October Teachers' Planning Guide

Teaching Tip: Lesson Plan Ideas For October
Thinking of Lessons for October? October events / themes you will want.

1. On October 1st Henry Ford introduced the Model T.
2. On October 2nd Mahatma Gandhi was born.
3. October 4th through the 10th is Love Your Pets Week and World Space Week.
4. On October 6th Thomas Edison introduced motion pictures.
5. On October 11th Eleanor Roosevelt was born.
6. October 11th is Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving.
7. On October 14th Dwight D. Eisenhower was born.
8. October 16th is World Food Day.
9. October 11th through the 17th is Teen Read Week.
10. October 19th is What's Your Invention Day.
11. October 24th is United Nations Day.
12. On October 26th Hillary Rodham Clinton was born.
13. On October 27th Theodore Roosevelt was born.
14. October 31st is Halloween.
15. October is National Book Month, Scientist Appreciation Month, International Dinosaur Month, Children's Health Month, and Energy Awareness Month.

This Week in History
1779: John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Britain.
1916: The first Native American Day was celebrated.

Inspiring Teacher Quote
"A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils. "
Terri Guillemets

Source: Weekly Tips for Teachers
Issue 533: September 27, 2010  http://www.teachnology.com/newsletters/533.html 
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Autumn/Fall October Seasonal Teaching Theme Units

SEASONAL HOLIDAY THEME PAGES-LESSONS-ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS:

HALLOWEEN THEMES, LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, CRAFTS, IDEAS, AND INFO

FIRE SAFETY THEMES, LESSONS, ACTIVITIES, AND TEACHER RESOURCES

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH PLANS, IDEAS, INFO, & RESOURCES

CONSTITUTION DAY THEMES, IDEAS, ACTIVITIES, AND LESSONS

EXPLORERS THEMES, UNITS & RESOURCES

SEPTEMBER THEMES, FUN ACTIVITIES, LESSONS, IDEAS, UNITS

SPIDERS THEMES, LESSONS, IDEAS, AND RESOURCES

OCTOBER THEMES, IDEAS, ACTIVITIES, CRAFTS, & LESSON RESOURCES

PUMPKINS THEME UNIT, LESSONS,PROJECTS,IDEAS, CRAFTS, & RESOURCES

APPLES THEME, LESSON PLANS, RESOURCES, PROJECTS, IDEAS

COLUMBUS DAY THEME RESOURCES, ARTS & CRAFTS, LESSONS, ACTIVITIES,

BATS THEME UNIT LESSONS, PROJECTS, AND RESOURCES

AUTUMN AND FALL THEMES, LESSONS, PRINTABLES, IDEAS, AND RESOURCES

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October Planning Calendar for Teachers

October, 2010

Sep 15, Wed - 
Oct 15, Fri

National Hispanic Heritage Month
TeachersFirst's Resources for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Oct 01, Fri - 
Oct 31, Sun

International Dinosaur Month 
TeachersFirst's Dinosaur Resources

Oct 03, Sun - 
Oct 09, Sat

National Fire Prevention Week 
TeachersFirst's Fire Prevention and Safety Resources

Oct 03, Sun - 
Oct 09, Sat

National Bullying Prevention Week 
TeachersFirst's Resources for Bullying and Cyberbullying

Oct 10, Sun - 
Oct 16, Sat

Earth Science Week 
Browse TeachersFirst's Earth Science Resources

11, Monday

Columbus Day 
TeachersFirst's Resources for Columbus Day

Oct 23, Sat - 
Oct 31, Sun

Red Ribbon Week 
TeachersFirst's Red Ribbon Week Resources

31, Sunday

Fall/Halloween 
TeachersFirst's Resources for Fall and Halloween 

Source of October Planning Calendar at:  http://www.teachersfirst.com/calendar/ 

TeachersFirst.com • The web resource by teachers, for teachers.

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October Theme Units

October Theme Units 

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Explorers Fire Safety Bats Dinosaurs Halloween Pumpkins Spiders

Values and Manners Graphs Squirrels Crime and Terrorism Netiquette and Internet Safety Columbus Day

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Autumn/Fall Themes, Lessons, Activities, Crafts, Resources

Fall In Your Classroom
Here are great ideas to pull fall into your classroom.
1. Take a nature walk. Enjoy the environment.
2. Use leaves for crafts and decoration.
3. Fall bulletin boards.
4. Hang Fall related items. Create a forest in a jar.
5. Pumpkin seed counts. Pumpkin seed graphing activities.
6. Calculate carbon footprints.
7. Plant a class tree.
8. A lollipop tree countdown to Halloween.
9. Have a harvest festival. Invite local farms and farmers.
10. Collect a leaf everyday from a tree. Make a leaf color changing poster.

Fall Teaching Guide: http://www.teachnology.com/themes/holidays/fall/

Weekly Tips for Teachers Issue 531: September 13, 2010
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SEASONAL HOLIDAY THEME PAGES-LESSONS-ACTIVITIES

PLEASE VISIT MY SEASONAL HOLIDAY THEME PAGES-LESSONS-ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHERS:

SPONGE ACTIVITIES, MINI LESSONS, IDEAS, AND TIME FILLERS

BACK TO SCHOOL YEAR THEMES, LESSONS, CELEBRATIONS, ACTIVITIES, AND TEACHER RESOURCES

LESSON PLANS, IDEAS, INFO, & RESOURCES

CONSTITUTION DAY THEMES, IDEAS, ACTIVITIES, AND LESSONS

TEACHER TIPS AND IDEAS A TO Z UNITS & RESOURCES

SEPTEMBER THEMES, FUN ACTIVITIES, LESSONS, IDEAS, UNITS

INSPIRATIONS, QUOTES, POEMS-THEMES, LESSONS, IDEAS, AND RESOURCES

OCTOBER THEMES, IDEAS, ACTIVITIES, CRAFTS, & LESSON RESOURCES

DISCIPLINE AND MANAGEMENT IDEAS & RESOURCES

SEPTEMBER 11 THEME, LESSON PLANS, RESOURCES, PROJECTS, IDEAS

GRANDPARENTS' DAY THEME RESOURCES, ARTS & CRAFTS, LESSONS, ACTIVITIES,

ASSESSMENTS, STANDARDS, BENCHMARKS, LESSONS, PROJECTS, AND RESOURCES

AUTUMN AND FALL THEMES, LESSONS, PRINTABLES, IDEAS, AND RESOURCES

9-11 is Patriot Day

9-11Patriot Day Teaching Resources: http://www.mrscjacksonsclass.com/sept11.htm

Open House and Grading Tips

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Ideas and tips by teachers, for teachers

Tips!

Video at Open House

From Jan Stoffel, a family and consumer studies teacher at North Bend High School in North Bend, Oregon:

“In the fall, we hold a traditional open house for parents, in which they come to school in the evening and meet the teachers by following a shortened version of their child's class schedule. One idea that has worked well for me in my activity-centered classes is to video tape students as they work on a project a few days prior to the open house. As we know, a picture is worth a thousand words, and parents love to see their children on TV. I keep the video quite short (four to five minutes) and make an effort to film every student at least three times. I leave the sound off because I feel safer about what will be on the clip! I narrate the video as parents watch. Parents love it, and I find that the evening is far more relaxing because the focus is on the video and the children, and my presentation doesn’t have to be the center of attention for the whole period.” Private Grades From Althea Carr, a fourth grade teacher in Hebron, Connecticut: “In order to respect the privacy of my students’ grades, I designate the top left or right corner as a place to record grades. After marking a grade on the paper, I turn down the corner and staple it closed. This eliminates any embarrassment when students pass back others’ work.” http://www.nea.org/tools/BrowseAllTips.html  See All Tips http://www.nea.org/home/2580.htm  NEA

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