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 Pumpkins Pumpkins are the ultimate October icons -- the fruit of the month, if you will. (Yes! Pumpkins are a fruit.) This month, celebrate pumpkins with these across-the-curriculum activities. Included: Art, science, language, and math activities.
More for Halloween Spook-tacular lessons and fun activities.
 Election Day The primaries and the political conventions are behind us now. The election campaign and the vote lie ahead. The lessons in this Education World resource are aimed at helping teachers capitalize on this once-every-four-years "teachable moment." Included: Dozens of lesson ideas for teaching about the 2008 elections.
 Current Events Young Americans today know less about what's going on in the world than students of previous generations did. So what can be done to raise students' interest in and awareness of news headlines? These 25 activities will help teachers make use of newspapers and help students make sense of the news. Included: Ideas for connecting current events to all subjects.
More Timely Lessons
Celebrate Dictionary Day (October 16)
Fall Lessons? We’ve G’autumn!
Fire Prevention Week
Hispanic Heritage Month
Teaching With Popcorn
Lesson Plan of the Day See lesson plans posted on recent days. Search for lessons by subject.
 News for Kids Kids in New Jersey learned science and history by building a pumpkin-tossing catapult.
Learning Game of the Week Puzzle game promotes thinking skills and cooperation.
Friday Fun "Wax museum biographies,” a great Halloween alternative.
 Vicki Cobb’s Show-Biz Science See if ants can tell a diet drink from the real thing.
Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks Math Games With Joanne and Jane This week: "Squeeze Play” teaches place value.
Scriptwriting With a Wiki Students use a wiki -- a Web site that allows users to add and edit content collectively -- to write a one-act play.
Rhyme Time: Poems for Early Childhood
This week, early childhood editor Sue LaBella presents…
The Wonderful Pumpkin
Early Childhood Teaching Themes
Halloween Fun
Pumpkin Power
 Writing Bug A Halloween Who, When, Where. Choose one item from each category below. Then write a scary story based on your choices.
Bulletin Boards That Teach Search ’n Spell -- Can students find this week’s spelling words in this bulletin-board word search puzzle?
From the Math Machine The Crazy Pattern Machine is a fun Web site for teaching about math patterns. (Grades K-3)
Teacher-Submitted Lesson Plans
Teacher Lesson #1 Students write text for wordless picture books.
Teacher Lesson #2 Experience bias, stereotyping with this grade 6-12 lesson.
Every-Day Edits
Primary Edits Animals A to Z: Gecko.
Ele-Middle Edits Picasso, Statue of Liberty, Nevada…
 Fact Monster Hunts
Primary Hunt October Hunt #3.
Ele-Middle Hunt Hunt #7.
Vocab-u-lous! Words that begin with I.
5-Minute Fillers Volume 17.
Work Sheet of the Week "Identifying Voice in Writing” -- a printable activity.
Best Books for Teaching About…
Each week, Education World presents our Editors’ Choices -- the best books for teaching about popular classroom themes. Check out our choices and add your own recommendations to the Readers’ Voices section of this week’s themed booklists:
Best Books for Teaching About...
Best Books for Teaching About... Writing
Best Books for Teaching About... the Alphabet
Just for This Month! See our October Month of Fun, October Word Search, and October Coloring Calendar. PLUS! Create your own work sheets for this month’s themes: Autumn, Columbus Day, Halloween….
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