Book Description Never run out of ideas again! Including events from August 1， 2002， through July 31， 2003， this unique tool will help you enhance your lesson plans in ways you never thought of before. From its info-packed sidebars to extensive listings， you will find a wealth of inspiration and knowledge in The Teacher's Calendar. More than 4，800 entries that educators in grades K-­8 can use every day in 2002 and 2003: Innovative ideas for lessons， bulletin boards， and school calendars Sidebars for selected days with curriculum ideas and lists of appropriate books and websites Children's event listing， toy introduction anniversaries， teacher's conferences， and much， much more! New listings for 2002-2003: First Tourist in Space Dennis Tito Ohio's Statehood Bicentennial United Nation's International Year of Freshwater 50th anniversary of the end of the Korean War Birthday entries for children's authors Barbara O'Connor， Alice Hoffman， and Lemony Snicket， and baseball player Ichiro Suzuki From the Back Cover A Year's Worth of Ideas and Activities at Your Fingertips The 2002-2003 edition of this indispensable calendar for teachers grades K{-}8 includes hundreds of updated events and activities， including: Current and past winners of national children's book awards including the Coretta Scott King Awards， Newbery and Caldecott Medals， and all Honor Books News from the scientific world， such as the discovery of SuperCroc， the biggest fossilized crocodile， and the arrival of the first tourist in space Sports updates， such as Barry Bonds breaking the home run record and the birthdays of baseball rookie sensations Ichiro Suzuki and Albert Pujols Birthdays of popular actors Daniel Radcliffe， Robbie Coltrane and Emma Watson from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Complete lists of senators and governors from all 50 states， including the new governors of Pennsylvania， New Jersey and Virginia Expanded international events， including World Turtle Day， Canadian Children's Book Week， and the United Nation's International Youth Day 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! "A must-have for K{-}8 teachers and librarians! The ideal resource for you， whether you are a K{_}8 teacher， school librarian， children's librarian in public libraries， youth leader or anyone who works with children." --School Library Journal "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 "[The Teacher's Calendar] is fabulous." --Nancy Springer Westendorf， Librarian， Community School 14， Rochester， New York