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Beary good facts about bear books: Students will begin to differentiate between fiction and non-fiction as general genres.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Floanna Long.

Guess The Genre!: Students apply knowledge of genres to identify different genres from "reading-alouds of excerpts" from selected books representing different genres.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills); By Ann Jenkins.

Details and sequencing: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.7; This lesson for grade six will introduce students to careers in environmental protection as it teaches them to identify details and sequence in a non-fiction reading passage.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance); By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.

Underground Railroad quilts: Fact or folklore?: In this lesson, students explore the controversy surrounding a book entitled Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad, which was published as a non-fiction account of fugitive slaves sending coded messages through quilt patterns. Students evaluate numerous sources and assess the validity of each in an attempt to determine if the quilt codes are fact or folklore.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Information Skills and Social Studies); By Abby Stotsenberg.

Reading guides: Groups will develop a Reading Guide for each non-fiction resource book for units in science, social studies, and other curriculum areas. Students will identify useful features each book and where the important information will be found. Reviewing non-fiction features of print resources will familiarize the class with material on reserve for the unit. Overviewing and identifying text features will help students determine how to approach the various formats of text relevant to the topic.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Elizabeth Hubbe.

Wolves: Comprehending informational texts: This integrated plan uses non-fiction text and wolves to motivate students with language arts and science. Students will read a nonfiction text and use metacognitive skills of guided reading and KWHL chart to monitor comprehension and extend vocabulary.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts); By Amy Vance.

"Mice" in the Media Center: This lesson plan will foster literature appreciation in the Elementary School through sharing a variety of books(fiction and non-fiction) poems, puppets or models, focusing on a mouse or mice as a main character or characters.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills)

Recipe for Success: Students will use an electronic card catalog to find books by subject using the call number. This lesson was used in collaboration with a third grade thanksgiving unit. As part of the unit students were to find a recipe to prepare and bring to class.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Information Skills); By Elizabeth Gibson and Melissa Withers.

A million fish... Serving up exaggeration: Students will become familiar with the term "exaggeration" and how it can be used in stories to catch the reader's attention. Students will create narrative stories of their own using exaggeration.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); By Jennie McGuire.

Snails: Fact and fiction: This lesson on snails integrates Science, Language Arts, Technology and Math. Teacher will share a fictitious snail story with students. Students will complete a K-W-L chart on snails with the help of the internet. As a related activity, students will take a poll on snail preferences and graph it.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Jody Shaughnessy.

Jeopardy-style Media Vocabulary Game: This game will help students learn and review a variety of media terms in a non-threatening and fun way.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Information Skills); By Myrna Price.

Sita undergoes fire ordeal (Thai Ramayana mural): Sita undergoes a fire ordeal, as seen on a Ramayana mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. In this depiction, Sita appears to float and dance unharmed above a large outdoor bonfire. Figures of human and monkey kings, including Hanuman, stand on both sides of...; Format: image/photograph

Bear graph: The students will compare and contrast bears brought from home and share their ideas through a graph.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); By Karen Pledger.

"Off To The Races" Familiarize Students With The Media Center: Students become familiar with the various sections of the media center and learn the value of teamwork through a kinesthetic scavenger-hunt approach.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Information Skills); By Robin Boltz.

Sita's fire ordeal: In The Ramayana, page 6.11; Rama and his court watch Sita during the fire ordeal, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. Sita stands calmly in a gated area with flames burning around the lotus blossom platform on which she stands. One of the monkey kings lights the fire with...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Cloudy with a chance of... what?: Students will enjoy reading about a town where no one ever goes hungry because the sky provides food while learning about weather, healthy and unhealthy foods, and creating a database.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts and Science); By BJ Larson and Paula Sharpe.

Going batty: Part II: Students will apply the knowledge they've gained about bats to create bat poetry.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts); By DPI Integration Strategies.

Snakes are cool: This lesson begins with a reading of Verdi by Janell Cannon. It integrates science with language arts as the students learn about snakes and write about their findings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science); By Marcia Reich.

Native American poetry workshop: This week-long set of lessons uses four different center activities to help students respond to poetry written by American Indians. This lesson plan was written with ESL (English as a second language) students in mind, so there are many opportunities to practice vocabulary, discuss and talk with others, and model expectations.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Liz Mahon.

Multicultural cross-grade level unit plan: This unit of study integrates reading, writing, math, and social studies. It is designed to help first and third grade students relate to other cultures of the world. They will understand and compare the similarities and differences of children, families, and communities in different times and places. They will analyze religious and other cultural traditions. They will apply basic geographic concepts.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies); By Shirley Young.

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