What's Happening in October?

This teachers' booklet focuses primarily on eight short lessons about cultural, historical, or annual events related to October. Information is provided on the following: the month of October; Fire Prevention Day; Columbus Day; United Nations Day; the birthdays of Presidents James E. Carter, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Theodore Roosevelt; and Halloween. The lessons contain several pages of background information and related creative activities and word games. The lesson on Halloween contains a song, a crossword puzzle, a maze, and detailed instructions for making paper sack masks and puppets. The booklet also contains a section about October events important to Black Americans and includes brief biographical sketches of athlete Jack R. Robinson; abolitionist Frederick Douglass; Brigadier General Benjamin C. Davis, Sr. and his son; scientist Benjamin Banneker; Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall; and singer Mahalia Jackson. Four math activities complete the booklet. (SB)