October 2009

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"AUTUMN DICTIONARY" TEACHING MATERIALS
OBJECTIVE: Read to learn new vocabulary related to autumn.
STANDARD: Science: Organisms and environments; Changes in the earth and sky; Social Studies (NCSS): People, places, and environments

• LEARN-ALONG PAGE | "What’s the Temperature?" (Filling in a Bar Graph)
  
  
• LEARN-ALONG PAGE | "Autumn Crossword" (Vocabulary)
  
  
• LESSON PLAN

TEACHING MATERIALS FOR ALL THIS MONTH'S ISSUES

• TEACHER'S EDITION for all October 2009 issues
  
  
• OCTOBER CALENDAR ACTIVITY for your students
  
  
• "My Dad Is a Firefighter"
  LEARN-ALONG PAGE | "Firehouse Map" (Map Skills)
  LEARN-ALONG PAGE | "My Dad Is a Firefighter!" (Comprehension)
  LESSON PLAN
  
  
• "The Truth About Pumpkins"
  LEARN-ALONG PAGE | "How Big Is the Pumpkin?" (Measurement)
  LEARN-ALONG PAGE | "Pumpkin Word Search" (Vocabulary)
  LEARN-ALONG PAGE | "The Truth About Pumpkins" (Comprehension)
  LESSON PLAN
  
  
• "Columbus’s Trip"
  LEARN-ALONG PAGE | "Fill in a Story Map" (Story Map)
  LESSON PLAN

October 2009: Autumn to Winter | Scholastic News Edition 1
Get bonus reproducibles, lessons, and web links for Autumn to Winter the October 2009 issue of Scholastic News Edition 1.

Adjusting to Preschool and Overcoming Separation Anxiety
When your child starts preschool, she may experience separation anxiety and regressive behavior. Child psychiatrist Joshua Sparrow explains what you can expect.

ECT Interviews Early Childhood Teacher Lauren Lawson on Art, Writing, and Young Children
Lawson believes that children need to be introduced to symbolic ways of communicating at an early age, and that they need experiences that help them understand how materials work and what possibilities these materials offer them.

LESSON PLAN

Time to Rhyme An activity plan for teachers of four and five year olds to do with their students.