

Getting Ready for October
Looking for activities to keep the kiddos busy during the month of October? Besides reading the Sad Mad Glad books, there are lots of fun things to do in the 10th month of the calendar year. Doing the Days of October 1. Homemade Cookie Day (No Bake Cookies Here)
World Vegetarian Day and Julie Andrew's (Mary Poppins) Birthday, World Smile Day
2. Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi born 1869
Charlie Brown's Birthday: Peanuts debut 1950
Name your Car Day
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Why Kids Need to Move, Touch and Experience to Learn
From: KQED When the Sad Mad Glad guys visit your school, the students are in for a real treat. Not only do they learn about the importance of a positive attitude, but they do it in a way that is full of movement, questions, hands-on and very stimulating. It is a wonderful way to learn. When students use their bodies in the learning process, it can have a big effect, even if it seems silly or unconnected to the learning goal at hand. Researchers have found that when students u