When you think of October, you might instantly think of all things fall, like Halloween and pumpkins, which makes for an exciting month in the classroom for teachers and students. Here is a list of October themes, activities, and holidays that correlate with our character education and classroom citizenship video episodes and supplemental resources. The idea is not to cover all these lessons but to give you options to pick and choose from.

October Classroom Themes, Holidays, and Activities:

• LatinX and Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM)
• Astronomy Day
• World Teacher Day
• Universal Music Day
• Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Week
• Indigenous People’s Day
• National Face Your Fears Day
• United Nations Day

LatinX and Hispanic Heritage Month (LHHM) – September 15th – October 15th

LHHM is the perfect opportunity to celebrate LatinX culture and the contributions of Hispanic Americans with students. Integrate this into your lesson plans with our Integrity & Sonia Sotomayor and Citizenship & Roberto Clemente 1st/2nd-grade video episodes!

Astronomy Day – October 1st

Learning about the stars and the sky can be an exciting topic for students. Watch our Perseverance & Scientists kindergarten video episode to celebrate.

Universal Music Day – October 8th

Celebrate music day by having your students watch our Hope & Bob Marley or our Respect & Yo-Yo Ma 1st/2nd-grade video episodes!

Fire Safety – Fire Prevention Week October 9th- 15th

During fire prevention week, teach students about the importance of fire safety. Celebrate by watching our Kindness & Firefighters kindergarten video episode & supplemental resource.

Indigenous People’s Day – October 10th

A day to learn, observe, reflect, create, and connect! The history of Indigenous People in the U.S. is vast. For young learners, we recommend celebrating and learning about indigenous historical figures, like Jim Thorpe. Be sure to check out our Perseverance & Jim Thorpe 1st/2nd-grade video episode & supplemental resource.

National Face Your Fears Day – October 11th

Check out any of our 1st/2nd-grade bravery episodes! These episodes feature Simone Biles, Ruby Bridges, and Terry Fox!

United Nations Day – October 24th

This day is an excellent opportunity to teach students about the United Nations. Our Respect & Shirley Temple 1st/2nd-grade video episode is a terrific United Nations Day activity.

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