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31. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Sequencing: A Strategy to Succeed at Reading Comprehension
    Did Paul Bunyan gouge out the Grand Canyon before or after he dug the Great Lakes? Students create a life-sized timeline showing the sequence of events in this tall tale.
32. Professional Development | Grades   K – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Book
    Setting the Stage for Creative Writing: Plot Scaffolds for Beginning and Intermediate Writers
    Want to foster creativity and originality in student writing? This practical guide shows how plot scaffolds can be used to help beginning and intermediate writers.
33. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Solving the Math Curse: Reading and Writing Math Word Problems
    Students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills add up as they decipher word problems and use what they've learned to solve a crossword puzzle.
34. Professional Development | Grades   5 – 9  |  Professional Library  |  Journal
    Stop Pretending and Think about Plot
    Jago offers a review of Freytag's Pyramid and an example of how work with the concept of plot structure positively affected student understanding and writing.
35. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 4
    Teacher Appreciation Week honors our teachers.
    In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, students read a book about a teacher and follow up with an activity related to the book using the Venn Diagram, Letter Generator, Story Map, or Essay Map.
36. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 24
    The Brooklyn Bridge opened on this day in 1883.
    Students explore the literary concept of point of view by examining a pair of picture books that highlight the controversies surrounding the Brooklyn Bridge.
37. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 16
    The first Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929.
    Students make lists of their favorite and least favorite movies and brainstorm qualities that make a film good or bad. Next, students write a movie review for a film they have seen.
38. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
    The Literacy Coach's Desk Reference: Processes and Perspectives for Effective Coaching
    Cathy Toll offers practical information for pre-K–12 literacy coaches on conferencing with individual teachers and groups, as well as on providing demonstration lessons, services to entire schools, and services to students.
39. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 31
    Time Magazine launches its "Tom Swifty" contest today in 1963.
    Students have fun with language by creating a special kind of pun with its origin in a literary source.

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