{"product_id":"9780979862199","title":"Common Core ELA Activities: Month by Month Writing, Speaking and Listening Activities Aligned with the Common Core","description":"A school year includes many odd sorts of days. \u003cp\u003eYou unexpectedly finish a unit on Thursday and don't want to start a new one until Monday. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolidays or special events make regular lessons difficult. You're sick and need a substitute teacher for a day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis group of seasonal ELA and writing lessons is designed to fill in those odd days with fun, easy, lessons which require a minimum of preparation and yet still meet the needs of the Common Core State Standards. We suggest activities for each month, but most activities are flexible enough for any season. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeets Common Core Curriculum Needs \u003cbr\u003eEach lesson is correlated to appropriate Common Core curriculum maps. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Common Core State Standards (corestandards.com) include ten anchor standards each for writing and reading and six anchor standards for language. Each ELA activity in this book will list the anchor standards addressed, thus making them flexible enough to fit any grade level. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach activity is meant to be: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlexible \u003cbr\u003eFast and easy preparation \u003cbr\u003eFun for students \u003cbr\u003eAligned to the CCSS \u003cbr\u003eCorrelated to CCSS curriculum maps \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS \u003cbr\u003eAugust 26 National Dog Day (argument) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptember 3 Skyscraper Day (informative\/expository) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOctober 2 - Write a Comic Strip (comic strip\/narrative) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovember 21 - World Hello Day (letter writing\/optional argument) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecember - Rudolph's Top 5 Writing Tips (narrative) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanuary- Frosty the Snowman (narrative) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFebruary- Evaluate a Website (argument) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarch - Gingerbread Man (folk tale\/narrative) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApril 5 - National Read a Road Map Day (Reading\/Creating maps as informational text) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay 20 - Endangered Species Day (Informative\/expository)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mims House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035509244144,"sku":"9780979862199","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780979862199_p0.jpg?v=1763880839","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780979862199","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}