Lesson Plan Current Events Lesson Plan Reflect on the role that current events play in our lives while analyzing and critiquing newspaper and media news reports. http://www.pbs.org/teachers/includes/content/features/images/programs/newsflashfive/newsflashfive-cast.jpg http://pbskids.org/newsflashfive/parentsteachers/currentevents/index.html?campaign=features_t Lesson Plan Adaptations - What a Concept Describe the adaptations that allow pink river dolphins to survive in their freshwater environment, and compare pink river dolphins and marine dolphins. http://www.pbs.org/teachers/includes/content/features/images/programs/oceanadventures/oceanadventures_pinkdolphin.jpg http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/educators/amazon/adaptations-concept.html?campaign=features_t Offline Activity/Project Author, Author Read Frog and Toad are Friends, examine the distinguishing characteristics of Lobel's writing, and write an original Frog and Toad story. http://www.pbs.org/teachers/includes/content/features/images/programs/animalia/animalia-reenie.jpg http://pbskids.org/animalia/parents_and_teachers/activities/reading/reading_activity_3.html?campaign=features_t Online Professional Development Teaching Writing in the Content Areas You can bring writing into your classroom in all content areas with a practical plan developed in this course. http://www.pbs.org/teachers/includes/content/features/images/teacherline/41190-doodling.jpg http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/catalog/courses/RDLA220?campaign=features_tl