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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 – 5  |  Calendar Activity  |  February 11
   Jane Yolen was born in 1939.
   Students read one of Jane Yolen's books, retell the story in the form of a puppet show, research animals in the book, and document their findings with the Animal Study interactive tool.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 4  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 8
   Snowflake Bentley illustrator Mary Azarian was born in 1940.
   Students catch snowflakes outdoors and sketch some of the structures, or grow their own snow crystals and examine them using magnifying glasses or microscopes.