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October 2021

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

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Fri. Oct. 1
Chinese National Day

Take a quiz on China’s map and flag.

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Sat. Oct. 2
Mohandas Gandhi born, 1869

Read about Gandhi and Label a map of India.

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

Label the UK.

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

Label a map of Mexico.

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Tue. Oct. 5
World Teachers' Day

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

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Wed. Oct. 6
New Moon
11:05 AM GMT

Read about the phases of the moon, and then label the phases on a worksheet.

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

Write about something that really scared you.

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Sat. Oct. 9
Leif Erikson Day

Color the flag of Greenland.

World Post Day

Make desk accessories from used stamps.

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

Read about Neptune, then take a quiz.

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Mon. Oct. 11
Thanksgiving (Canada)
2nd Monday in October

Make a thankful wreath.

Columbus Day (US)
2nd Monday in October

Do a craft on Columbus’ voyage

The Boer War began in South Africa, 1899

Label a map of Africa.

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Tue. Oct. 12
Hispanic Day, Spain

Label a map of Spain.

Farmer's Day

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

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Wed. Oct. 13
First Quarter Moon
3:25 AM GMT

Take an interactive quiz on the moon.

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.

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Thu. 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.

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Fri. Oct. 15
National Grouch Day

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

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Sat. Oct. 16
World Food Day

Draw and write about your favorite food.

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

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

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Mon. 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.

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Tue. 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.

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Wed. Oct. 20
Full Moon
2:57 PM GMT

Read about the moon, then take a quiz.

National Fruit Day

Make 3-D fruit.

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

Label a light bulb diagram.

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Fri. 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.

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Sat. 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.

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Sun. 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.

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Mon. Oct. 25
Pablo Picasso born, 1881

Read about Picasso, then color one of his paintings.

International School Library Day
4th Monday in October

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

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

Print and assemble a skeleton.

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Wed. Oct. 27
Make a Difference Day

Write about what you would do if you were President.

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Thu. Oct. 28
Last Quarter Moon
8:05 PM GMT

Read about the phases of the moon, and then label the phases on a worksheet.

Statue of Liberty dedicated, 1886

Color and read about this huge statue.

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

Do a cloze activity on Adams.

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Sun. 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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