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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 3
   In 1927, Joan Lowery Nixon was born.
   As a class, a genre study of mysteries takes place and a chart is made about what makes a good mystery.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 18
   In 1931, Toni Morrison was born.
   After retelling a familiar fable, students discover the differences in one of Morrison's retellings of a fable.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 12
   Judy Blume was born in 1938.
   Students work with a partner or individually to create cartoons of their favorite scenes from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 4  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 16
   LeVar Burton, longtime host of Reading Rainbow, was born in 1957.
   After reading two complementary Reading Rainbow selections, students compare the selections using the Venn Diagram and write a comparison essay.