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October and November Holiday and Special Day Resources

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October

Clergy Appreciation Month

Do a cheer for your pastor. Download each letter on cardstock and have five children lead a cheer for your pastor at some type of pastor recognition during Clergy Appreciation Month.Letters to download and print (8,5x11)
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Use the Three Cheers for Pastor cheer below from Christian Crafters, or my cheer HERE, or make up one of your own.

Three Cheers for Pastor A puppet play from Christian Crafters. *We had a group of young people do this as a skit at a pastor appreciation dinner.

Ideas for Pastor Appreciation from Lifeway A number of great ideas here

Article by Mark Creech An excellent article about honoring our pastors

Thank You Pastor Poster (pdf)(One page 8.5X11 inches) Open and print from a web page

Thank You Pastor Greeting Card (pdf. file)Print this card and let your child or Sunday School class write a special thank you to their pastor

Thank You Pastor Banner (three sheets) Bible on left side.Print with "fit" setting on printer - trim and glue the same as below. Use in a pastor's office, hallway, or on a bulletin board.

Thank You Pastor Banner (pdf. file) Bulletin Board Header (three sheets - trim right edge of first two sheets and glue or tape together).Have the children color in the letters. You could glue pictures the children make to each end to make a colorful and longer banner

Thank You Pastor Bulletin Board (header) Use this header or the larger one above. Put a photo of your pastor and add the things you are thankful for such as teach, preach, pray, visit, encourage, and evangelize. Back each word with colorful cardstock or paper.

Thanksgiving in Canada (2nd Monday in October)

Canadian Thanksgiving

Bountiful Harvest Wall Hanging From Crayola

Go here for more Thanksgiving links

Photos of Autumn in Canada

Find turkey crafts, bulletin boards, banners, and coloring here

Columbus Day

Columbus Word Search (15 words) From busyteacherscafe.com

Columbus Day Word Search Puzzle from thepotters.com

Columbus Day Tag This sounds like an interesting game. It requires some pre-game planning and preparation. This is from pecentral.org

Columbus Day Coloring from preschoolcoloringbook.com

Color a Caravel (A ship like those used by Columbus) This is from enchantedlearning.com

Columbus' Voyage: Map and Ships Craft Ideas This is from enchantedlearning.com

Columbus Day Lessons and Activities from lessonplanspage.com

Halloween
I realize that there are differing opinions about children taking part in Halloween activities. I have included a few of these opinions as well as a few activities to use if you wish to take part.

Should Christians Participate in Halloween? From Focus on the Family

Christians and Halloween - What Does the Bible Say About Halloween? An article by Mary Fairchild

Another View About Halloween and Christians from christiananswers.net

Are Harvest Parties for Christians? from christiananswers.net

Halloween Ideas for Family Fun Many ideas for things to do. A Kidhelper resource

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Follow the Pumpkin Trail An object lesson from kidhelper.com

Reformation Day

Reformation Day A history of Reformation Day

A Mighty Fortress
Words to the first verse of "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" and a picture of Martin Luther. Children can color the title and the name Martin Luther. Click on the picture (pdf file)

Print and Color a Picture of Martin Luther

Reformation and Martin Luther Bulletin Board -

The Reformation Banner/Header A picture of Martin Luther A picture of the Bible Things Martin Luther did (small files - two on an 8.5x11 page) Translate the Bible into German & Authorship of Hymns Fewer Sacraments & Approval of Clerical Marriage Emphasis on Salvation by Faith Same files as above but two 8.5x11 pages for each one. Five files. file1 file 2 file 3 file 4 file 5 The ideas and information for this board were taken from the unit study below

Reformation Games on Quia You'll find matching, flashcards, and concentration here

A Mighty Fortress is Our God The words and music are here

Reformation Day This is from sundayschoollessons.com

The Life of Martin Luther From Susan Lynn Peterson

John Calvin

Reformation Day October 31st or December 10? An interesting article

November

Thanksgiving Lessons, activities, crafts, printables,, bulletin boards, and more

Election Lessons

Election Lessons A variety of lessons for different levels here

Piggy Tale Election This lesson is on the importance of voting. The following sites contain teaching information on the two books to compare. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and Three Little Pigs