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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   K – 5  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 14
   Author Laura Joffe Numeroff was born in 1953.
   Using one of Numeroff's books as a model, students use the circle plot structure as a culminating project for a unit of study completed in the classroom.
3. 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.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 26
   Jan Berenstain, co-author of the popular Berenstain Bears series of books, was born in 1923.
   Teachers create "Book Kits" for students to help promote family literacy. Berenstain Bears books are included in these "book kits" which also include nonfiction books on the same subject, home activities, reproducibles, and parent information.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 1
   The first U.S. zoo opened in Philadelphia in 1874.
   Students consider how zoos have changed over the past century and design their own zoo of the future using drawings, posters, dioramas, or other displays.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   1 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  July 7
   Write letters that make things happen!
   In a small group or as individuals, students write letters related to a unit of study or particular topic they have studied.