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- Classroom Resources | Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity | May 31
Today is Walt Whitman's birthday.
Students write and illustrate their own children's stories using the text from a Walt Whitman poem. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity | March 21
Today is World Poetry Day.
Students read and respond to Billy Collins' poem "Introduction to Poetry." Students then write about a favorite poem and imagine the perfect way to read it. - Classroom Resources | Grades 4 – 12 | Calendar Activity | February 3
Today is World Read Aloud Day.
Students celebrate the power of words by reading aloud to their classmates and spreading the word of global literacy to their friends and family. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity | January 25
Today, the American Library Association announces its annual book award winners.
Students research different awards given by the ALA and do an activity based on one of the awards. - Classroom Resources | Grades K – 12 | Calendar Activity | October 3
United States Congress officially adopted the position of Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry in 1985.
Students investigate the website of a past Poet Laureate's project and use it as a model to celebrate poetry that appeals most to them. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity | February 14
Valentine's Day is today!
Students find examples of figurative language and write an original example of each device, illustrate, and share them with the class. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity | November 11
Veterans Day is celebrated in the United States today.
Students write biographical poems about a soldier. - Classroom Resources | Grades 1 – 12 | Calendar Activity | November 20
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein was published in 1974.
Students are introduced to a Silverstein verse and asked for their impressions. They then draw that they imagine when they read one of his lines and then write a line or two to continue the passage.
