One of the reasons "October" was created was to aid teachers of the lower elementary grades in their efforts to teach a unit using the themes of Halloween. A child's book emphasizing Halloween, with poems, customs, stories, and pages for creative writing, is contained herein. There is also an essay about Columbus Day which we celebrate on October 12. A series of worksheets have been developed for use in learning centers. They emphasize vocabulary and the making of compound words, inference, and creative writing. Recipes involving student participation and which are appropriate for Halloweed are indluded in this book. Also included are ideas for an October calendar, a number of bulletin board ideas that feature Halloween and atutumn, and fabric art ideas.

Make every day a special day in your classroom with the creative ideas in this book. Every day in the month of October is a special celebration of some kind: Fitness Day, Fire Prevention Day, Greek Mythology Day, Make-Believe Day, Great Pumpkin Day and many more. All 31 special celebrations include suggestions for making them a part of your regular curriculum: language arts, social studies, writing, math, science and health, music and drama, physical fitness, art, etc. Your students will look forward to every day of the school year when you make it a constant celebration. And they'll learn while they have fun! Included are fun patterns for writing assignments and art projects as well as lists of books that correlate with the topic for each day.

Celebrate special days and themes August to December with the creative ideas in this 320-page book--bulletin boards, teacher helps, reproducible student activities, resource lists, parents' letters and much, much more! Plus a CD-ROM (print books) or .zip file (eBooks) chock-full of clip art. A valuable resource to keep close at all times!

Build preschoolers' core knowledge of colors, counting, following directions, reading and more with seasonal crafts and activities such as: fingerplays, make-it yourself-books, dot-to-dots, action rhymes, patterns and lots more. Book reviews, snacks, bulletin board ideas, clip art and worksheets are included for fun throughout the year!