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Lesson Plans - October

My Pumpkin Story

Students use an online tool to “carve” a pumpkin. Then they write a story about their pumpkin.

Collaborating on a Class Book: Exploring Before-During-After Sequences

In this classroom project, students and the teacher produce a class book through a group-writing activity, focusing on a basic before-during-after sequence of events.

A Directed Listening-Thinking Activity for “The Tell-Tale Heart”

In this lesson, students participate in a Directed Listening–Thinking Activity (DLTA), in which they listen to “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe and answer prediction questions at designated stopping points during the reading.

It’s Halloween!

In the United States, Halloween is celebrated on October 31. The holiday has its roots in the pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain. It was Christianized in the 9th century as “All Hallows’ Eve,” which precedes the Roman Catholic celebration of All Saints’ Day on November 1.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. Education World offers a piñata full of activities that will help teachers focus attention on the contributions of people of Hispanic heritage to the history of the United States.