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Under Construction! But, there’s enough checked, edited, and added to get us started on October’s learning!

The October calendar has lots of learning opportunities. Below is a wonderful collection of free resources for themed and special day studies all through the month! Be sure to check back often for updates throughout October.

For the complete list of Special Days in October, 2017 https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/09/26/special-days-in-october-2017/

Free Printable – Special Days in October

Get your copy of October’s Special Days Activity Companion from Etsy

October’s Special Days Activity Companion is also available for purchase at Learning Tangent Homeschool Magazine’s Shop!

Resources for October Themes

Apples – Resource and Activity Page – http://www.franw.com/2013/11/apple-resources.html
Bats – Resource Page – http://www.franw.com/2013/10/bat-resource-page.html
Birds of Prey – Owl Resources – http://www.franw.com/2012/10/owls.html
Candy – Play, Invent and Explore – http://www.housingaforest.com/candy-potions/
Discover October – Learning Resources, Activities, Crafts, and Recipes http://www.franw.com/2016/09/a-world-to-discover-october-volume-2.html
Fire Safety – Teaching Fire Safety Tips – https://www.verywell.com/tips-for-teaching-kids-about-fire-safety-616822 and Parent, Teacher, and Student Resources – http://firefacts.org/
Monsters – Learning Resources https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2015/10/20/monsters/
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Here’s the October, 2017 Special Days list! It’s filled with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and even some spooky stuff! If you’re looking for something seasonal and fun to include in your lesson plans, a day to celebrate, or special foods to add to your menu, this list will give you some awesome ideas!

Resources for teaching through October, including a PDF of October’s Special Days, can be found at the end of this list.

October’s Themes, Awareness, and Observances

Adopt a Shelter Dog
AIDS Awareness
Animal Safety and Protection
Arts and Crafts
Arts and Humanities
Audiology Awareness
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Bat Appreciation
Birds of Prey
Bilingual Child
Blindness Awareness
Book
Breast Cancer Awareness
Bullying Prevention
Children’s Magazine
Chiropractic
Church Library
Class Reunion
Clocks
Computer Learning
Co-op Awareness
Crime Prevention
Cut Out Dissection
Cyber Security Awareness
Dental Hygiene
Depression Education and Awareness
Domestic Violence Awareness
Down Syndrome Awareness
Drum
Dyslexia Awareness
Emotional Intelligence Awareness
Emotional Wellness
Energy Management
Ergonomics
Eye Safety
Fair Trade
Feral Hog
Financial Planning
Free Thought
German-American Heritage
Global Diversity
Go On A Field Trip
Halloween Safety
Health Literacy
Improve Your Home
International Dinosaur
Liver Awareness
Kitchen and Bath
Medical Librarian
Menopause
Orthodontic Health
Pastor Appreciation Day
Photographer Appreciation
Physical Therapy
Polish American Heritage
Positive Attitude
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness
Protect Your Hearing
Raptor Month
Reading Group
Right Brainers Rule
Roller Skating
Sarcastic Awareness
Self-Promotion
Spina Bifida Awareness
Squirrel Awareness
Stamp Collecting Month
Starman
Strategic Planning
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness
Walk To School
Window Covering Safety
Work and Family
World Animal

October’s Food Themes

Apple
Apple Jack
Bake and Decorate
Caramel
Cheese
Chili
Cookie
Country Ham
Cranberry
Eat Better, Eat Together
Eatable Roots
English Pudding
Farm to School
Pasta
Persimmons
Pizza
Popcorn Poppin’
Pork
Pumpkins
Rhizomes
Rhubarb
Sausage
Seafood
Spinach Lovers
Tackling Hunger
Vegetarian Awareness

Daily Specials for October, 2017 (the * means that the special day does not fall on the same date each year)

Oct. 1

Animal Welfare Week begins * (1st full week)
CD Player Day
Carry a Tune Week begins * (week with the 7th)
President Jimmy Carter born 1924
Change a Light Day * (1st Sun.)
Fire Pup Day
Get Organized Week begins * (1st full week)
Homemade Cookies Day
Inter-Generation Day * (1st Sun.)
International Day of Older Persons
Lace Day
Less Than Perfect Day
Model T Ford introduced 1908
Mystery Series Week * (1st full week)
Nigeria Independence Day 1960
People’s Republic of China National Day 1949
Raccoon Appreciation Day
Vegetarian Day
World Communion Day * (1st Sun.)
Work From Home Week * (1st full week)

Oct. 2

Child Health Day * (1st Mon.)
Custodial Workers Day
Farm Animals Day
Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day
Mahatma Gandhi born 1869
Guardian Angels Day
Guinea Independence Day 1958
International Day of Non-violence
Comic Julius “Groucho” Marx born 1895
Name Your Car Day
Peanuts Comic first published 1950
Spinning and Weaving Week begins * (Mon. of 1st full week)
World Day of Bullying Prevention/Blue Shirt Day * (1st Mon.)
World Habitat Day * (1st Mon.)

Oct. 3

Butterfly and Hummingbird Day
Captain Kangaroo premier 1955
East and West Germany re-unitification 1990
Arthur James Herriot born 1916
Kids’ Goal Setting Day
Richard the Lionheart crowned King 1189
No Salt Week begins
SOS (distress code) established 1906
Techie’s Day
Blues Musician Stevie Ray Vaughn born 1954
Virus Appreciation Day

Oct. 4

Balloons Around the World Day * (1st Wed.)
Blessing of the Animals Day
Cinnamon Roll Day
Frappe Day
Golf Day
President Rutherford Hayes born 1822
Improve Your Office Day
St. Francis Day
Lesotho Independence Day 1966
Sputnik launched 1957
Sukkot//Feast of Tabernacles *
Author, Edward Stratemeyer born 1862
Ten-Four Day
Walk to School Day * (1st Wed.)
World Animal Day
World Space Week begins

Oct. 5

President Chester Arthur born 1829
Do Something Nice Day
Physicist Robert Hutchings Goddard born 1882
Jarrow March 1936
Stop Bullying Day
World Teachers Day

Oct. 6

Come and Take It Day
Denim Day * (1st Fri.)
Diversity Day * (1st Fri.)
German-American Day
Mad Hatter Day
Story Telling Weekend begins * (1st Fri.)
William Tyndale martyred 1536
Inventor George Westinghouse born 1846
World Smile Day * (1st Fri.)

Oct. 7

First “American Bandstand” Broadcast 1952
Physicist Niels Bohrs born 1885
Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island 1542
Card Making Day * (1st Sat.)
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend begins*
Frugal Fun Day * (1st Sat.)

Oct. 8

Cephalopod Awareness Days (8-10)
Chestnut Week * (2nd full week)
Clergy Appreciation Day * (2nd Sun.)
Fire Prevention Week begins * (week with the 9th)
Great Chicago Fire 1871
Activist Jesse Jackson born 1941
Metric Week * (week with the 10th)
Pierogy Day
Touch Tag Day
Wolf Awareness Week begins * (2nd full week)
Alvin C. York Day

Oct. 9

Canadian Thanksgiving * (2nd Mon.)
Chess Day
Columbus Day * (2nd Mon.)
Cupcake Day
Curious Events Day
Leif Erikson Day
Fire Prevention Day
First 2-way Telephone Conversation 1876
Musician John Lennon born 1940
Moldy Cheese Day
Native American Day * (2nd Mon.)
Pro-Life Cupcake Day
School Lunch Week begins *
Uganda Independence Day 1962
Washington Monument opened 1888
World Post Day

Oct. 10

Angel Food Cake Day
Cake Decorating Day
Face Your Fears Day * (2nd Tues.)
Fiji Independence Day 1970
Author James Marshall born 1942
Metric Day
Republic of China/Taiwan National Day 1949
World Mental Health Day

Oct. 11

Apollo 7 lauched 1968
Boer War Began 1880
Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work & School Day * (2nd Wed.)
Coming Out Day
Emergency Nurses Day * (2nd Wed.)
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction * (2nd Wed.)
It’s My Party Day
Remember Forever Day
Eleanor Roosevelt born 1884
Top Spinning Day * ( 2nd Wed.)

Oct. 12

Cookbook Launch Day
Fossil Day
Freethought Day
Moment of Frustration Day
Old Farmer’s Day
Star Spangled Banner First Sung 1814
World Sight Day * (2nd Thurs.)

Oct. 13

Earth Science Week begins
Egg Day * (2nd Fri.)
English Language Day
Greenwich Mean Time established 1884
Patriot Molly Pitcher born 1754
Skeptics Day
Margaret Thatcher born 1925
White House Construction began 1792
US Navy Established 1775

Oct. 14

Battle of Hastings 1066
Be Bald and Free Day
Dessert Day
President Dwight Eisenhower born 1890
William Penn born 1644
Photographic Film patented 1884
Universal Music Day * (2nd Sat.)

Oct. 15

1st Manned Balloon Flight (tethered), 1783
Bullying Bystaneders Unite Week * (3rd full week)
Character Counts Week * (3rd full week)
Chemistry Week * (3rd full week)
Food Bank Week begins * (week of the 16th)
Forest Products Week begins * (3rd Sun.)
Freedom of Speech Week begins * (3rd full week)
Friends of the Library Week * (3rd full week)
Grouch Day
I Love Lucy Premier 1951
International Day of Rural Women
Poetry Day
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
Save for Retirement Week begins *
Veterinary Technician Week begins
White Cane Safety Day

Oct. 16

Marie Antoinette executed 1793
Boss’s Day * (weekday closest to the 16th)
Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day * (3rd Mon.)
Dictionary Day
Learn A Word Day
Nuclear Science Week begins *
Noah Webster born 1758
School Bus Safety Week * (Mon. of 3rd full week)
World Food Day

Oct. 17

African American Poetry Day
Eradication of Poverty Day
Author Arthur Miller born 1915
Mulligan Day
Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity * (3rd Tues.)
Wear Something Gaudy Day

Oct. 18

Alternative Fuel Day
Chocolate Cupcake Day
Diwali/Deepavali begins *
Hagfish Day * (3rd Wed.)
Medical Assistants Recognition Day * (Wed. of 3rd full week)
No Beard Day
Saint Luke’s Day
World Menopause Day

Oct. 19

Cave Painting discovered in Verona, Italy 2000
Author/Illustrator Ed Emberly born 1931
Evaluate Your Life Day
Electric Light Bulb Introduced 1879
Get Smart About Credit Day * (3rd Thurs.)
Revolutionary War ends 1781

Oct. 20

Baseball’s Mickey Mantle born 1931
Information Overload Day
Monster Mash Day
Sloth Day
Architect Sir Christopher Wren born 1632

Oct. 21

Apple Day
Babbling Day
Battle of Trafalgar 1805
Bridge Day * (3rd Sat.)
Count Your Buttons Day
Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder Prevention Day
1st Light Bulb 1879
Inventor Alfred Nobel born 1833
Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
Reptile Awareness Day
Sweetest Day * (3rd Sat.)

Oct. 22

Daniel Boone born 1734
CAP LOCKS DAY
Everyone Writes Day
Massage Therapy Week * ( last full week)
Peace, Friendship, & Goodwill Week * (last full week)
Mother-In-Law Day * (4th Sun.)
Nut Day
Stuttering Awareness Day

Oct. 23

Battle of Edgehill 1642
Capistrano Day
iPod Day
Mole Day
Pele (soccer champion) born 1940
Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day
TV Talk Show Host Day

Oct. 24

Bologna Day
Disarmament Week begins (UN)
Food Day
Peace, Friendship, and Good Will Week begins
United Nations Day
World Development Information Day
Zambia Independence Day 1964

Oct. 25

Charge of the Light Brigade 1854
Saint Crispin’s Day
Magic Week begins
Pasta Day
Artist Pablo Picasso born 1881
Punk for a Day Day
Sourest Day

Oct. 26

Erie Canal opened 1825
Gun Fight at the OK Corral 1881
Hillary Clinton born 1947
Mincemeat
Mule Day
Punky Night * (last Thurs.)
Red Cross Founded 1836

Oct. 27

Explorer James Cook born 1728
Cranky Co-Workers Day
Frankenstein Day * (last Fri.)
Make a Difference Day * (4th Fri. and Sat.)
Navy Day
President Theodore Roosevelt born 1858
St Vincent and Grenadines Independence Day 1979
Tell A Story Day

Oct. 28

Chocolates Day
Make a Difference Day * (4th Fri. and Sat.)
Plush Animal Lover’s Day
St. Jude’s Day
Physician Jonas Salk born 1914
Statue of Liberty dedicated 1886

Oct. 29

Cat Day
Gateway to the West (St. Louis Arch) completed 1965
Hermit Day
Internet Day
Oatmeal Day
The New York Stock Exchange crashed (beginning of The Great Depression) 1929
Psoriasis Day
Turkey Independence Day 1923
Visit a Cemetery Day

Oct. 30

President John Adams born 1735
Ball Point Pen patented 1888
Candy Corn Day
Create a Great Funeral Day
Haunted Refrigerator Night
Mischief Night (Devil’s Night)
The National Organization for Women (NOW) founded 1966
1938 Radio Broadcast of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds

Oct. 31

All Hollows Eve/Halloween
Books for Treats Day
Caramel Apple Day
Carve a Pumpkin Day
Day of the Dead
Girl Scout Founder’s Day
Knock Knock Jokes Day
Magic Day
Mount Rushmore Completed 1941
Nevada Statehood 1864
Reformation Day
Samhain

Free Printable – Special Days in October

(Several times throughout the month I will edit more special days into the list as I find out about them. Thus, your PDF will not be as complete as the list at the end of the month.)

Here’ is the collection of my favorite “go to” resources for special days studies https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/07/31/learning-resources-for-special-days/

How I use Special Days lists in our homeschool blog series :

Special Days and the Evolution of Morning Calendar Time

Special Days and Biographies

Special Days and Geography

Special Days and Science

Get your copy of October’s Special Days Activity Companion from Etsy

October’s Special Days Activity Companion is also available for purchase at Learning Tangent Homeschool Magazine’s Shop!

My apologies, but I haven’t had the opportunity to update the Learning Resources list for October, 2017 (yet). However, most of the resources from 2016 should work just fine https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/10/01/learning-resources-for-special-days-in-october-2016/

I make my monthly special days calendars by using several sources including old calendars, holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in. Below are the links to my favorite online calendars.

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/october.html

http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-october

http://food.unl.edu/october-food-calendar

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/october.htm

https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/animal-holidays-celebrations/

http://projectbritain.com/calendars/oct.html

http://aglobalworld.com/international-independence-days/country-independence-day.php

Happy October!

betty jo