A scrapbook highlighting the accomplishments of famous American women is created as a class using the Alphabet Organizer and Bio-Cube.
March is National Women's History Month.
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Today is St. Patrick's Day.
1 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Holiday & School Celebration
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by reading Irish folk tales and using the Story Cube tool to create a graphic organizer and see what characteristics are unique to Irish tales.
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Today is Leap Day!
3 - 7
Calendar Activity
| Holiday & School Celebration
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.
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Actor Sidney Poitier was born in 1924.
3 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
Students do a journal entry about barriers that have been broken,such as age, race, and gender, that might impede them in the future, and how they can break through those barriers.
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On this day in 1907, Rachel Carson was born.
3 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Author & Text
Students learn about Rachel Carson, explore different environmental websites, and write a Diamante Poem about a particular habitat.
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In 1564, William Shakespeare was born on this day.
1 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Author & Text
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.
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Ezra Jack Keats was born on this day in 1916.
K - 12
Calendar Activity
| Author & Text
In celebration of Keats' birthday, students write stories that include some characters from Keats' books and practice using collage techniques with the Collage Machine.
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Diarist Samuel Pepys was born.
3 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
Students write diary entries and revisit the entries as if it were a hundred years from now. Students then brainstorm and write paragraphs about life in the 21st century.
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Valentine's Day is today!
3 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Holiday & School Celebration
Students find examples of figurative language and write an original example of each device, illustrate, and share them with the class.
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The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986.
3 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
Students interview a parent or another adult about the Challenger and hypothesize about differences. Students can also write about the Columbia disaster in 2003.
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Today is the birthday of Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland.
3 - 6
Calendar Activity
| Author & Text
After reading one of Carroll's chapters, students plan an unbirthday party and do activities and preparation for the event.
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Gold was discovered in California in 1848.
3 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
Students read letters from the Gold Rush and follow up by writing an imaginary letter to a family member about their experience using the Letter Generator.
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Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in the US to earn a MD degree in 1849.
3 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
"Famous Firsts" are researched by students, followed by small group research and multimedia presentations to report research results.
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On this day in 1910, animal rights activist Joy Adamson was born.
K - 6
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
A KWL chart is used to organize information about lions. Persuasive letters are written lobbying for programs and resources to protect these animals.
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Judy Blume was born in 1938.
3 - 6
Calendar Activity
| Author & Text
Students work with a partner or individually to create cartoons of their favorite scenes from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.
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Amelia Earhart completed her solo flight from Honolulu to Oakland in 1935.
3 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
Students explore the definition of a hero and use the interactive Venn diagram to identify the most common characteristics of a hero.
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Jane Yolen was born in 1939.
1 - 5
Calendar Activity
| Author & Text
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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On this day in 1935, Elvis Presley was born.
3 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
Students visit the National Archives to read a letter written by Elvis Presley to President Nixon. The Letter Generator is used to write a letter to a current artist suggesting a meeting with the President.
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Annie Moore becomes the first immigrant to enter Ellis Island in 1892.
3 - 12
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
Students explore online resources about Ellis Island, interview an immigrant in the area, and publish their stories.
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Poor Richard's Almanack was first published in 1733.
3 - 8
Calendar Activity
| Historical Figure & Event
Students explore some of the proverbs taken from Poor Richard's Almanack, give their impressions or someone who would write these statements, and choose one saying to paraphrase.