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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 21
   Barbara Park, author of the Junie B. Jones series, was born on this day.
   Students write their own "Junie B." stories, based on the Junie B. Jones series, after brainstorming issues they've experienced during the school year.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 6
   Celebrate Cynthia Rylant's birthday!
   Students work in small groups or as a class to map the plot of a selected Cynthia Rylant story and create original literary works using the plot diagrams.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 12
   Gary Soto, poet and children's writer, was born on this date in 1952.
   Using one of Soto's stories, students take part in share stories about their families, describe their street/neighborhood, or compose an acrostic poem using the Acrostic Poems interactive tool.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 5  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 3
   Stellaluna author Janell Cannon was born in 1957.
   After reading Stellaluna, students discuss themes in the story and do a unit on bats or a creative writing activity based on the book.
5. 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.