The Teacher's Calendar: The Day-by-day Directory To Holidays, Historical Events, Birthdays And Special Days, Weeks And Months

A year's worth of ideas and activities at your fingertips!

The 2003-2004 edition of this indispensable calendar for teachers grades K-8 contains hundreds of updated events and activities, including: Details and contact information for events celebrating the Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial and the Wright Brothers' First Powered Flight Centennial More fascinating historical anniversaries, including the Locust Plague of 1874 (July 20), Blackbeard the Pirate's death anniversary (November 22) and the date the world's largest, smelliest flower was found (August 6) Expanded science and nature entries, including dates for annual meteor showers, the migration seasons for whooping cranes and monarch butterflies and anniversaries of scientific milestones such as the day the "Iceman" mummy was discovered (September 19) Hundreds of new "Birthday Todays," including more than 150 sports figures such as pro football superstars Brett Favre, Michael Vick, Ricky Williams and league MVP Rich Gannon, baseball's Rookies of the Year Eric Hinske and Jason Jennings, new NBA sensation Yao Ming, and U.S. soccer stars Landon Donovan and Damarcus Beasley The premiere anniversaries of the TV shows "SpongeBob Squarepants," "Lizzie McGuire," "Hey Arnold!," "The Wild Thornberries" and "The Powerpuff Girls" Contact information for the senators and governors from all 50 states Current and past winners of national children's book awards, including the Coretta Scott King Awards, Newbery and Caldecott Medals and all Honor Books Information on all the state fairs, on important teacher conferences, on student contests (spelling andgeography bees) and more!

As always, all-new "Curriculum Connections" will help you integrate these events into your daily classroom activities. Great information about related books, websites and activities will help you to develop lessons, design bulletin boards and plan the school calendar. With this book on your desk, you and your students will have something to celebrate every day of the year!

"Lots of useful information at your fingertips! Thorough, well researched--with great links and connections."
--Jill Bergee, Missouri Teacher of the Year, 2002

"I use [this book] every day of the school year as a basis for my grammar lessons. . . . There are plenty of ideas and resources for extending into lessons and projects--I have all but ignored my other calendar resources because this is all I need!"
--Cheryl White, Beth Israel Day School, San Diego, California

"A wealth of activity ideas based on national and international events, perfect for my students who come from a number of different ethnic backgrounds."
--Nilsa Leal, Washington Elementary School, East Chicago, Indiana

A year's worth of ideas and activities at your fingertips

"""Lots of useful information at your fingertips Thorough, well researched--with great links and connections."""--Jill Bergee, Missouri Teacher of the Year, 2002

"""What a great way to start the day and engage students right out of the chute The diversity of topics covered and the user-friendly language guarantee that we won't grow tired of using The Teacher's Calendar. And the almanac-type section at the end of the book is a great one-stop resource."""--Tim Bailey, Utah Teacher of the Year, 2002

"""What a great resource It's added some fun ideas to my curriculum. This is a great document for helping to take advantage of that teachable moment """--Deborah White, Oregon Teacher of the Year, 2002

"""I was captivated and entranced I see this as an absolutely necessary tool no matter what your subject area or grade level. There is such an assortment of topics that every class, student, and teacher can find a multitude of events to correlate with not only typical interests but also the obscure and sublime. The information contained in the index alone is worth the price of this book """-- Alexis Ludewig, Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, 2002

"""This is a fabulous resource for teachers who go beyond the required curriculum. The Teacher's Calendar provides connections to historical and current events, technology and society--all in a format that's quick and easy to use. Although it connects logically to the calendar, I plan by thematic units. I loved the index It provided the links and information that will help me make better plans about when to teach my units."""--Jeanne Gren, West Virginia Teacher of the Year,2002

"""I work with gifted and high-achieving fourth and fifth graders, and they actually use the annual Teacher's Calendars more than I do I leave it out with our reference materials for them to peruse when they are done with class assignments--I even leave out the Calendars from previous years, since the information is different from year to year. The kids especially like the internet links to find special facts about a given day of the year."" "--Tracy Callard, Kansas Teacher of the Year, 2002

"""This book is phenomenal As a primary teacher I struggle to find appropriate material to nudge my students' understanding of the passing of time, history, and geography. This resource is the perfect springboard to help me tackle these tough concepts. It increases the rigor in my classroom."""--Barb Stoflet, Minnesota Teacher of the Year, 2002

"""A wonderful resource to supplement our required curriculum """--Melinda Day Webster, Tennessee Teacher of the Year, 2002

Since its debut four years ago, "The Teacher's Calendar "has become a fixture in classrooms and school libraries across the country, thanks to its fresh ideas and limitless teaching opportunities. Covering events from August 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004, this unique reference helps educators in grades K-8 enhance their lesson plans in ways they never thought of before.

Teachers will find a wealth of innovative ideas for lessons, bulletin boards, and school calendars on every page. The more than 4,800 entries include such topics as children's events, toy introduction anniversaries, teachers' conferences, and much, much more.

Info-packed sidebars highlight specific dates and provide curriculum ideas and lists ofappropriate books and websites.

New additions to "The Teacher's Calendar "include: All new ""Curriculum Connections""--with more hands-on projects Information on the Lewis and Clark Expedition bicentennial and invention of powered flight centennial events Contact information for governors and senators for all 50 stat