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WorldReadAloudDay
Grades
4 - 12
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Literacy-Related Event
Today is World Read Aloud Day.

Students celebrate the power of words by reading aloud to their classmates and spreading the word of global literacy to their friends and family.

In 1969, the first human walked on the moon.
Grades
9 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Historical Figure & Event
In 1969, the first human walked on the moon.
As a class, students discuss Neil Armstrong's famous quote when he landed on the moon and explore the difference that one word can make, as well as the gendered language that Armstrong uses.

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