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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   4 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 11
   Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon was born today.
   Students research a constellation and share their learning using an interactive or mobile app.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Becoming History Detectives Using Shakespeare's Secret
   Is the case closed on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays? Student history detectives explore the evidence for and against one of the possible alternatives, Edward deVere, using the novel Shakespeare's Secret plus a variety of online sources.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 15
   Bill of Rights Day is observed.
   Students identify a students' rights issue and explore the ways in which the Bill of Rights does protect and does not protect students.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Comparing Electronic and Print Texts About the Civil War Soldier
   Which side will win as students investigate both sides of the battle of using print versus online text for research as they learn about the lives of Civil War soldiers?
   
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 3
   Dr. Christian Barnard performed the first human heart transplant.
   Students talk about the causes of heart disease and the role that diet and exercise play. Then, students find healthy dessert recipes and vote on one dessert to make in class.
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Finding Figurative Language in The Phantom Tollbooth
   Students examine figurative language in The Phantom Tollbooth and create a chart representing the literal and figurative meanings of words and phrases.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 6  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 17
   The Wright brothers made their phenomenal flight!
   Students celebrate the Wright brothers' flight in 1903 by having a classroom celebration that includes a multimedia timeline and comparisons of the Wright Flyer to the planes we have today.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 5
   Walt Disney was born in 1901.
   Students describe female characters in Disney films, discuss their characteristics, and write a thesis statement about them.