January 30 reading ideas
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Explore Franklin D. Roosevelt’s connection to Warm Springs, Georgia, follow directions to draw a dinosaur, and read about Gandhi’s Salt March as an example of peaceful protest.
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National Seed Swap Day is observed on the last Saturday of January. Explore community seed libraries and gardens, and share practical ideas for keeping seed exchanges organized.
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Explore this topic through Plant Reading Passages.
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Read passageUse How a Seed Begins to Grow as related background or for comparison.
Read passagedirect seed-sharing activity topic; full text inspected
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Read passageExplore how people work together in a community garden.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, and Warm Springs, Georgia, became an important place in his life. Read about that connection, locate Warm Springs on a map, and explain how a place can shape someone’s story.
Discover how Warm Springs, Georgia, shaped Franklin D. Roosevelt’s life.
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Follow step-by-step directions to draw and decorate a dinosaur.
Sequence the drawing steps and create a dinosaur of your own.
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Some schools observe January 30 as the School Day of Non-Violence and Peace. The date marks the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death. His Salt March gives readers a specific example of peaceful resistance.
Identify what Gandhi and the marchers wanted to change and how they protested.
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The UK National Literacy Trust’s reading week is a chance to compare how storytellers use voice, sequence, and point of view.
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The UK National Literacy Trust’s reading week is a chance to compare how storytellers use voice, sequence, and point of view.
Read passageThe UK National Literacy Trust’s reading week is a chance to compare how storytellers use voice, sequence, and point of view.
Read passageThe UK National Literacy Trust’s reading week is a chance to compare how storytellers use voice, sequence, and point of view.
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In The Power of a Single Grain, identify the rule Gandhi wanted to change and how the march challenged it. Use the Georgia map to locate Warm Springs, then try the drawing instructions in the dinosaur passage. When National Seed Swap Day falls on this date, use the seed readings to plan how a class could label and share its seeds.
