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Today is Leap Day!
Grades
3 - 7
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Calendar Activity
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Holiday & School Celebration
Today is Leap Day!
Our solar year is 365.24219 days. Since our calendar does not deal in partial days, every four years, we add an additional day to February.
Valentine's Day is today!
Grades
3 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Holiday & School Celebration
Valentine's Day is today!
Students find examples of figurative language and write an original example of each device, illustrate, and share them with the class.
April is National Poetry Month!
Grades
K - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Holiday & School Celebration
April is National Poetry Month!

Students are assigned to be "poets of the day" and are provided several models to create, illustrate, and present their different poems to the class.

Veterans Day is celebrated in the United States today.
Grades
3 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Holiday & School Celebration
Veterans Day is celebrated in the United States today.
Students write biographical poems about a soldier.
Black Poetry Day is celebrated.
Grades
1 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Holiday & School Celebration
Black Poetry Day is celebrated.
Books and webpages are gathered that focus on the work of African American poets and students explore the resources and find a poem to contribute to a poetry reading.
Today is World Poetry Day.
Grades
3 - 12
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Calendar Activity
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Holiday & School Celebration
Today is World Poetry Day.

Students read and respond to Billy Collins' poem "Introduction to Poetry." Students then write about a favorite poem and imagine the perfect way to read it.

Monarch butterflies begin their migration in the fall.
Grades
K - 6
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Calendar Activity
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Holiday & School Celebration
Monarch butterflies begin their migration in the fall.
After exploring the ways that monarch butterflies react to seasons, students complete an inquiry study to examine how other things change because of the seasons and create a class anthology.

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