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- 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. - Classroom Resources | Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  June 14
June 14 is Flag Day in the U.S.
Students consider how America, Americans, and the flag are represented in different patriotic songs and hypothesize about the reasons for their differences. - Classroom Resources | Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  August 29
Karen Hesse, author of the Newbery-winning verse novel Out of the Dust, was born in 1952.
Students write original short works of historical fiction in verse format, modeling the style Hesse used to write Out of the Dust. - 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. - Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Podcast Episode
Life Stories
Life stories are books that trace defining moments and turning points in people's lives. By exploring how individuals overcome obstacles and discover their passions – or fall prey to mistakes and inner demons – life stories illustrate how human beings navigate the complexities of living. Tune in to hear about a variety of life stories – some that celebrate lives of success, others that mourn lives tragically lost or wasted. - Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Literary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis
Students stage a mock trial for a literary character, with groups of students acting as the prosecution, defense, and jury. - Classroom Resources | Grades 6 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Making History Come Alive Through Poetry and Song
Students compare the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with the song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," then create their own poetry about a historical event. - Classroom Resources | Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  May 19
Malcolm X was born in Nebraska in 1925.
Students write about the origin of their name and explore the names that Malcolm X used during this life. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  March 1
March is National Women's History Month.
A scrapbook highlighting the accomplishments of famous American women is created as a class using the Alphabet Organizer and Bio-Cube. - Classroom Resources | Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  May 31
Memorial Day is observed in the United States today.
Observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day honors the men and women who died while serving in the United States military. In addition to having celebrations with family and friends, many people visit cemeteries and memorials and place flags on the grave sites of fallen servicemen and women.