October 7:
Fall Festivals
In our Leveled Book, Mark learns how to make
his flashlight work. Flashlights can be helpful
tools to have when you are outside after dark.
For which of the following fall activities would a
flashlight be helpful? Why?
making apple pie
trick or treating
carving pumpkins
hayride
October 14:
World Series
In our Chapter Book, we learn about science.
Science can help us learn about many things
in our world, including baseball. Read the n2y
Library Book, The Physics of Baseball, by
Kathy Staugler, to learn about force, speed,
friction, trajectory and gravity. Then watch for
examples of each of these things as you enjoy
this year’s World Series.
October 21:
Celebrating
Dinosaurs!
In this unit, we learned about some famous
scientists. Some scientists study dinosaurs
and other plants and animals from long ago.
These scientists are called paleontologists.
Interested in learning more about
paleontologists and what they do? Visit this
site where Mark Norell tells what it’s like to be
a paleontologist:
https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/paleontol
ogy/being-a-paleontologist-mark-norell
October 28:
Awesome Kids’
Museum
At the National Children’s Museum, kids get to
participate in activities that help them learn
about science and other subjects. Choose one
of the scientists you learned about this month
and design an activity that teaches about this
person. Then turn your classroom into a
museum and invite students from another
class to come learn about the scientist. Assign
each student a job to do at the “museum.” For
example, students might greet visitors, present
information or answer questions.
