Upper Elementary
April 24 reading ideas
Finding reading ideas for this date…
Finding reading ideas for this date…
April 24 marks Hubble’s launch. Choose your year for Arbor Day and Irish history or readings about scent and independent bookshops.
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The national U.S. observance falls on the last Friday in April. Use the sequoia reading to explore why trees matter to a habitat.
The national U.S. observance falls on the last Friday in April. Use the sequoia reading to explore why trees matter to a habitat.
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Hubble launched on April 24, 1990. Read how a telescope can collect light from above Earth’s atmosphere.
Hubble launched on April 24, 1990. Read how a telescope can collect light from above Earth’s atmosphere.
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The Easter Rising began in Dublin on April 24, 1916. Read how political change and Irish culture shaped the world of W. B. Yeats.
The Easter Rising began in Dublin on April 24, 1916. Read how political change and Irish culture shaped the world of W. B. Yeats.
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Celebrate the ways libraries help people find books, ask questions, and learn together. Use the collection for a class reading activity during National Library Week.
Celebrate the ways libraries help people find books, ask questions, and learn together. Use the collection for a class reading activity during National Library Week.
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Read stories about care, family, and ways to show appreciation.
Open collectionExplore plants, wildlife, and changing weather throughout spring.
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Read Exploring the Universe with Telescopes. Explain one benefit of putting a telescope in space. Use a detail from the reading.
