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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 4
   Celebrate National Library Week!
   Students learn more about libraries as part of National Library Week.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 4
   In 1928, Maya Angelou was born.
   After hearing Maya Angelou's poem, "On the Pulse of Morning," students infer information about the speaker and her feelings about America and reflect on how one's life and experiences can influence one's writing.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  January 29
   Poe's "The Raven" was published in 1845.
   As Poe's "The Raven" is read aloud, students note their reactions and discuss the changes or development of their first impressions as the poem continues.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  December 10
   Poet Emily Dickinson was born in 1830.
   Students discuss Dickinson's poem "This Is My Letter To The World" and use it to focus on how audience affects voice.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  April 13
   Seamus Heaney was born on this day in 1939.
   Students focus on the figurative language in Heaney's poem, "Digging," and discuss the speaker's attitude, and how metaphor, simile, and image contribute to the poem.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.