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1. 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.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 29
   David Wiesner's book June 29, 1999 showcases this day.
   Students explore the delightful illustrations in Wiesner's book and identify elements that make the emotions in the story obvious to someone reading the book.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 28
   Esther Forbes, author of Johnny Tremain, was born in 1891.
   Students explore the genre of historical fiction by writing original works and comparing all of the finished pieces.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 7
   Poet Nikki Giovanni was born in 1943.
   Using the poem "My First Memory (of Librarians)," students connect memory, their senses, and the language of poetry.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 18
   Today is Chris Van Allsburg's birthday.
   Students explore varying points of view, one of Van Allsburg's common themes, by rewriting a traditional story.