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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 6
   James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, was born in 1861.
   Students look at Naismith's original 13 rules for basketball and write about the rules and how they have changed in small groups.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 8  |  Calendar Activity  |  August 6
   The first woman swam the English Channel in 1926.
   Students brainstorm a list of famous athletic competitors and establish criteria for what makes an athlete "famous." Students then forecast which of today's athletes will still be remembered in 75 to 100 years.