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- Classroom Resources | Grades 5 – 10 | Calendar Activity |  October 25
Artist Pablo Picasso was born on this day in 1881.
Students view a Picasso piece, write their impressions, and share. Students can create their own Picasso-style art using the interactive Picassohead. - Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  October 16
Dictionary author Noah Webster was born in 1758.
Students play a variation of the game Balderdash to practice vocabulary. - Classroom Resources | Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  October 28
Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine, was born in 1914.
After learning about Dr. Salk, students interview a family member or someone they know who remembers the polio epidemic. - Classroom Resources | Grades 9 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  October 9
In 1940, musician and peace activist John Lennon was born.
After listening to "Imagine," students reflect on the lyrics and answer questions. Then, they have a chance to write a stanza for their own song. - Classroom Resources | Grades 1 – 8 | Calendar Activity |  October 14
Kodak was issued a film patent on October 14, 1884.
Students create a scrapbook of their favorite pieces throughout the year and present it to parents at an end-of-year party. - Classroom Resources | Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  October 6
The Jazz Singer debuted on this day in 1927.
Students think about the sound in a movie they have seen multiple times. Then students predict what sounds they expect to hear in a short scene from a film with the sound turned down. - Classroom Resources | Grades 7 – 12 | Calendar Activity |  October 2
Thurgood Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967.
After discussing a statement made by Thurgood Marshall, students consider each piece of the comment and create a K-W-L chart to begin an investigation with other resources.