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Monthly Activity Calendar

October 2014

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October 2014

October is “Dinosaur Month“
Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage month

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Wed. Oct. 1
Chinese National Day

Take a quiz on China’s map and flag.

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Thu. Oct. 2
Mohandas Gandhi born, 1869

Read about Gandhi and Label a map of India.

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Fri. Oct. 3
Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, 1189

Label the UK.

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Sat. Oct. 4
Mexico became a republic (its Constitution was published), 1824

Label a map of Mexico.

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Sun. Oct. 5
World Teachers' Day

Write a page on what you would do if you were a teacher.

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Mon. Oct. 6
The Ulysses spacecraft, designed to study the poles of the sun, was launched via the space shuttle Discovery, 1990

Read about the Sun, then take a quiz on the Sun.

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Tue. Oct. 7
Far Side of the Moon First Observed by Luna 3, 1959

Read about the moon, then take a quiz on the moon.

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Wed. Oct. 8
R. L. Stine (Goosebumps writer) born, 1943

Write about something that really scared you.

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Thu. Oct. 9
Leif Erikson Day

Color the flag of Greenland.

World Post Day

Make desk accessories from used stamps.

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Fri. Oct. 10
William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest satellite of Neptune, 1846

Read about Neptune, then take a quiz.

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Sat. Oct. 11
The Boer War began in South Africa, 1899

Label a map of Africa.

12
Sun. Oct. 12
Hispanic Day, Spain

Label a map of Spain.

Farmer's Day

Label farm animals in English, in Spanish, or in French.

13
Mon. Oct. 13
Thanksgiving (Canada)
2nd Monday in October

Make a thankful wreath.

Columbus Day (US)
2nd Monday in October

Do a craft on Columbus’ voyage

Margaret Thatcher (first female Prime Minister of the U.K.) born, 1925

Read about the U.K., then color, read about, and take a quiz on their flag.

14
Tue. Oct. 14
The Normans, led by William the Conqueror, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings, 1066

Label a map of the British Isles.

15
Wed. Oct. 15
National Grouch Day

Write a page on things that bother you the most in life.

16
Thu. Oct. 16
World Food Day

Draw and write about your favorite food.

17
Fri. Oct. 17
Mother Theresa awarded Nobel Peace Prize, 1979

Write a page on something nice that you did for someone.

18
Sat. Oct. 18
Freedom Day, Azerbaijan

Label a map of Azerbaijan.

Puerto Rico Became Part of the U.S., 1898

Color the flag of Puerto Rico and take a quiz on it.

19
Sun. Oct. 19
Goddard's Vision Day, 1899 (On this day Robert Goddard thought of space travel while in a cherry tree)

Do a cloze activity on Goddard.

20
Mon. Oct. 20
National Fruit Day

Make 3-D fruit.

21
Tue. Oct. 21
Thomas Edison applies for an incandescent light bulb patent, 1879

Label a light bulb diagram.

22
Wed. Oct. 22
First recorded solar eclipse in the history of the world (China, 2136 B.C.)

Read about solar eclipses, then label a solar eclipse diagram.

Daniel Boone born, 1734

Read about Daniel Boone.

23
Thu. Oct. 23
Mole Day

A mole is the amount of substance that contains as many atoms or molecules as there are atoms in 12 g of carbon-12, equal to Avogadro’s constant, 6.02 x 1023.

24
Fri. Oct. 24
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (microbiologist) born, 1632

Label an animal cell.

United Nations Day

Label a map of the world, marking New York on it.

25
Sat. Oct. 25
Pablo Picasso born, 1881

Read about Picasso, then color one of his paintings.

26
Sun. Oct. 26
The Worldwide Red Cross was organized in Geneva, Switzerland, 1863

Print and assemble a skeleton.

27
Mon. Oct. 27
International School Library Day
4th Monday in October

Write a report on a book you’ve read recently.

Make a Difference Day

Write about what you would do if you were President.

28
Tue. Oct. 28
Statue of Liberty dedicated, 1886

Color and read about this huge statue.

29
Wed. Oct. 29
Othniel Marsh (dinosaur hunter) born, 1831

Take a quiz on Stegosaurus, one of the dozens of dinosaurs Marsh named, then take a quiz.

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Thu. Oct. 30
John Adams (2nd President of the US) born, 1735

Do a cloze activity on Adams.

31
Fri. Oct. 31
Halloween

Make a skeleton decoration.

Nevada became a state, 1864

Read a page on Nevada, then take a quiz.

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