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- Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 8 | Calendar Activity |  October 31
Celebrate Halloween!
Students research information on Halloween, create masks or costumes from a text they are reading, or write a narrative essay describing their best Halloween ever. - Classroom Resources | Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  June 19
Celebrate Juneteenth!
Students use the Venn Diagram to compare Juneteenth celebrations to Fourth of July celebrations and hypothesize about the differences. - Classroom Resources | Grades K – 12 | Calendar Activity |  January 22
Celebrate the 100th day of school!
As a class, students work in small groups to create a "100th Day" book. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  July 4
It's Independence Day! Or is it?
Students consider why there are so many different dates associated with the Declaration of Independence and why the nation's birthday is celebrated on July 4. - Classroom Resources | Grades K – 6 | Calendar Activity |  December 21
It's Winter in the Northern Hemisphere!
Students brainstorm words or images that they associate with winter, select and read a picture book about winter, and compare the two using the interactive Venn Diagram. - Classroom Resources | Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  September 15
Latinx Heritage Month begins today.
Students brainstorm all the various aspects of Latinx culture and compile topics to research. Groups then research topics and present their information to the class. - 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. - Classroom Resources | Grades K – 12 | Calendar Activity |  March 2
Read Across America Day: Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers
Bring the celebration of reading and literacy into your classroom, library, school, and home all year long. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 7 | Calendar Activity |  February 29
Today is Leap Day!
Our solar year is 365.24219 days. Since our calendar does not deal in partial days, every four years, we add an additional day to February. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 6 | Calendar Activity |  January 27
Today is the birthday of Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland.
After reading one of Carroll's chapters, students plan an unbirthday party and do activities and preparation for the event.