Teacher Planning Calendar/Fall Season/October Each day of the monthly calendar has at least one link to a teacher resource or online activity--a bat web quest, Halloween Internet Field Trip, Mystery Writing activity, Inventions, whale migration, and much, much more. Bookmark the calendar page and check it out each month for ideas.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/calendars/2003/September.htm
Ready-to-Go Activities: Turn pumpkins, treats, and spooky surprises into
motivating math, reading, and art lessons.
http://message.scholastic.com/r.asp?ZXU=4866&ZXD=7590910
Fall Crafts--Make leaf rubbings, a cute scarecrow, a string of paper
leaves, and a thankful leaf wreath decoration, and also
read about the seasons and why they occur.
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/crafts/fall/
CRAFTS FOR COLUMBUS DAY
Columbus Day is celebrated on October 14 this year.
Learn history and world geography while making crafts
to celebrate Columbus' journey.
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/crafts/columbus/
HALLOWEEN CRAFTS AND CARDS
Make spooky crafts and cards for Halloween. Create
skeletons, spiders, bats, jack-o'-lanterns, ghosts,
disgusting edible treats, and scary costumes.
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/crafts/halloween/
TIME
On Sunday, October 31st at 2am EST, the U.S. will change its clocks back one
hour, ending Daylight Savings Time.
Time Zone Converter
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/
Greenwich Time: GMT
http://www.greenwichmeantime.com
The Official US Time
A Walk Through Time
This site is a National Institute of Standards & Technology Physics Laboratory
presentation detailing 'The Evolution of Time Measurement' though text and
illustrations.
Many more sites are found at
select the "Social Studies" category