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		<title>Halloween Mini-Unit Study</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are 10 days left until Halloween, and what better way to get kids psyched for the event than to do a unit study on the subject! A bit about Halloween… There are perhaps as many stories about the origins of Halloween as there are people to tell the story. It seems like the story [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>There are 10 days left until Halloween, and what better way to get kids psyched for the event than to do a unit study on the subject!</p>
<h3>A bit about Halloween…</h3>
<p>There are perhaps as many stories about the origins of Halloween as there are people to tell the story. It seems like the story of the Celts is the most common form, but there are also theories about it being tied-in to Noah’s Ark, or to Olde Ireland.</p>
<p>Here is some information about it’s origins, but the closest we will perhaps ever get to the truth is pure speculation.</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween" target="_blank">From Wikipedia</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.holidays.net/halloween/story.htm" target="_blank">The story of Halloween</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.history.com/content/halloween/real-story-of-halloween" target="_blank">Halloween-Ancient Origins</a></p>
<p><a href="http://americanhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/history_of_halloween" target="_blank">From Suite101</a></p>
<h3>Superstitions</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.theholidayspot.com/halloween/superstitions.htm" target="_blank">From the Holiday Spot</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.halloween-website.com/superstitions.htm" target="_blank">The Halloween Website</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.frightbytes.com/halloween_superstition/halloween_superstitions.html" target="_blank">Frightbytes</a></p>
<h3>Interesting Halloween websites</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.frightbytes.com/" target="_blank">Frightbytes—they have a pretty cool virtual haunted house!</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.halloween-website.com/" target="_blank">Halloween Web</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.halloween.com/" target="_blank">Halloween.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.halloweenproject.com/" target="_blank">The Halloween Project (for Canadians)</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.halloweenghoststories.com/" target="_blank">Halloween Ghost Stories</a></p>
<h3>Stories</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.bedtymetales.com/kidsdomain/story_89.htm" target="_blank">Troll Family’s Halloween</a></p>
<p>Old Jack</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bookloons.com/HandHTML/WeeLoons/magicpumpkin.html" target="_blank">The Magic Pumpkin</a></p>
<p>Halloween Story</p>
<p><a href="http://www.blackdog.net/holiday/halloween/story.html" target="_blank">Star in your own Halloween story!</a></p>
<h3>Arts and Crafts</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/mspider-pinata.htm" target="_blank">Spider pinata</a></p>
<p>This is an awesome idea if you plan on throwing a Halloween party for the children!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/mspider-pinata.htm" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/images/spider/12.JPG" alt="" width="220" height="228" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/halloween/mspiderwreath.html" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Halloween/wreath/index.htm" target="_blank">Ghosts and jack-o-lanterns wreath</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Halloween/wreath/index.htm" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Halloween/wreath/wreath.jpg" alt="halloween wreath" width="245" height="236" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Halloween/mfootprintghost.htm" target="_blank">Footprint ghost</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Halloween/mfootprintghost.htm" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Halloween/small/sfootprintghost.jpg" alt="ghost footprint craft" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://weefolkart.com/?q=node/457" target="_blank">Paint-bucket jack-o-lantern</a></p>
<p><a href="http://weefolkart.com/?q=node/457" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://weefolkart.com/sites/default/files/paintpailjackolanterns-finishedwm.jpg" alt="" width="162" height="212" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://crafts.kaboose.com/milk-container-pumpkin.html" target="_blank">Milk container pumpkin</a></p>
<p><a href="http://crafts.kaboose.com/milk-container-pumpkin.html" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://crafts.kaboose.com/swf/210x158_milkpumpkin3_rdax_65.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://crafts.kaboose.com/coffee-filter-vampire-bats.html" target="_blank">Coffee filter vampire bat</a></p>
<p><a href="http://crafts.kaboose.com/coffee-filter-vampire-bats.html" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://crafts.kaboose.com/swf/350x255_coffeebats1_rdax_65.jpg" alt="" width="194" height="160" /></a></p>
<h3>Colouring Pages</h3>
<p>Here are some links to GOOD QUALITY colouring pages.</p>
<p><a href="http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/halloween/printables/halloween-coloring-pages.html" target="_blank">Funschool colouring pages</a></p>
<h3>Activity Pages</h3>
<p align="left"><a href="http://funschool.kaboose.com/images/ac_halloween/word_search_01.pdf" target="_blank">Ghost word-search</a></p>
<p align="left"><a href="http://funschool.kaboose.com/images/ac_halloween/maze_01.pdf" target="_blank">Halloween Maze</a></p>
<p align="left"><a href="http://funschool.kaboose.com/images/ac_halloween/maze_01.pdf" target="_blank">Spot the differences</a></p>
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