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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 11
   Author E.B. White was born on this day in 1899.
   Author E.B. White, most well-known for his famous children's book, Charlotte's Web, received high acclaim and awards for many of his works of fiction.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 9  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 12
   Author Jacqueline Woodson was born today.
   Students read the poem "February 12, 1963" and write a poem to commemorate their own birthday.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 10  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 15
   Brian Jacques, author of the Redwall series, was born in 1939.
   After students have read one of Brian Jacques' Redwall stories, a class newspaper is created based on the story.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  June 7
   Celebrate Louise Erdrich's birthday today.
   Students watch a short video about Erdrich's love of books and write their own memory piece.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 19
   Children's publisher John Newbery was born in 1713.
   Each student chooses a book that is special and writes a short story about why it deserves special mention. Students can plan the pages of their own stories and then make a Stapleless Book or use the ReadWriteThink Printing Press.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 22
   Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim was born today.
   Students examine the painting that inspired Sondheim's Pulitzer-prize winning musical and then create a story of their own based on image they choose.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 12
   Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817.
   Students make mental "snapshots" of a natural setting, then capture the details of their setting by writing and then creating a class booklet of the nature walk.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 8
   Jon Scieszka was born in 1954.
   Students review Scieszka's tips for encouraging young people to read and then create their own, sharing ideas with adults in their community through a letter.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 31
   Time Magazine launches its "Tom Swifty" contest today in 1963.
   Students have fun with language by creating a special kind of pun with its origin in a literary source.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 17
    William Carlos Williams was born in 1883.
    Students write imitation poems, review grammatical structures, and use the ReadWriteThink Printing Press or Stapleless Book to publish their finished work.