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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 17
   Constitution Day is observed today in the U.S.
   Students explore an annotated online version of the Constitution before sharing what they learned about one aspect of the document through the Trading Card interactive.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 26
   John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was born in 1775.
   Students use the Timeline Tool to organize details about Chapman's life, the Venn Diagram to organize information, and the Shape Poems Interactive to create poems about apples or Johnny Appleseed.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  September 11
   Patriot Day is celebrated today on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 2001.
   Students write about the name "Patriot Day" and how it marks the anniversary of a huge disaster. An alternative assignment could be to ask students to record their reflections about 9/11.