Once again I’ve teamed up with Fran from Funschooling and Recreational Learning for another e-book! This one has activities for everyday throughout the month of October! Families, homeschoolers, classrooms, after school program teachers, and club leaders are going to love these fun (and educational) calendar activities.
This publication:
- Offers 120+ easy to use ideas/activities and includes some delicious recipes.
- Is 16 pages long and printer friendly.
- Offers safe external resource pages for extended information, research, and learning!
- Is an Instant Digital Download: 1 PDF
- Contains Family friendly activities.
Get your copy of October’s Special Days Activity Companion at Learning Tangent Homeschool Magazine’s Shop!
Here’s a resource list to add a little more learning to the October Special Days Activities:
- Oct. 1 Model T Ford introduced 1908
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Ford’s Model T
Country Farm Lifestyles: Farm Animal Guide to Feeding, Housing, and Diseases
- Oct. 3 SOS (distress code) established 1906
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: SOS
Ifood TV: Cinnamon Roll History, Serving and Nutrition
- Oct. 5 Physicist Robert Hutchings Goddard born 1882
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Robert Hutchings Goddard
Alice In Wonderland: Mad Tea Party Ideas and Games
- Oct. 7 Physicist Niels Bohrs born 1885
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Niels Bohrs
- Oct. 8 Face Your Fears Day
How Stuff Works: Inside the Mind – How Fear Works
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Chess
- Oct. 10 Cake Decorating Day
Creative U: Beginner’s guide to Cake Decorating
- Oct. 11 Apollo 7 Launched 1968
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Apollo 7
Cookbook Launch Day
Instructables: Tips for Making a Family Recipe Book
- Oct. 13 US Navy Established 1775
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: US Navy
- Oct. 14 President Dwight D. Eisenhower Born 1890
Still Learning Something New: Resources for Presidents
- Oct. 15 I Love Lucy Premier 1951
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: I Love Lucy
Noah Webster born 1758/Dictionary Day/Learn A Word Day
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Words Within Words
- Oct. 17 Author Arthur Miller born 1915
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Arthur Miller
Still Learning Something New: Salem Witch Trials
- Oct. 18 Alternative Fuel Day
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Experiments You Can Do With The Sun
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Learning About Renewable Energy
- Oct. 19 Author/Illustrator Ed Emberly born 1931
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Ed Emberly
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Monster Mash
Still Learning Something New: Monsters!
Autumn Leaves
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Fall Leaves
Science Sparks: Autumn Science Activities
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Apple Research Project
- Oct. 22 Daniel Boone born 1734
Still Learning Something New: Daniel Boone
Wikipedia: Mole, Mole Day, National Chemistry Week
ACS: Chemistry for Life: Mole Day
PBS: Videos – What Do Animals Eat?
How Animals Use Their Senses to Find Food
How Plants Get Food
- Oct. 25 Magic Week begins
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Magic Tricks Resource Page
- Oct. 26 Red Cross Founded 1836
American Red Cross: Works, Services, Military, Mission, History, Stories
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Tell A Story
- Oct. 28 Statue of Liberty dedicated 1886
The Real Life (Youtube): Virtual Field Trip – Statue of Liberty
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Domesticated Cats Resource Page
National Confectioners Association: Candy Corn History, How is Candy Corn Made, Fun Facts
- Oct. 31 All Hollows Eve/Halloween
Funschooling & Recreational Learning: Halloween & Pumpkins
For the August and September Activity Companions click here
betty jo
Still Learning Something New 
