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31. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Exploring World Cultures Through Folk Tales
    Journey around the world with students as they read a Japanese, African, or Welsh folk tale, create a visual depiction of the tale, research the tale's culture, and present findings.
32. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Females in the Spotlight: Strong Characters in Picture Books
    What makes a character strong? Students will gain a new perspective on that question as they read and discuss the picture books recommended for this lesson. Students make the acquaintance of several strong female protagonists as they create and share Character Trading Cards based on these titles.
33. 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.
34. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Fishing for Readers: Identifying and Writing Effective Opening "Hooks"
    Good writers "hook" their readers in the very first sentences. In this lesson, students learn how to cast an attention-grabbing hook in their writing to effectively draw in readers' attention.
35. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Flying to Freedom: Tar Beach and The People Could Fly
    Students look to the past and use historical context to compare and contrast two characters from folktales.
36. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Gabbing About Garfield: Conversing About Texts With Comic Creator
    Students will definitely get animated as they discuss comics' features and designs, and they're sure to enjoy the lesson's punch line assignment: creating a comic strip of their own.
    
37. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Get Cooking With Words! Creating a Recipe Using Procedural Writing
    Students participate in read-alouds of books that exemplify effective word choice, explore how to choose words to best communicate an idea, and then write explicit instructions for a recipe.
    
38. 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.
    
39. Classroom Resources | Grades   2 – 4  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Going Digital: Using e-Book Readers to Enhance the Reading Experience
    Students use various tools and features of digital readers to develop vocabulary, support comprehension, respond to text, improve fluency, and enhance the reading experience.
40. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Great American Inventors: Using Nonfiction to Learn About Technology Inventions
    Who are the people behind the world's greatest inventions? Students read biographies of a terrific trio of American inventors and create presentations that highlight how their inventions from the past impacted the future.

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