Printable Unique Holidays and Special Days October Calendar 2020
The FREE Printable October calendar 2020 is full of fun autumn activities. It's fall in the states! Time for carving pumpkins, hiking, and enjoying friends and family around a campfire. It is also full of fun, unique and special days and holidays for kids. What will you celebrate? Enjoy!
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This Free Printable October Calendar of Special Days and Holidays can be edited to your liking. Just save a copy and rename it. Click the link to download and save yours!
Read the Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown and make a paper barn and silo from an envelope and cardboard tube.
Pretending with Farm Animals
Trader's Point Creamery near Indianapolis offers Farm Tours.
October 4 - National Taco Day
October 6 - World Habitat Day
Habitat for Humanity joins with partners around the world to rededicate to a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Show your support by attending a local World Habitat Day event or organizing one in your own community!
Habitat for Humanity joins with partners around the world to rededicate to a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Show your support by attending a local World Habitat Day event or organizing one in your own community!
World Habitat Day - Get involved! |
October 10 - Angel Food Cake Day
We found this spooky angel food cake from the book Cakes for Kids: 35 Colorful Recipes by Matthew Mead. The best part is, you start with a store bought cake. Easy and fast! We once make a pumpkin from a store bought cake. Hmm... I wonder if I have any pictures.
Spooky Angel food cake by Matthew Mead. See the link below to get his book. |
October 14 - National Dessert Day
This is my kind of day! Yum! Want to learn how to make doughnuts at home? Just click the link for a fun recipe to make with kids on National Dessert Day!
This is my kind of day! Yum! Want to learn how to make doughnuts at home? Just click the link for a fun recipe to make with kids on National Dessert Day!
October 15 - Global Handwashing Day
I like this day too! I like to wash my hands, even better I like other people to wash their hands! I know my germs; I don't know theirs!
I like this day too! I like to wash my hands, even better I like other people to wash their hands! I know my germs; I don't know theirs!
October 25 - World Pasta Day
October 30 - National Candy Corn Day
Make Candy Corn S'mores!
Make Candy Corn S'mores!
Make candy corn s'mores with candy corn marshmallows. |
October 31 - Carve a Pumpkin Day and Halloween, of course.
Halloween, is our favorite holiday! You'll find lots of diy costume ideas and Halloween treats for kids- just do a search in the sidebar for more fun ideas! Get started with, Things to do with Pumpkins.
Halloween, is our favorite holiday! You'll find lots of diy costume ideas and Halloween treats for kids- just do a search in the sidebar for more fun ideas! Get started with, Things to do with Pumpkins.
Recommended Reading:
Halloween Is... by Gail Gibbons
The Reasons for Seasons by Gail Gibbons
The Pumpkin Book
Lesson Ideas for United States Capitals and Symbols
United States Capitals and Symbols: These activities will help you learn how the United States came to be united. Study the state capitals and symbols with fun online games and free printables. Each of our free online homeschooling lessons includes language arts, social studies, science, and art components. Whenever possible, we also include math and PE. Scroll down for online games and activities. Enjoy!
Elementary and Middle School Social Studies: Grades 3-8
Teacher Resources:
Free Common Core Lesson Ideas for grades 3 - 12 from Brainpop.com
Student Lesson:
Do this: While you are studying the state capitals, make an index card for each state. On the front write the state’s name in the CENTER of the card in big, bold letters.
On the back, write the name of the state’s capital. As you learn facts about each state, draw pictures on the card to represent them. For example, for Indiana decorate your card with the Cardinal (state bird) and Corn (state resource).
Watch this video about how it all began:
Schoolhouse Rock The United States Preamble to the Constitution
Geography
Cartoon: Sing the 50 state capitals with Wakko of Animaniacs.
Click United States Facts for a map of capitals, info on state birds, flowers, and more. Free Printable Blank Map of Indiana Downloadable Blank Maps of all 50 states.
Now, you're ready to practice what you've learned with this cool Capital Catch Game from kidsgeo.com. Match Capitals with States Online Game.
State capital matching game and quiz from kidsgeo.com. Click the link above to play game. |
History
When did Indiana become a State? ______________________
(Write out the question, and answer it in your daily journal.)
Find out here: Statehood Dates.
Fun Videos that teach how we became the United States of America:
Schoolhouse Rock: The Shot Heard Round the World
Why do we have fireworks on the Fourth of July?
Answer this in your daily journal.
Schoolhouse Rocks: Fireworks
Read How did the American Revolution happen? If you subscribe to Brainpop, watch the video here.
Grab a piece of paper (or use a Google Doc) and tell how the American revolution happened? Why did it happen?
Start with this Printable Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer
Because of all of that, America became a melting pot.
How are you doing? Test your knowledge with a State Capitals Quiz.
Art Component
Let’s get messy! Make your own 3D map of the United States activity. You will need tempera paint, flour, salt, water, and some cardboard. Remember: Baking and Making is science too!
See how to do it at Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers.
How to make a 3D United States map with salt dough. Visit Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers. |
Language Arts Component
Grammar Monster explains the difference between capital and capitol. Be sure to scroll past the quick answer to learn more about capital vs. capitol.
Science Component
What is the state bird for __________________? (fill in your state and bird). Optional: Research why your state bird was chosen.
Become a bird watcher in your state and Research Birds of the United States. Follow the link to learn about typical and rare birds found in each state. Find out how you can help report rare bird sightings.
Print this: Printable Worksheets for State Birds from Education.com
Did you know the state bird for Delaware is a Rooster, okay a chicken but still… :)
State Bird Coloring Sheets for Children from Education.com |
Early Elementary Component Pre-K - 3, but suitable for older kids too!
Free Online Quiz and Video on U.S. symbols from Brainpopjr.com
Free online matching game: Match the United States symbols.
Name 3 United States symbols. On a separate sheet of paper, draw the symbols with crayons or markers.
1.___________________________________________________
2.___________________________________________________
3.___________________________________________________
Social Studies Just for Fun Online Games
Play this fun game from Funbrain.com: Where is that?
From Cool-Mathgames.com: State Snap match the states shape game.
Fun Activity: Collect United States State Quarters. Each quarter has special information about the state it represents.
The U.S. Mint has lots of online games and videos. We've got an online lesson on how to make money - okay, it is really about how they make money at the mint, but how to make money sounds more exciting!
Recommended Reading:
United Tweets of America: 50 State Birds Their Stories, Their Glories
Learn about Presidents of the United States
Fireworks, Picnics, and Flags: The Story of the Fourth of July Symbols
The Story of America's Birthday
Soaring with the Wind: The Bald Eagle
A Picnic in October - A story about the Statue of Liberty.
Funny Picture for Caturday, Cat Sleeps in Basket
So, my cat is very cool. Smoothe, unencumbered by normal cat behaviors. He sleeps, he eats, he sleeps. I was lucky to catch him in a less than flattering sleeping position. Smack dab in the middle of the snack basket. Embarrassed much? Not so regal now, Mister fancy pants... I feel a bribe coming on. Enjoy!
Cat Sleeping in Basket: Caturday Pictures. |
Recommended Reading:
Dr. Cocoa™ Cold and Cough Medicine for Kids
Cold season is around the corner, but if you are like me, it is always cough and cold season. NEW Dr. Cocoa™ for Children is the first-ever chocolate flavored, over-the-counter liquid cough and cold medicine line for children ages 4-13! When they asked me to review their product, I accepted with an resounding yes. We had a cold in the house. One cold leads to another and another. It seems like we have colds year round. Allergies are the worst.Chocolate flavored cough syrup makes for smiling sick kids! |
The kids were excited when the brown box arrived at the doorstep. And, they were thrilled to see the adorable owl puppet inside. Owls are in again! We had it for a week, before the need for medicine came again. They both were anxious to try it, because they hate cherry and grape flavored syrups. They tolerate orange. Chocolate flavor? That might just work! Dr. Cocoa™ for Children is the first-ever cough and cold medicine for children with patented formulas combining trusted, effective ingredients with 10% real cocoa for great chocolate taste to make giving medicine to kids easier.
Cough Medicine for Kids: Dr. Cocoa™ |
The great chocolate taste, made with real cocoa, combined with trusted, effective ingredients, means kids are happy to take the medicine and moms are happy that their children will get cough and cold relief. Guess, what it works! Just as good or better than those other remedies with no fussing! I was going to sit on my kids to demonstrate what it is like to get them to take their meds, but then I thought some people might not think that is funny! Instead, I am sharing a picture of a happy kid, one who constantly suffers from allergies and coughs. You can't hear him, but he is thanking Mr. Dr. Cocoa™ .
You can find more about Dr. Cocoa™ on Facebook. Including how to enter to win a hand puppet for a limited time.
Remember, Dr. Cocoa™ products are FDA regulated medicines and should be used only as directed and kept safely out of reach of children.
#DrCocoaReliefWithASmile
Visit www.drcocoa.com for a $2-off coupon offer.
*This is a product-provided, sponsored conversation that contains affiliate links. However, all opinions, text and experiences are my own.
Recommended Reading:
Owl Wreath for Autumn
Have a Spooky Sleepover: Pajama Reading Party with Candy Corn S'mores Recipe
It's easy to plan a spooky sleepover with a Scholastics story and EVEREADY® Gold batteries in your flashlights! We decided to plan our spooky pajama party around fun Halloween books for kids! "We picked some fun spooky books and decided on a Candy Corn S'more Recipe as the perfect companion snack! There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Bat" by Jared Lee, "Splat the Cat" by Rob Scotton, and "Ten Timid Ghosts" by Jennifer O'Connell. Read on to learn more about the best sleepover ever!
*This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of EVEREADY®. The opinions and text are all mine. It contains affiliate links.
*This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of EVEREADY®. The opinions and text are all mine. It contains affiliate links.
Have a pajama sleepover with spooky Scholastic Books and EVEREADY® Gold. |
Spooky Book for early readers, Scholastics, Ten Timid Ghosts. |
Candy Corn Smores Recipe: Make S'mores with candy corn and candy corn marshmallows. |
For our Candy Corn S'mores recipe, we used graham crackers, candy corn marshmallows, candy corn, and chocolate chips to make our S'mores. They were the best S'mores we ever had! Messy, but delicious.
While our sleepover snacks were baking in the toaster oven, we started the spooky ghost craft. We used cheesecloth, Styrofoam cups, and buttons to make a Halloween Ghost craft.
Spooky ghosts from Styrofoam cups. |
After reading the story, Mayhem wanted to make a bat too. So, we cut out a pattern that looks like the bat on the cover of the book. To make our bat you only need scissors, construction paper, and glue. If you want to make an outdoor Halloween decoration, before cutting, cover your paper with Duct Tape in coordinating colors. The duct tape will make a durable Halloween decoration for your door.
While we enjoyed reading stories to each other and making shadow puppets on the walls, we had some surprise guests! They wanted to hear about Splat the Cat, and they wanted to chase the lights from our EVEREADY® Flashlights!
Curious cats crash our pajama party! |
We wanted to count this experience as school, so we found a free printable story starter and Lesson Plans for, There Was an Old Lady, on Scholastic's website. From the list of lesson plans, we also chose to try the edible estimations. This is a fun math lesson for kids where you compare the things the old lady ate with similar weighing objects around the house or classroom and then calculate the grand total of everything she ate. The EVEREADY® website has free printables to help plan for a disaster.
Grab your favorite Scholastic books, and EVEREADY® flashlights and get reading! When you purchase 2 special marked packs of EVEREADY® Gold Batteries or EVEREADY® flashlights, you can redeem them for a free book. How fun is that?
It must be time to go to sleep, our guests are yawning!
Hey lady, don't shine that light in my eyes! Where are my pajamas? Those stories made me sleepy! |
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of EVEREADY®. The opinions and text are all mine.
Recommended Reading:
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat!
Splat the Cat Storybook Collection
Cave Study Lesson for Homeschooling Grade 3, 4, 5, 6 and up.
Homeschooling Online: Cave Study Lesson. |
Elementary Earth Science: Grades 3-6
Cave Study
Optional Group Activity:
Watch The Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Netflix) Documentary Movie on the oldest human painted images known to man. This is a full-length, artsy, feature film.
Educational Technology Component
Do an internet search for the following terms. Define in your own words.
Karst
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Speleologist_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Spelunking__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Speleologist_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Spelunking__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Stalactites___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Stalagmites__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paleontologist________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mathematics Component
Plot the following terms on the timeline:
Ice Age, Stone Age, Cretaceous, First Neanderthals
65,000,000 B.C. _____1,000,000 B.C. _____250,000 B.C. _____ 30,000 B.C. _____10,000 B.C. _____5000 B.C. _____2500 B.C. _____1000 A.D.
Making Connections
When did the horse first appear in cave paintings? What did the earliest ancestor of the horse resemble in size? When did this animal live? Plot it on the timeline.
Language Arts Component
Write (Draw) a simple story describing how you acquired breakfast. What did you eat? Was it a feast or were you still hungry after you ate? Use cave painting symbols and make a key so others can interpret your work.
Science Component
List five things that inhabit caves today.
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Field Trip Op: Learn about the Endangered Bats in Indiana at Sodalis Park.
Art Component
Science Fair
Art History Just for Fun Online Games and Movies
Watch The Croods or Ice Age.
Recommended Reading:
Bats by Gail Gibbons *affiliate link
Science Project: Make a Cave Diorama
Print this! Free Cave Lesson Printable
Copyright 2014 by Lora Langston, Kids Creative Chaos.
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