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51. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Mobile App  |  Writing Poetry
    Theme Poems
    Users learn about and write theme poems, a poem written within the shape of the subject of the poem.
52. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 3  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Theme Poems: Using the Five Senses
    Students write theme poems in a flash using the picture book Flicker Flash by Joan Bransfield Graham and the online, interactive Theme Poems tool.
53. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
    Theme Poems: Writing Extraordinary Poems About Ordinary Objects
    Students select a familiar object online, build a bank of words related to the object, and write theme poems that are printed and displayed in class.
54. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 21
    Today is World Poetry Day.
    Students read and respond to Billy Collins' poem "Introduction to Poetry." Students then write about a favorite poem and imagine the perfect way to read it.
55. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 25
    Today, the American Library Association announces its annual book award winners.
    Students research different awards given by the ALA and do an activity based on one of the awards.
56. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Organizing & Summarizing
    Trading Card Creator
    This tool provides a fun and useful way to explore a variety of topics such as a character in a book, a person or place from history, or even a physical object. An excellent tool to for summarizing or as a prewriting exercise for original stories.
57. 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.
58. Professional Development | Grades   3 – 8  |  Strategy Guide
    Using the Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Technique
    In this strategy guide, you will learn how to organize students and texts to allow for learning that meets the diverse needs of students but keeps student groups flexible.
59. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Strategy Guide
    Using the Think-Pair-Share Technique
    In this strategy guide, you will learn how to organize students and classroom topics to encourage a high degree of classroom participation and assist students in developing a conceptual understanding of a topic through the use of the Think-Pair-Share technique.
    
60. Professional Development | Grades   K – 12  |  Strategy Guide
    Using Word Walls to Develop and Maintain Academic Vocabulary
    In this guide, you will learn how to use Word Walls to support vocabulary development and retention.
    

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