The Teachers Calendar 2011-2012 (Teacher's Calendar: The Day-By-Day Directory to Holidays, Historic Events, Birthdays & Special Days)

Product Description

"A must-have for K-8 teachers and librarians!"
--School Library Journal

The Teacher's Calendar offers you unique facts, important holidays, and major anniversaries in a handy day-by-day calendar format.

Features:

• 5,000 updated listings organized by school year, August-July
• Offers the kind of material that teachers use for transition times or break times or bulletin boards.
• Historical anniversaries, birthdays, biographies, astronomical phenomena, holidays of all major religions and nations, famous firsts, foreign and U.S. holidays, scientific and space milestones
• Resources for the class or teacher: books, websites, and more
• 50 all-new essays ("Curriculum Connections") on how to use this material in class
• Appendices with U.S. , Canada, and Mexico at-a-glance facts; children’s book/illustration awards for the last 35 years, plus the national day of all countries.

Topics include: How to Use This Book; Welcome to The Teacher's Calendar; Calendar of Events, Aug 1, 2011-July 31, 2012; Some Facts about the United States; Some Facts about the Presidents; Contact Information for Governors and Senators; National Days of the World 2011 and 2012; Some Facts about Mexico and Canada; Calendar Information for the Years 2011 and 2012; 2011 American Library Association Awards; Coretta Scott King Awards; Newbery Medal Winners; Caldecott Award Winners

Binding

Calendar

Number of Pages

1125

Product group

Book

Label

McGraw-Hill

Edition

1

Publisher

McGraw-Hill

Publication date

April 20, 2011

Author

Editors of Chase's Calendar of Events

Language

English (Published), English (Original Language)

EAN

9780071761086

ISBN-10

007176108X

Item Dimensions L x W x H

8.5 x 0.59 x 10.8 inches

Item Weight

1.51 pounds

Manufacturer

McGraw-Hill

Studio

McGraw-Hill