{"id":5404,"date":"2021-09-21T07:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=5404"},"modified":"2021-09-17T17:43:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T21:43:40","slug":"celebrate-tolkien-week-and-hg-wells-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2021\/09\/celebrate-tolkien-week-and-hg-wells-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Tolkien Week and HG Wells&#8217; Birthday!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"International Hobbit Day 2019\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b6Anmu2Jrys?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrating&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@aeme234\/fantasy-in-the-classroom-6be82e6050c9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fantasy<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/davidbrin\/using-science-fiction-in-the-classroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">science fiction<\/a>&nbsp;in your classroom can be a win-win for you and your students!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supersummary.com\/science-fiction-fantasy-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science fiction and fantasy<\/a>&nbsp;books provide fun and exciting&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.lib.vt.edu\/ejournals\/ALAN\/v39n2\/pdf\/smith.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ways to engage students in reading<\/a>. There is no better time to bring these genres into your classroom than September\u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americantolkiensociety.org\/hobbit_day_and_tolkien_week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tolkien week<\/a>&nbsp;starts on September 19th,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Celebrate-Hobbit-Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hobbit Day<\/a>&nbsp;is September 22nd, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theresabookforthat.tumblr.com\/post\/629890595966615553\/happy-birthday-hg-wells-hg-wells-was-born-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HG Wells&#8217; birthday<\/a>&nbsp;is September 21st!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-SEP-Tolkien-and-HG-Wells-Silva.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-SEP-Tolkien-and-HG-Wells-Silva-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-SEP-Tolkien-and-HG-Wells-Silva-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-SEP-Tolkien-and-HG-Wells-Silva-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/2021-SEP-Tolkien-and-HG-Wells-Silva.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.slj.com\/afuse8production\/2020\/12\/22\/31-days-31-lists-2020-fantasy-books-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fantasy books<\/a>\u00a0come in a variety of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/msedwardsclassroomsite\/page-3\" target=\"_blank\">subgenres<\/a>, from adventure to animal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theclassroombookshelf.com\/2021\/04\/amari-and-the-night-brothers-celebrates-blackgirlmagic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urban<\/a>. They are available for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/fantasy-books-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all ages<\/a>, from elementary to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/time-favorite-fantasy-books-tweens-teens\/\" target=\"_blank\">teens\/tweens<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/amyahsgigi\/fantasy-unit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resources<\/a> are available, whether you want to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.org\/education\/lesson-plans\/learning-the-components-of-fantasy-stories\" target=\"_blank\">introduce the genre<\/a>, teach a whole\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/teachers.yale.edu\/curriculum\/viewer\/initiative_06.03.08_u\" target=\"_blank\">unit<\/a>, or\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sjsu.edu\/faculty\/mary.warner\/StudentLinks\/2004_Fall\/fantasylitKP.htm\" target=\"_blank\">use the genre to teach to your standards<\/a>. Fantasy books can be used for\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/yaoutsidethelines.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/teaching-fantasy-complete-with-lesson.html\" target=\"_blank\">project-based learning<\/a>, as a lead-in to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ozaria.com\/play\/chapter-1-sky-mountain?hour_of_code=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">coding adventure<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocabulary.com\/articles\/tips-and-tricks\/genre-study-resources-for-teaching-fantasy-fiction-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reading choice assignments<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journalbuddies.com\/creative-writing-2\/fantasy-writing-prompts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writing<\/a> activities, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.com\/teachers\/lesson-plans\/teaching-content\/worlds-fantasy-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more<\/a>! Whatever you choose to do with fantasy books, students will be engaged and using their imaginations throughout the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com\/features\/lordoftheringstrilogy\/lessons\/one\/\" target=\"_blank\">activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.slj.com\/afuse8production\/2020\/12\/21\/31-days-31-lists-2020-science-fiction-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science fiction books<\/a>&nbsp;cover a wide range of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/science-fiction-books-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subject matter<\/a>&nbsp;and can be used in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidbrin.com\/sfteaches.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">various ways in the classroom<\/a>, including to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/observatory.tec.mx\/edu-news\/innovation-in-education-science-fiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teach innovation<\/a>. There are books available for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/imaginationsoup.net\/best-science-fiction-books-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">all grade levels<\/a>. Use science fiction to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&amp;httpsredir=1&amp;article=1262&amp;context=etds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teach science facts<\/a>, even though&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidescience.org\/news\/using-science-fiction-educate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not all science fiction is scientifically accurate<\/a>. Science fiction can also be used in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.educationworld.com\/a_curr\/science-fiction-stem-engagement-technology.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teaching STEAM<\/a>&nbsp;or to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wnwi0JRr_Fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remix original stories<\/a>&nbsp;in English. Finally,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.careerteachers.co.uk\/career-advice\/blog\/how-science-fiction-in-education-can-inspire-students-to-fulfil-their-potential\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inspire students<\/a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersinstitute.yale.edu\/curriculum\/units\/1995\/2\/95.02.01.x.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wonder<\/a>&nbsp;and reach for the stars with sci-fi!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Engage your students with fantasy and science fiction by celebrating Tolkien and Wells this week! As always, check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?s=fantasy+science+fiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TeachersFirst site<\/a>&nbsp;for more ideas. How will you be using fantasy and science fiction in your classroom this year? 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There is no better time to bring these genres into your classroom than September\u2014Tolkien week&nbsp;starts on September 19th,&nbsp;Hobbit Day&nbsp;is September 22nd, and&nbsp;HG Wells&#8217; birthday&nbsp;is September 21st!&nbsp; Fantasy books\u00a0come in a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2021\/09\/celebrate-tolkien-week-and-hg-wells-birthday\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[243,76,68,244],"class_list":["post-5404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-classroom-application","tag-fantasy","tag-holidays","tag-reading","tag-science-fiction"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrate Tolkien Week and HG Wells&#039; Birthday! - TeachersFirst Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2021\/09\/celebrate-tolkien-week-and-hg-wells-birthday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebrate Tolkien Week and HG Wells&#039; Birthday! - TeachersFirst Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Celebrating&nbsp;fantasy&nbsp;and&nbsp;science fiction&nbsp;in your classroom can be a win-win for you and your students!&nbsp;Science fiction and fantasy&nbsp;books provide fun and exciting&nbsp;ways to engage students in reading. 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