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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 5
   Annual fence-painting contests take place in Hannibal, Missouri.
   A scene from one of Twain's works is chosen and students map the story setting using the Story Map. Setting is then discussed as a class.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 28
   Author Lois Duncan was born on this date in 1934.
   Mysteries are shared with students for them to solve and brainstorm the attributes of a good mystery. Small groups then compose short mysteries using the Mystery Cube.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 30
   Caldecott Medal-winner Virginia Lee Burton was born on this day in 1909.
   Students discuss similarities in Burton's illustrations and writing style in her many books, in addition to her use of personification.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 25
   Celebrate Kate DiCamillo's birthday today.
   After examining the characters in one of DiCamillo's stories, students write original short stories featuring animals as central characters.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 5
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 29
   David Wiesner's book June 29, 1999 showcases this day.
   Students explore the delightful illustrations in Wiesner's book and identify elements that make the emotions in the story obvious to someone reading the book.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 4
   Edward Stratemeyer, creator of book series such as Nancy Drew, was born on this day in 1862.
   Students select several books from one of Stratemeyer's series to read, discuss shared elements in the books, and use the 3-Circle Venn Diagram to compare story elements.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 23
   In 1564, William Shakespeare was born on this day.
   Based on grade level, students learn about rhyming structure, experiment with the Shakespearean Insult Kit, or study scenes from Othello and watch an adaptation of that scene from the movie O.
9. 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.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 5  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 11
    Jane Yolen was born in 1939.
    Students read one of Jane Yolen's books, retell the story in the form of a puppet show, research animals in the book, and document their findings with the Animal Study interactive tool.

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