Why is the United States of America called the “land of the free”? What is the right to petition? Third grade students will answer these questions and more with this exciting and informative 6-pack of nonfiction readers. Will You Sign My Petition? 6-Pack • Explains the purpose of petitions and how they can be used to improve communities • Provides a short fiction piece related to the topic that will keep students engaged • Connects essential ideas such as laws and democracy to students’ daily lives • Includes a glossary, thought-provoking discussion questions, and a “Civics in Action” activity that will empower students to make change • Offers a detailed lesson plan that will facilitate implementation of activities With the power of petition at their fingertips, Americans across the country have the ability to make a difference. This teacher-approved 6-pack explains what petitions are and how they are used. With a related fiction story, vibrant images, index, and other fantastic features, this 6-pack of books shows third grade students that petitions are a great way to improve their communities—and the world. This 6-pack includes six copies of this title and a content-area focused lesson plan.

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Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.