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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 11
   Author E.B. White was born on this day in 1899.
   Author E.B. White, most well-known for his famous children's book, Charlotte's Web, received high acclaim and awards for many of his works of fiction.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Bridging Literature and Mathematics by Visualizing Mathematical Concepts
   During interactive read-aloud sessions, students identify how an author conveys mathematical information about animals' sizes and abilities. They then conduct research projects focusing on the same mathematical concepts.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Earth Verse: Using Science in Poetry
   Students shape up their reading, writing, and listening skills in this lesson by creating original diamante, acrostic, and shape poems about science.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Exploring Cause and Effect Using Expository Texts About Natural Disasters
   Students explore the nature and structure of expository texts that focus on cause and effect and apply what they learned using graphic organizers and writing paragraphs to outline cause-and-effect relationships.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 12
   Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817.
   Students make mental "snapshots" of a natural setting, then capture the details of their setting by writing and then creating a class booklet of the nature walk.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Tip & How-To
   How to Start a Writer's Notebook
   Writer's notebooks allow children and teens to take in the world around them and document their daily lives. Use these tips to learn how to start a writer's notebook with your child.
7. 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.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Literature as a Jumping Off Point for Nonfiction Inquiry
   Students use text sets to research a topic inspired by a fiction book they have read. A text set is a collection of multiple text genres with a single focus.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Printout  |  Writing It Out
   My Nature Story
   Encourage children to ask questions about the natural world, to make observations, and to use their imaginations. They use their findings to create their own book.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
    Nature Reflections: Interactive Language Practice for English-Language Learners
    Students whose first language is not English reflect on nature through readings, a visit to a green area, and bookmaking using the writing process and peer feedback.

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