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r: H

igh

ligh

t sp

ec

ial d

ays

an

d e

ven

ts w

ith t

he

se fa

ct-

fille

d id

ea

s.

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tem

be

r Ca

len

da

r

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eac

h st

uden

t to

draw

a p

ictu

re o

f a

high

ligh

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m th

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onth

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e ea

ch s

tude

nt w

rite

a p

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ab

out t

he c

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s of

fal

l. In

stru

ct h

er

to b

egin

wit

h th

is p

hras

e: “

Fall

is

red

like

…”

and

to u

se th

is s

ente

nce

patt

ern

thro

ugho

ut h

er p

oem

.

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ogni

ze J

ohnn

y A

pple

seed

’s b

irth

an

nive

rsar

y on

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tem

ber

26 w

ith

a ta

sty

appl

e sn

ack,

suc

h as

app

le

and

chee

se w

edge

s or

hom

emad

e ap

ples

auce

.

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ebra

te th

e bi

rthd

ate

of J

im

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son,

cre

ator

of

the

Mup

pets

®

char

acte

rs, o

n S

epte

mbe

r 24

by

read

ing

alou

d a

book

fea

turi

ng a

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uppe

t® c

hara

cter

. The

n ha

ve e

ach

stud

ent c

reat

e a

sock

pup

pet.

The

last

ful

l wee

k in

Sep

tem

ber

is

Nat

iona

l Dog

Wee

k. D

iscu

ss p

rope

r do

g ca

re w

ith

stud

ents

. The

n ha

ve

each

you

ngst

er m

ake

a po

ster

by

wri

ting

and

il

lust

rati

ng a

dog

-car

e ti

p on

a la

rge

shee

t of

pape

r.

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inst

orm

aut

umn

wor

ds w

ith

stud

ents

. The

n ha

ve e

ach

youn

gste

r se

lect

a s

peci

fied

num

ber

of w

ords

an

d w

rite

them

in A

BC

ord

er.

Cit

izen

ship

Day

is

cele

brat

ed o

n S

epte

mbe

r 17

. Dis

cuss

wit

h st

uden

ts th

e ri

ghts

and

re

spon

sibi

liti

es o

f an

A

mer

ican

cit

izen

.

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Pil

grim

s le

ft

Eng

land

on

the

May

flow

er o

n S

epte

mbe

r 16

, 16

20. R

ead

alou

d to

stu

dent

s If

You

Sa

iled

On

The

M

ayflo

wer

by

Ann

McG

over

n (S

chol

asti

c In

c., 1

991)

.

Sep

tem

ber

12 is

the

birt

hdat

e of

Jes

se

Ow

ens,

a f

our-

tim

e go

ld

med

al w

inne

r in

the

1936

Oly

mpi

c® G

ames

. H

ave

each

stu

dent

dra

w

a pi

ctur

e of

a r

unne

r cr

ossi

ng a

fini

sh li

ne.

Sep

tem

ber

10 is

Sw

ap I

deas

Day

. E

ncou

rage

stu

dent

s to

sha

re th

eir

thou

ghts

and

cre

ativ

ity

by h

avin

g th

em s

wap

idea

s w

ith

one

anot

her.

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e ea

ch s

tude

nt

list

the

lett

ers

of

Sept

embe

r in

a

colu

mn.

The

n ch

alle

nge

him

to

wri

te a

fun

fal

l ac

tivit

y th

at b

egin

s w

ith

each

lett

er.

Sep

tem

ber

is I

ce C

ream

Mon

th.

Take

a c

lass

sur

vey

of f

avor

ite

ice-

crea

m

flav

ors;

then

gra

ph

the

resu

lts

wit

h st

uden

ts.

Wha

t are

you

r st

uden

ts’ h

opes

for

th

is y

ear?

Hav

e ea

ch y

oung

ster

dra

w

a pi

ctur

e of

wha

t she

’d li

ke to

lear

n or

do

duri

ng th

is s

choo

l yea

r.

Sep

tem

ber

is C

hild

ren’

s E

ye H

ealt

h A

nd S

afet

y M

onth

. Rea

d al

oud

Art

hur’

s E

yes

by M

arc

Bro

wn

(Lit

tle,

B

row

n A

nd C

ompa

ny; 1

986)

and

di

scus

s w

ith

stud

ents

the

impo

rtan

ce

of e

ye c

are.

The

firs

t Kod

ak® c

amer

a w

as

pate

nted

on

Sep

tem

ber

4, 1

888.

H

onor

the

inve

ntor

, Geo

rge

Eas

tman

, by

taki

ng s

naps

hots

of

you

r st

uden

ts a

nd

disp

layi

ng th

em in

yo

ur c

lass

room

.

Sep

tem

ber

is L

ibra

ry C

ard

Sig

n-U

p M

onth

. Enc

oura

ge e

ach

stud

ent

to v

isit

the

publ

ic li

brar

y w

ith

his

pare

nts

and

sign

up

for

his

own

libr

ary

card

.

Lab

or D

ay (

the

firs

t Mon

day

in

Sep

tem

ber)

hon

ors

wor

king

peo

ple.

H

ave

stud

ents

li

st w

orke

rs w

ho

help

ed th

em la

st

wee

k.

Rem

ind

stud

ents

that

fal

l beg

ins

on o

r ne

ar S

epte

mbe

r 22

. Hav

e ea

ch s

tude

nt c

ut o

ut

fall

pic

ture

s fr

om

disc

arde

d m

agaz

ines

an

d gl

ue th

em o

nto

pape

r to

mak

e an

au

tum

n co

llag

e.

Wed

nesd

ayM

onda

yT

uesd

ayT

hurs

day

Fri

day

The

firs

t ice

-cre

am

cone

was

mad

e of

pa

per,

and

a pa

tent

fo

r it

was

file

d on

S

epte

mbe

r 22

, 190

3.

Cel

ebra

te th

e bi

rth

of

the

cone

by

havi

ng a

n ic

e-cr

eam

par

ty.

Sep

tem

ber

8 is

Nat

iona

l P

ledg

e O

f All

egia

nce

Day

. R

ecit

e th

e pl

edge

wit

h st

uden

ts; t

hen

disc

uss

wha

t a p

ledg

e is

and

the

mea

ning

of

this

one

.

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Name September EventsFamily activities

Note To The Teacher: Distribute one copy of this reproducible to each student at the beginning of the month. Encourage each family to complete at least one activity by the end of September.

©1998 The Education Center, Inc. • September Monthly Reproducibles • Grade 1 • TEC956

SeptemberEvents And Activities For The Family

Directions: Select at least one activity below to complete as a family by the end of September. (Challenge: See if your family can complete all three activities.)

Children’s Eye HealthAnd Safety Month

Develop an eye for clues with this family guessing activity! Choose a char-acteristic from the list below; then put on a pair of sunglasses or hold a pair of construction-paper glasses to your eyes. Without revealing it, identify an item in the room that has the chosen characteristic. Then state, “I spy some-thing that [characteristic].” Challenge your family members to guess the de-scribed item. After someone correctly identifies it, have him or her use the eyeglasses to spy the next item and give a related clue. Continue in a like manner, until each of you has taken several turns giving clues. Now that’s out-of-sight learning fun!

Dear Diary Day Try this memorable idea “write” away! In recognition of Dear Diary Day on September 22, help your child begin a diary. To make a diary, staple several blank sheets of paper between construction-paper covers and have your child personalize the covers as desired. Each day after school, ask your child to write and draw about his or her day in the diary. Be sure to help your child date each entry. No doubt this diary will be a cherished keepsake. And it will provide a meaningful way for your child to practice writing!

Characteristics • Begins with [letter] • Ends with [consonant] • Rhymes with [word family] • Has [number] syllables

Happy Birthday, Bernard Waber!

Author and illustrator Bernard Waber is the creator of the beloved Lyle The Crocodile and Ira char-acters. Celebrate his birthday on September 27 by reading to your child one of his many delightful books, such as Lyle At The Office (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996) or Gina (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997). Explain that Waber first became involved with children’s books as an illustrator. But it wasn’t long before he be-gan writing and illustrating his own original children’s stories. Have your child use Waber’s whimsical artwork as a model to paint a picture on a large sheet of paper. Then ask your youngster to write a story about it. What a great way to promote read-ing and writing!

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Name Jason

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Classy Communication Gettingthenewschoolyearofftoagreatstartmeansestablishingalineofparentcommunication.Usethedecorativestationeryonpage6toinformpar-entsaboutitemssuchasintroductoryinformation,classroomnews,classroomrulesandexpectations,dailyschedules,andspecialevents.

First-Day Fun Yourstudentswillbethrilledtotakehomeabookletfromtheirfirstdayofschool.Eachchildwillhaveasenseofaccomplishmentashecompletesthepagesofthisfirst-daymemento.Usethefollowingdirectionstoguidestu-dentsincompletingthiscleverkeepsake.Directions: 1. Giveeachchildonecopyofeachofthefollowing pages:8,9,and10. 2. Instructeachstudenttocutapartthesixbooklet pagesalongtheheavy,solidlines. 3. Assisteachstudentinenteringtheinformationon thebookletcover.Askhimtowritehisnamewhere indicated. 4. Guideeachchildincompletingthefollowing activities: Bookletpage1: Drawaself-portraitnexttothe desk. Bookletpage2: Circleandcolorthemethodhe used togettoschool. Bookletpage3: Drawtheitemshebroughtwithhim toschool. Bookletpage4: Colortheappropriatecrayonwith thematchingcolor. Bookletpage�: Writetheteacher’sname,anddraw apictureofhisteacher. �. Haveeachchildsequencehispagesbehindthe cover.Staplealongtheleftmargin.

Thestartofanewschoolyearisanexcitingtimeforstudents,par-ents,andteachers.Itmarkstheendofthesummerandthebeginningofafun-filled,challengingyear.Sostartbacktoschoolinstylewiththesemotivatingactivities.

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