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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 8
   In 1847, Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula was born.
   Students brainstorm the superstitions they know and small groups research one of the superstitions to determine its origin and meaning or purpose. Students can write about the superstition using the Mystery Cube interactive.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 29
   Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832.
   Students brainstorm important events and people that might serve as the beginning of an interesting piece of writing. They then use the Bio-Cube to plan their writing and write an essay about a memorable person.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   5 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  November 28
   Poet William Blake was born in 1757.
   As a class, students brainstorm abstract concepts and personify that concept through a drawing or story told about the character who personifies that concept.
4. 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.