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Afterschool Lesson Plan Database

Lesson Plan

My First Book
Subject: Literacy
Grade span: K to 2
Duration: 60 minutes (or multiple sessions)
This lesson was excerpted from the Afterschool Training Toolkit under the promising practice: Writing

Description:

This lesson is one example of how you can implement a writing activity. After reading a story and reviewing the elements of a book, students develop ideas for a book and then create their own books with a cover, storyline, and illustrations.

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The following resources can be used with the online Afterschool Training Toolkit to give you the resources you need to build fun, innovative, and academically enriching afterschool activities.