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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 13
   The Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden was dedicated on October 13, 1995.
   Students select characters that they believe are the most memorable from Cleary's books and write short persuasive essays to explain their choices.