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Lesson Plan (Grades 9-12): Wall Street Math Showdown - Building Portfolios, Tracking Risk, and Defending Investment Choices

Engage grades 9–12 in a Wall Street Math simulation where students build portfolios, calculate returns, analyze risk, and defend investment strategies with data.

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Unit Plan 36 (Grade 5 Library): Celebration of Reading, Inquiry, and Library Growth

Celebrate Grade 5 library growth as students reflect on favorite books, inquiry moments, discussions, and creative responses while recognizing the skills they will carry into the next stage of learning.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade 5 Library): What Kind of Reader, Researcher, and Learner Am I?

Reflect on Grade 5 library growth as students identify favorite genres, topics, tools, and project formats, name strengths, and set a realistic goal for middle school learning.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade 5 Library): Sharing Reading, Inquiry, and Final Projects

Celebrate Grade 5 library learning with student presentations, book talks, inquiry shares, and final projects that build clear communication, audience awareness, and respectful discussion.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade 5 Library): Shared Leadership in Library

Build Grade 5 library leadership with a unit on shared roles, organization, routines, and fair contribution that strengthens collaboration and community.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade 5 Library): Looking Back at Our Growth

Reflect on Grade 5 library growth through reading, research, note-taking, collaboration, and independent learning with a clear end-of-year portfolio response.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade 5 Library): Learning from Different Formats and Media

Explore how print, audio, visual, and digital formats shape meaning as Grade 5 students compare media for clarity, purpose, audience, and learning.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade 5 Library): Working Independently in Library

Explore Grade 5 library routines that build independence, self-management, and responsibility as students handle checkout, inquiry, technology, transitions, and cleanup with confidence.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade 5 Library): Different Readers, Different Interpretations

Explore how different readers can interpret the same text in meaningful ways with this Grade 5 library unit on reading identity, discussion, and growth through genres and perspectives.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade 5 Library): Texts and Topics That Raise Big Questions

Explore big questions through fiction and nonfiction in this Grade 5 library unit as students use evidence, discussion, and multiple sources to deepen understanding.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade 5 Library): Responsible Use of Technology and Materials

Help Grade 5 students build trust and independence by using books, devices, notes, tools, and shared library spaces responsibly during increasingly complex inquiry work.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade 5 Library): Presenting and Teaching Others

Explore Grade 5 Library presentations where students turn reading and research into clear book talks, mini lessons, and source-based shares for a real audience.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade 5 Library): Discussion That Moves Group Thinking Forward

Help Grade 5 students use discussion to deepen thinking through clarifying questions, respectful challenge, evidence, and thoughtful collaboration in library learning.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade 5 Library): Guided Topic Study with Multiple Sources

Guide Grade 5 students through a short topic study using multiple sources, perspectives, and formats to gather notes, organize ideas, and create a clear response.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade 5 Library): Supporting Conclusions with Evidence

Help Grade 5 students ask focused questions, choose strong evidence, and explain how sources support clear conclusions through inquiry, discussion, and response work.

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Unit Plan 22 (Grade 5 Library): Creating a Clear Product from Learning

Create clear, evidence-based final products in Grade 5 Library as students turn reading and inquiry into organized one-pagers, slides, posters, and source-based responses.

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Unit Plan 21 (Grade 5 Library): Note-Taking and Organizing Information

Build Grade 5 note-taking skills with this library unit on paraphrasing, organizing notes by topic and relevance, and using sources responsibly during inquiry.

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Unit Plan 20 (Grade 5 Library): Using Print, Audio, Video, and Digital Sources Together

Explore print, audio, video, and digital sources in this Grade 5 library unit as students compare media formats, build understanding, and practice responsible, respectful participation.

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Unit Plan 19 (Grade 5 Library): Trying New Genres, Formats, and Tools

Help Grade 5 students grow as readers by exploring new genres, formats, and library tools with purpose, curiosity, reflection, and meaningful response.

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Unit Plan 18 (Grade 5 Library): Reading Community, Respect, and Discussion Norms

Build a stronger Grade 5 library community with lessons on respectful discussion, active listening, fair collaboration, shared routines, and thoughtful participation.

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Unit Plan 17 (Grade 5 Library): Comparing Information from More Than One Source

Help Grade 5 students compare multiple sources on the same topic, organize what is similar, different, or unique, and create clear source-based responses that show deeper understanding.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade 5 Library): Main Idea, Theme, and Evidence

Help Grade 5 students identify main idea in nonfiction and theme in fiction, support ideas with text evidence, and explain understanding through discussion, organizers, and clear reading responses.

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Unit Plan 15 (Grade 5 Library): Purposeful Centers and Independent Inquiry Work

Help Grade 5 students choose library centers with purpose, work independently, use resources responsibly, and reflect on productive choices that support inquiry, reading growth, and learning.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade 5 Library): Finding Information with Text Features and Search Tools

Learn how Grade 5 students use text features and simple search tools to find information efficiently, compare sources, and share evidence-based responses.

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Unit Plan 13 (Grade 5 Library): Matching Text Type to Reading Purpose

Teach Grade 5 students to choose fiction, nonfiction, biography, reference tools, articles, and images based on purpose, topic, and information need.