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3-5 Lesson Plans Featured

Lesson Plan (Grades 3-5): Weather Reporter Studio - Forecasting Storms with Maps, Data, and On-Air Presentations

Turn weather science into a Grades 3-5 forecasting lesson with maps, data, scripts, and on-air weather reports students present.

The Admin Angle Featured

The Admin Angle: Board Meetings, Public Pressure, and Political Noise — A Practical Operating Model for School Leaders

Learn how school leaders can manage board meetings, public controversy, governance boundaries, and political noise while protecting instruction.

Kindergarten Library Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade K Library): Celebration of Stories, Curiosity, and Library Growth

Celebrate Kindergarten library growth with favorite stories, centers, routines, curiosity, respectful sharing, and end-of-year reflection.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade K Library): What Kind of Library Learner Am I?

Kindergarten library unit on learner identity, reader growth, favorite books, tools, and activities through reflection, choice, and sharing.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade K Library): Sharing Books and Ideas with Others

Kindergarten library unit on sharing books, drawings, retellings, ideas, and topic learning while practicing respectful audience skills.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade K Library): Library Helpers and Leaders

Kindergarten library unit helping students build leadership, helper roles, routines, sorting, sharing, and responsible material care.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade K Library): Looking Back at Our Learning

Kindergarten library review unit celebrating student growth through stories, sorting, respectful participation, book choice, and reflection activities.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade K Library): Books, Audio, and Tools for Learning

Kindergarten library unit on print, audio, digital, visual, and hands-on formats, helping students use tools safely and show understanding.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade K Library): Growing Independent in Library Routines

Kindergarten library independence unit for routines, book care, centers, cleanup, safe technology use, and responsibility for shared spaces.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade K Library): Different Readers, Different Favorites

Kindergarten library unit on reader identity, book choice, belonging, and curiosity as students explore favorite books, topics, formats, and new choices.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade K Library): Stories That Teach Us Something

Kindergarten library unit on story meaning, feelings, choices, kindness, and creative responses through read-alouds, discussion, art, play, and movement.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade K Library): Using Books and Materials Responsibly

Kindergarten library responsibility unit on book care, cleanup, routines, technology use, and safe handling of shared materials.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade K Library): Retelling with Props and Puppets

Kindergarten library retelling unit using puppets, props, and story tools to build comprehension, collaboration, and playful response skills.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade K Library): Sharing Ideas in Discussion

Kindergarten library discussion unit helping students listen respectfully, wait turns, and share ideas during read-alouds and group activities.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade K Library): Learning About the World Through Books

Kindergarten library unit exploring real-world topics through books, pictures, read-alouds, sorting, drawing, and curiosity-building activities.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade K Library): Talking About What We Notice

Kindergarten library unit helping students build oral responses, notice picture details, ask questions, predict, connect, and join discussions.

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Unit Plan 22 (Grade K Library): Drawing and Making to Show Understanding

Kindergarten library unit helping students use drawing, building, play, and talk to show story or topic understanding through creative responses.

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Unit Plan 21 (Grade K Library): Sorting and Grouping Books

Kindergarten library unit on sorting books by topic, type, cover clues, and features while building partner work and responsible book handling.

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Unit Plan 20 (Grade K Library): Listening to Stories with Technology

Kindergarten library unit on safe listening centers, digital stories, headphone routines, technology responsibility, and story response.

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Unit Plan 19 (Grade K Library): Trying Something New in the Library

Kindergarten library unit helping students try new books, tools, baskets, and activities with curiosity, reflection, and confidence.

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Unit Plan 18 (Grade K Library): Favorite Books and Kind Participation

Kindergarten library unit celebrating favorite books, centers, and routines while building kind participation, turn-taking, sharing, and respect.

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Unit Plan 17 (Grade K Library): Exploring a Topic Through Books

Kindergarten library unit where students explore one topic through books, pictures, sorting, drawing, and curiosity-based inquiry.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade K Library): Beginning, Middle, End

Kindergarten library unit on story sequence, retelling, beginning-middle-end, picture cards, props, movement, and comprehension response.

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Unit Plan 15 (Grade K Library): Library Centers and Independent Choices

Kindergarten library centers help students choose books, try tools, use materials safely, and build independence through guided choice.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade K Library): Looking Closely at Pictures

Build Kindergarten visual literacy with close-looking lessons using illustrations, photos, wordless books, questions, predictions, and picture responses.