OCTOBER 2024
Make a checklist of all the dangers in homes that cause fires. Then, list the steps you can take to prevent fires. Tick the box on each day when you have completed 20 minutes of reading. Children who develop a love of reading will become better students and build a better future. Exercise outside today. Choose mailboxes or lamposts, run between the first two, then walk between the next two. Keep this up for 30 minutes. Look through your newspaper for local events, seasonal concerts, and celebrations.
Honor your teacher today and thank them for all they do.
Collect fall leaves, and with paper and white craft glue, use them to create colorful animals. Berries, grasses, and flower petals will work too. Read a bedtime story to a parent or sibling today.
Design a flag for your school or classroom. Do you have a mascot? Include your mascot in your flag design. Type out the letters of the alphabet in the correct order on a computer keyboard. Can you say the letters of the alphabet in reverse order? It’s World Teacher’s Day tomorrow—make a card for your teacher thanking them for their hard work and caring.
How much do you know about farms and farming? Make a list of all the crops that are grown in your area.
Discuss what would make a healthy vegetarian meal. World Vegetarian Day
Discuss reptiles today—what might their skin feel like, how do they move, how long are their tongues? the library to find out which Native Americans are from where you live. Indigenous Peoples’ Day Rent a classic Halloween movie tonight. Try Casper, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, or It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Enjoy them with your family. With your family, call a local history organization or visit Start preparing for Halloween. Who will you be on Halloween— a pirate, a witch, a robot, or a princess? Start preparing the costume you will need.
Encourage a safer environment and be healthy at the same time—join students around the world and celebrate International
Farmer’s Day make a collage of a farm and all the animals you might find on a farm in your area. Remember someone less fortunate than yourself today with a random act of kindness. Using pictures cut from magazines,
Make a map showing an escape route in your home in the event of a fire.
Walk to School Day
Do you know what these three words mean: pragmatic, peloton, provision? Look them up in a dictionary.
Write a poem in honor of a classmate or friend. List lots of words you might use to describe the friend and then put them in your poem.
Write a story about a treasure you might find hidden in a huge pile of leaves.
Sweetest Day
National Magic Week begins today. Find a magic trick online that you can perform for your family.
Make a Difference Day is celebrated each year over this weekend. Volunteer to help someone or check out the Make a Difference Day online project database.
Celebrate being drug free by decorating your classroom for Red Ribbon Week.
Start by doing 20 jumping jacks. Increase the number by 5 every day until you can do 40.
Use a tortilla as a base and invent your own pizza. Have a parent help you cook it.
Start of Red Ribbon Week
Make sure you have something bright or reflective on your Halloween costume. Get batteries for your flashlight.
Carve a pumpkin today. Save the seeds and have a parent help you roast them. They make a tasty treat!
Go on a hike, collect leaves, and then identify the tree using a Tree Identification Guide.
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