ReadWriteThink - Calendar Activities http://readwritethink.org Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:59:01 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:59:01 -0400 Read Write Think en-us webmaster@readwritethink.org webmaster@readwritethink.org Copyright 2013 Read Write Think <![CDATA[National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/national-spelling-finals-held-20552.html Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/national-spelling-finals-held-20552.html <![CDATA[Memorial Day is observed in the United States today.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/memorial-observed-united-states-30557.html Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/memorial-observed-united-states-30557.html <![CDATA[Celebrate National Children's Book Week!]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-national-children-book-20682.html Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-national-children-book-20682.html <![CDATA[Teacher Appreciation Week honors our teachers.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/teacher-appreciation-week-honors-20501.html Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/teacher-appreciation-week-honors-20501.html <![CDATA[Celebrate Teen Tech Week!]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-teen-tech-week-20714.html Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-teen-tech-week-20714.html <![CDATA[Read Across America Day celebrates Dr. Seuss.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/read-across-america-celebrates-20455.html Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/read-across-america-celebrates-20455.html <![CDATA[Today, the American Library Association announces its annual book award winners.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-american-library-association-20625.html Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-american-library-association-20625.html <![CDATA[NCTE's Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award is announced today.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/ncte-orbis-pictus-nonfiction-20679.html Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/ncte-orbis-pictus-nonfiction-20679.html <![CDATA[Get ready for National Bullying Prevention Month!]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/ready-national-bullying-prevention-20709.html Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/ready-national-bullying-prevention-20709.html <![CDATA[Today is World Read Aloud Day.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-world-read-aloud-30879.html Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-world-read-aloud-30879.html <![CDATA[The Summer Olympics start today!]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/summer-olympics-start-today-30881.html Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/summer-olympics-start-today-30881.html <![CDATA[Today is Leap Day!]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-leap-20443.html Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-leap-20443.html <![CDATA[November 6 is Election Day.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/november-election-20614.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/november-election-20614.html <![CDATA[Author Laurie Halse Anderson was born today.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/author-laurie-halse-anderson-30822.html Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/author-laurie-halse-anderson-30822.html <![CDATA[Today is Leo Lionni's birthday.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-lionni-birthday-20498.html Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-lionni-birthday-20498.html <![CDATA[Music in Our Schools Month is in March.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/music-schools-month-march-20638.html Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/music-schools-month-march-20638.html <![CDATA[March is National Women's History Month.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/march-national-women-history-20452.html Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/march-national-women-history-20452.html <![CDATA[Today is World Hello Day!]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-world-hello-20348.html Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/today-world-hello-20348.html <![CDATA[Read a book! The third week of October is Teen Read Week.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/read-book-third-week-20121.html Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/read-book-third-week-20121.html <![CDATA[Author Tim O’Brien was born on this day.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/author-brien-born-this-30566.html Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/author-brien-born-this-30566.html <![CDATA[Author E.B. White was born on this day in 1899.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/author-white-born-this-30597.html Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/author-white-born-this-30597.html <![CDATA[Pedro Albizu Campos leads the Puerto Rican Independence movement.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/pedro-albizu-campos-leads-30522.html Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/pedro-albizu-campos-leads-30522.html <![CDATA[Playwright August Wilson was born in 1945.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/playwright-august-wilson-born-30577.html Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/playwright-august-wilson-born-30577.html <![CDATA[LeVar Burton, longtime host of Reading Rainbow, was born in 1957.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/levar-burton-longtime-host-20632.html Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/levar-burton-longtime-host-20632.html <![CDATA[Poor Richard's Almanack was first published in 1733.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/poor-richard-almanack-first-20378.html Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/poor-richard-almanack-first-20378.html <![CDATA[A Christmas Carol was the first book transmitted over radio!]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/christmas-carol-first-book-20373.html Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/christmas-carol-first-book-20373.html <![CDATA[Avi was born in 1937.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/born-1937-20684.html Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/born-1937-20684.html <![CDATA[It's Winter in the Northern Hemisphere!]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/winter-northern-hemisphere-20377.html Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/winter-northern-hemisphere-20377.html <![CDATA[Author Eve Bunting was born in Ireland in 1928.]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/author-bunting-born-ireland-20366.html Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/author-bunting-born-ireland-20366.html <![CDATA[The Wright brothers made their phenomenal flight!]]> http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/wright-brothers-made-their-20372.html Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/wright-brothers-made-their-20372.html