficulties that Palestinian youths face, students will write a letter to an official discussing these issues.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Getting to Know You: Developing Short Biographies to Build Community
   How well do your students know their peers? Students transform into investigative reporters as they interview a classmate, compile the biographical data into graphic form, and introduce the student to the class.
   
6. 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.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project
   Postcards from the Trail
   After enjoying an online book about traveling west on a wagon train, children create postcards from the point of view of the main character for one or more stops on the journey.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Reading and Writing About Pollution to Understand Cause and Effect
   Students get to write a whale of a tale when they complete a graphic organizer sequencing the journey of a mountain fish to a polluted waterway.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Reading, Writing, Haiku Hiking! A Class Book of Picturesque Poems
   Students learn haiku
   write descriptive poems
   and share with the class.
   
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 3  |  Activity & Project
    Stories of Appreciation
    Using either a print or online template such as Tikatok, children can honor special people in their lives by creating personalized books.

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