Events, Lessons, and Resources for Teachable Moments

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	September 1 Labor Day Labor Day Explore jobs in the community.	2 Ramadan Begins Ramadan Begins Learn all about the month of Ramadan.	3 Reach Out to Parents Reach Out to Parents Get ready to recruit parent volunteers.	4 Evaluate Students Early Evaluate Students Early Use a Reading Assessment Checklist to benchmark comprehension skills.	5 Anniversary of the Munich Massacre Anniversary of the Munich Massacre Learn about the Munich tragedy (1972) and its effect on Olympic politics.	6

7	8 Happy Birthday, Ruby Bridges! Happy Birthday, Ruby Bridges! Read the story of civil rights heroine Ruby Bridges, born this day in 1954.	9 Civic Geography Civic Geography Explore the world just beyond your classroom with a unit on cities and states.	10 Happy Birthday, Roger Maris! Happy Birthday, Roger Maris! Read about baseball legends on homerun-hitter Roger Maris?s birthday.	11 Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Remember the victims of 2001 terrorist attacks in US	12 Roald Dahl's Birthday Roald Dahl's Birthday In honor of Roald Dahl's birthday this weekend, share read-alouds kids love!	13

14	15 National Constitution Week National Constitution Week Observe National Constitution Week with a lesson in American Justice.	16 Hispanic Heritage Month Hispanic Heritage Month Meet Latinos who shaped our world during Hispanic Heritage Month.	17 Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam Take a trip to Civil War battlefields for the anniversary of the first major civil battle on American soil (1862).	18 61st Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force 61st Anniversary of the U.S. Air Force Mark this anniversary with an educational paper airplane contest.	19 Talk Like a Pirate Day Talk Like a Pirate Day Arrgh matey, best to find lost treasure on t'day!	20

21	22 Winning Ideas! Winning Ideas! You're off to a great start! Share your teaching successes in our Winning Ideas Contest and enter to win $50 in free materials.	23 National School Success Month National School Success Month This month, incorporate our literature-rich Welcome to Success! unit plan.	24 National Punctuation Day National Punctuation Day Practice good grammar skills for National Punctuation Day.	25 Anniversary of the American Press Anniversary of the American Press Take a news writing workshop to celebrate America's first newspaper published in September, 1690.	26 First Televised Presidential Debate First Televised Presidential Debate In 1960, Nixon and Kennedy debated before the American public. Explore new developments on the 2008 campaign trail.	27

28	29 Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah Share a retelling of a Hasidic legend on the Jewish new year.	30 Countdown to Open School Night Countdown to Open School Night Guarantee a great back-to-school celebration.

September 2008