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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 4
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Activity & Project
   Fantastically Fun Word Families
   Use the Word Mover tool to play with word families and listen for rhyme, then sort real and nonsense words, alphabetize the words, and create a story or poem using the words.
3. 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.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Let's Read It Again: Comprehension Strategies for English-Language Learners
   Help Spanish-speaking English-language learners unlock the mysteries of their new language by using a bilingual book to recognize unfamiliar words and construct meaning from the text.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson
   Literacy Centers: Getting Started
   This lesson gives teachers resources and guidance to create reading, listening, computer, and poetry Literacy Centers in their own classrooms.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson
   Phonic Generalizations in Chrysanthemum
   Students learn about word families by reading Kevin Henkes's book Chrysanthemum, identifying words with certain vowel pair endings, and reading words with similar endings.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   Playful Poetry Books to Share
   In this episode, Emily and guest Sylvia Vardell explore fun ways to read poetry with children.
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Activity & Project
   School Day Extension
   Use the Word Mover mobile app to bring school home! A printout from school is used to generate a word bank and then create story or poem, which a child uses to "teach" a concept to a family member or caregiver.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 3
   United States Congress officially adopted the position of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in 1985.
   Students investigate the website of a past Poet Laureate's project and use it as a model to celebrate poetry that appeals most to them.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 20
    Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein was published in 1974.
    Students are introduced to a Silverstein verse and asked for their impressions. They then draw that they imagine when they read one of his lines and then write a line or two to continue the passage.

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