With The Teacher's Calendar, School Year 2009-2010, every day is an opportunity for your students to learn something new.

September 26, 235th Birth Anniversary of Johnny Appleseed--Discuss the benefits of eating apples and make some apple dishes for class.
October 3, Succoth: Feast of the Tabernacles--Decorate your classroom to celebrate this Jewish holiday of harvest.February 12-28, XXI Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia--Have your students pair or team up to research the different sports, their histories and records to present in a booklet.
March 21, 325th Birth Anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach--Read Sebastian: A Book About Bach, by Jeanette Winter, to your class.
June 9, Gregory Maguire's Birthday--Celebrate the birthday of the author of Wicked by playing some music from the award-winning Broadway musical or by reading one of his many children's books.

These are just a few of the days that will inspire almost endless ideas for your K-8 classroom. Inside you will find hundreds of new entries, as well as 5,000 holidays and events, astronomical data, Curriculum Connections and more, completely updated for the school year 2009-2010.