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1. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A World of Readers: Libraries Around the World
   Bookworms will enjoy the bytes they find in this lesson as they research and share information about online library services in places around the world.
   
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 30
   Black Beauty author Anna Sewell was born in 1820.
   Through Sewell's novel, students explore the cruelty to animals and extend the discussion to current events, eventually presenting the information.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   Communicating on Local Issues: Exploring Audience in Persuasive Letter Writing
   Students will research a local issue, and then write letters to two different audiences, asking readers to take a related action or adopt a specific position on the issue.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 31
   César Chávez was born on this day in 1927.
   Students work in small groups to research a civil rights leader and do a creative writing piece, followed by a short story, with their group.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   My Life/Your Life: A Look at Your Parents' Past
   Past and present come together when students interview their parents and create a skit that compares their parents' experiences as middle schoolers with the students' own lives.
   
6. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 19
   On this day in 1918, the United States passed the U.S. Standard Time Act.
   A video conference with a class from a different country or time zone is planned. Students brainstorm questions to ask and figure out how many time zones they would have to travel through to have the conference.
7. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 22
   Randolph Caldecott was born on March 22, 1846.
   Students explore the history of the Caldecott Medal and create a classroom literary award modeled after the Caldecott.
8. Classroom Resources | Grades   7 – 12  |  Calendar Activity  |  March 9
   The Barbie doll was unveiled in 1959.
   Students explore body image and advertising through an activity where they bring in pictures from magazines that they read and discuss gender representations in the media.