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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 30
   Celebrate El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros (Children's Day/Book Day)!
   Using the Book Cover Creator, students write and share their own multilingual stories.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 4
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 9
   In 1939, Marian Anderson was denied permission to sing at Constitution Hall.
   Students view Eleanor Roosevelt's resignation letter to the DAR in response to Andersen being denied permission to sing. Students write a letter to a newspaper editor about social injustice.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 26
   The Spanish town of Guernica was bombed on this date in 1937.
   After showing students Picasso's Guernica, they are provided with background information, share their impressions, and write about Picasso's purpose in creating the painting.
5. 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.