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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 10  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 19
   Author Eve Bunting was born in Ireland in 1928.
   Students listen to a news article about the LA race riots and then read Smoky Night to discuss how a younger observer might be affected by these events and their perceptions.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Building a Learning Community: Crafting Rules for the Classroom
   Students will learn to mind their ps and qs in this lesson on etiquette and appropriate behavior in the classroom.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 5
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Unit
   Exploring and Sharing Family Stories
   Writing gets personal when students interview family members in order to write a personal narrative about that person.
   
5. Professional Development | Grades   K – 6  |  Online Professional Development  |  Web Seminar
   Honoring Student Voice in the Early Childhood Classroom: Dramatic Play, Stories, and Story Acting
   This web seminar focuses on honoring student voice through story and story acting.
6. 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.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  May 1
   May is Get Caught Reading Month!
   Students celebrate Get Caught Reading Month by doing a reading-related service project such as planning an intergenerational reading day or organizing a book drive.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 30
   Paperback books were first introduced in 1935.
   Independent reading is promoted among students by organizing a paperback book swap in the classroom or with other classes at the same grade level.
9. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  October 1
   TeenTober?!? Learn about this month-long celebration.
   TeenTober is a nationwide celebration hosted by libraries every October and aims to celebrate teens, promote year-round teen services and the innovative ways teen services helps teens learn new skills, and fuel their passions in and outside the library.
10. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 12
    Today is D.E.A.R. Day!
    April 12 is known as D.E.A.R Day! D.E.A.R. stands for "Drop Everything and Read," a national month-long celebration of reading designed to remind folks of all ages to make reading a priority activity in their lives.

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