January 29 reading ideas
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Celebrate Kansas Day with readings about Topeka, the prairie, and Monument Rocks. For National Puzzle Day, explore logic puzzles, classroom puzzle clubs, and puzzle swaps, then plan a challenge to share. Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954. Explore her journey in broadcasting, storytelling, and support for education.
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Kansas Day marks Kansas joining the Union on January 29, 1861. Explore Topeka, prairie life, and Monument Rocks, then use the map to plan a route connecting the capital with a natural landmark.
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Explore this topic through How to Plan a Kansas Family Road Trip.
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National Puzzle Day on January 29 celebrates the fun of solving a challenge one piece at a time. Explore puzzle-themed reading passages about logic, classroom puzzle clubs, and swaps, then plan a puzzle activity to share with classmates.
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Explore this topic through The Power of the Puzzle: How Brainteasers Benefit Mind and Body.
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Read passageExplore how students propose, organize, or take part in a puzzle activity.
Read passageExplore how students propose, organize, or take part in a puzzle activity.
Read passageExplore how students propose, organize, or take part in a puzzle activity.
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Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954. Explore her journey in broadcasting, storytelling, and support for education.
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Use Journalism and Student Media Reading Passages as related background or for comparison.
Open collectionRead about Oprah Winfrey’s life, broadcasting career, and support for education.
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For Kansas Day, read Topeka: Kansas’s Historic Capital of Progress and Civil Rights and explore the state with the Kansas map. Celebrate National Puzzle Day with A Puzzle Shelf for Room 4, Join the Piece by Piece Puzzle Makers Club!, A Plan for a Classroom Puzzle Corner, Maplewood Elementary Third-Grade Puzzle Swap, Join the Great Classroom Puzzle Party!, and Maplewood Elementary Book and Puzzle Swap. Compare how the six passages invite readers to solve, organize, or share a challenge.
Explore how Oprah Winfrey became a broadcaster and supported education. Use her biography to discuss the power of stories and communication. Read Oprah Winfrey: From Poverty to Powerhouse.
