Watch the Salt Hands read aloud and write about a small moment (a tiny story that is filled with details) that happened to you.

Read A Spiderling Grows Up and try some of the activities: word match, fact or fiction, or which came first.

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Listen to the podcast, “King of the Frogs.” Who is your favorite character? Why?

Watch the I Wanna Iguana read aloud. Then write a letter to a friend or family member trying to convince them to agree with your point of view. Make sure to include at least three reasons why you feel or think the way you do!

Read the Lightbox book, Cygnus the Swan. See if you can locate Cygnus in the night sky. What other constellations can you find?

Listen to the podcast, “The Monkey Who Loved Chocolate.” What problem comes up because the monkey loves chocolate? How does the story end?

Watch the story, Children Make Terrible Pets. Try the activity, Which Came First? You may also want to read the paired nonfiction book and try its activities.

Watch the How to Help the Earth by the Lorax read aloud. Think of something that you can teach step-by-step and write a how-to book!

Use the attached KWL chart as you read a nonfiction article. Before you read, “Dolphins on Duty,” use the K column to write down what you already know about dolphins working with the U.S. Navy. Then use the W column to write down what you want to know. After reading the article, use the L column to write down what you have learned. Then talk to someone about what you learned and what you want to know more about. Use this process whenever you read nonfiction.

Go to Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls to listen to a true story about the Mirabal Sisters who led their country to freedom from a cruel and arrogant dictator. They became known as Las Mariposas (The Butterflies). What words describe Las Mariposas?

Read the story, “Clean Start.”

Stop when you see "pause and think." Tell someone what you're thinking before you continue reading.

Watch the Fireflies read aloud and write about a small moment (a tiny story that is filled with details) that happened to you.

Read It Could Still Be a Flower and then play the word match game. What are your favorite flowers?

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Listen to the podcast, “The Prize Potato Caper Part 1 – The Mysterious Mysteries of Toby Taylor, The Fruit Magician #111.” What mystery does Toby find himself in the middle of? Next week, we’ll listen to part 2.

Watch the story, Rosie’s Walk. Try the activity, Which Came First? You may also want to read the paired nonfiction book and try its activities.

Watch Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. Think of an idea about how to make our school better and write a letter to Mrs. Vilagi. Make sure to include at least three reasons or examples to support your idea!

Read the Lightbox book, Independence Day. Try one of the activities at the end: Write your own song; Making a craft stick flag; Make an Independence Day shake; or study the key words and take the quiz.

Listen to the podcast, “The Prize Potato Caper Part 2 – The Mysterious Mysteries of Toby Taylor, The Fruit Magician #112.” Toby and Rebecca begin to investigate the theft. Is there a good suspect yet? Next week, we’ll listen to part 3.

Watch the story, The Star Spangled Banner, to hear a beautifully sung rendition of the national anthem. Then read the paired nonfiction selection, The American Flag, and try the word match activity.

Watch The Important Book read aloud. Think of an item or topic that you know a lot about. Then write all the important things about your item or topic. Make sure to share your writing with someone in your family. They might learn something new!

Read Champion for Chimpanzees. Try the word match and the activity, “Which Came First?” What animal would you like to study?

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Listen to the podcast, “The Prize Potato Caper Part 3 – The Mysterious Mysteries of Toby Taylor, The Fruit Magician #113.” Toby and Rebecca crack the case! What happened to the prize potato?

Watch the story, Amazing Grace. Try the activity, Which Came First? You may also want to read the paired nonfiction book and try its activities.

Watch the Nothing Ever Happens On 90th Street read aloud. Think about your house, your neighborhood, or your city. Once you choose a location that you know very well, write about it including a lot of descriptive details. Feel free to also draw pictures to bring your location to life.

Read the Lightbox book, Water Power. Take the quiz at the end and follow the directions to build a waterwheel.

Listen to the Circle Round podcast, “The Fallen Sparrow.” Zoe and Chloe are twin sisters. Listen to find out how they each get their just desserts. As a bonus, after the story, listen for instructions on how to make a bird feeder.

Watch the story, Roberto, the Insect Architect. Try the activity, Which Came First? You may also want to read the paired nonfiction book and try its activities.

Watch The Day the Crayons Quit read aloud. Sometimes, making a sign is a good way to persuade others. Think of something that you feel strongly about and make a sign letting other people know how you feel.

Read Totally Strange Buildings. Try the Word Match. Do you know of any other totally strange buildings?

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Listen to episode 1 of Finn Caspian (from 2016), “The Room Behind the Room (Behind the Room).” Help Griffin answer the questions at the end of the episode, and enjoy the alien joke! Next week, we’ll listen to the next episode.

Watch the story, Stick and Stone. Try the activity, Which Came First? You may also want to read the paired nonfiction book and try its activities.

Watch The Bad Seed read aloud. The Bad Seed tells us how to be a “bad seed” and how to be a “good seed.” Think of something that you know how to do very well. Write a how to book explaining how to do something. Make sure to include at least three steps.

Read Keeping Fit. Try the activities: word match, fact or fiction, and which came first.

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Listen to episode 2 of Finn Caspian (from 2016), “Everybody Run!!!” Before the story begins, robot roll call is done aboard the space station, and we get to listen in. Every robot is given its personality by a famous work of literature. Which is your favorite robot? Then the story begins: “The door opens slowly…” Listen for the hint, “They roared their terrible roars.” Do you know what book that’s from? It’s a big part of this mystery!

Watch the story, The Dot. Try the activity, Which Came First? You may also want to read the paired nonfiction book and try its activities.