Themes, Books, & Supplies for October!

September 30 - October 4: Fall Weather
Weekly Sensory Activity	Fall Weather Sensory Bin (feel free to use as many or as few of these suggestions as you would like, adding things that are easily accessible to you) lentils, brown lentils, mini alphabet letters, rice, dry onion pieces, soup seasonings, acorn tops, acorn nuts, multi-colored plastic acorns, multi-colored glitter foam leaves
September 30	Fall Tracing - Raking Leaves something to write with  Fall Straw Art paper, paint, crayons, straws
October 1	Leaf and Apple Fall Sorting glue, scissors Wind Art thin paint, paper, blow drier/fan
October 2	Letter Size Sorting glue, scissors Rainy Fall Day Craft construction paper (blue, grey), scissors, glue, cotton balls
October 3	Scarecrow Number Puzzle scissors, paper, glue Cotton Clouds Art cotton balls, construction paper, glue, glitter, blue paint
October 4	How Many? something to write with Leaf Art leaves, paper, red, orange, and yellow paint
October 7 - October 11: It's Columbus Day!
Weekly Sensory Activity	Water Fun! Sensory Play water table/large tub, toy boats and/or legos or duplos and/or aluminum foil
October 7	Counting On Columbus dice (1 per child or 1 per 2 children to work in groups of 2 or 1 for the class for a whole group Bingo-like activity), pom-poms/bingo markers or something else to cover up small spaces on a Bingo-like board Columbus Day Ships Craft white and blue construction paper, crayons, scissors, glue stick
October 8	Which Columbus Day Picture Is Different? something to write with Hand Ship For Columbus Day brown/black paint, paint brush, yellow and blue construction paper (2 shades of blue will also work), white construction paper, glue
October 9	Columbus Day Puzzle scissors, glue, paper Columbus' Marshmallow Boat 2 shades of blue construction paper, brown construction paper, craft sticks, marshmallows (about 6/child), Cheerios, glue
October 10	Columbus Day Matching something to write with Construction Paper Telescope paper towel tubes, yellow and black construction paper, tape, plastic wrap
October 11	Putting Columbus Back Together scissors, brass fasteners, crayons, card stock Soap Boats ivory soap (1 bar/child), plastic spoon and knife (1 each/child), toothpicks, paper, tape
October 14 - October 18: Columbus Day/Halloween
Weekly Sensory Activity	Halloween Sensory Bin (feel free to use as many or as few of these suggestions as you would like, adding things that are easily accessible to you) dry black beans; glittery witch hats; candy corn shaped buttons; buttons that spell out "Halloween;" pumpkin shaped silicone cups; glow in the dark snakes; black, orange, and purple pompoms; glittery foam spider webs; a scoop from a pumpkin carving kit
October 14	Columbus Day Prewriting Fun something to write with Footprint Ghosts black construction paper, paintbrush, glue, googly eyes, white paint
October 15	Perfect Halloween Counting Worksheet something to write with Paper Plate Ghost Craft paper plate, black construction paper, glue, white streamers, small string/yarn
October 16	Halloween Color By Shape Activity crayons Tasty Popcorn Witch Hands popcorn, plastic gloves, candy corn, ribbon
October 17	Pumpkin Halloween Fill in the Numbers something to write with, dot shaped label stickers Peek-a-BOO Ghost paper or styrofoam cup, black tissue paper, glue stick, white construction paper, crayons, halloween stickers, popsicle stick, scissors
October 18	Halloween Pattern Worksheet scissors, glue, something to highlight with (could be a marker or a crayon) Creepy (and yummy!) Halloween Fingers mini-hotdogs or sausage, ketchup, onions
October 21 - October 25: Halloween Fun!
Weekly Sensory Activity	Halloween PlayDoh flour, salt, olive oil, cream of tartar, water, Wilton Gels (orange and black), purple glitter
October 21	Halloween PreWriting Practice something to write with P Is For Pumpkin lots of pumpkin seeds, glue, crayons or markers
October 22	Halloween Sorting scissors, glue, something to write with Paper Plate Bat 3 paper plates/child, black construction paper, black paint/crayons/markers/colored pencils, googly eyes, glue, paint brushes, scissors
October 23	Halloween Counting Fun something to write with Torn Paper Pumpkins paper plate/child, orange, green, and black construction paper, glue
October 24	Halloween Pre-Reading something to write with Hand Pumpkin Patch orange, brown, and green paint, paper, markers/crayons/colored pencils
October 25	Halloween Number Fun something to write with Paper Cut Spider paper cup, black marker, scissors, pipe cleaners, glue, googly eyes, white construction paper
October 28 - November 1: More Halloween Fun!
Weekly Sensory Activity	Gak white school glue, borax, water, plastic cup, bowl, green food coloring
October 28	Pumpkin Number Puzzle construction paper (to glue puzzle to), glue, blank paper Rice Spider Web dark colored construction paper, white rice, white glue
October 29	Jack-o-Lanterns And Feelings something to draw with Black Cat Craft paper, black paint, googly eyes, pink paper, white pipe cleaners, glue, optional Halloween stickers
October 30	Halloween Math something to write with Pumpkin Window Cling scissors, glue
October 31	Pumpkin Shape Cutting scissors, glue Witch's Hand Handprints green card stock or paper, scraps of black, red, or purple card stock, paper, felt, pencils
November 1	Pumpkin Counting for Halloween something to write with Spidery Finger Prints an ink pad or a small amount of black poster paint, black pen, googly eyes or scraps or paper, glue