Let’s Study Famous Folks – October Calendar of Famous People

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Let’s Study Famous Folks – October Calendar Of Famous People & Fun Activities

Who else loves October?!?! There’s still time for outdoor activities (if you bundle up), and plenty of time to enjoy inside near a fire with a good book or STEM project.. It is the season to enjoy the changing beauty of the outdoors. Some families say ‘Hello October” by getting out and enjoying the autumn leaves corn mazes and hot cider. The hardest part about October can be finding fun and inspiring activities to do when the sun goes down so early. The Let’s Study Famous Folks – October Calendar of famous people’s fun activities is a perfect way to get started back to school, with something each day that inspires fun, relaxed learning.

The October calendar is full of ways you can say ‘Hello October!’ with creativity and curiosity! Homeschool moms are loving that they can hand it off to their kids and let them add it to their daily school routine.  Get your October Famous People Calendar of Activities at the end of this post.

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Homeschool Ideas For October

How are you going to add some fun to your homeschool in October? The Let’s Study Famous Folks – October calendar of famous people and fun activities is the perfect way to get back into the homeschool routine. Simply adding a creative activity that nourishes curiosity is a perfect way to keep the minds of your teens and tweens active and engaged!  October’s daily dose of famous folks is perfect for adding something special for your middle and high school student. 

The October calendar of famous people will enrich homeschool learning without overwhelming or stressing anyone out. It’s perfect for the season we live in. Trying to promote independent learning? This printable allows you to hand it off to your kids. It helps them learn how to learn independently – such a valuable life skill to learn.

Inspiration At Your Finger-Tips

October’s Calendar of Famous People is a perfect tool of inspiration for your 6th-12th graders. Learning about famous authors, scientists, humanitarians, and world leaders are just a couple of categories to explore with a bit of ‘lite learning’. It is full of learning activities for each day of the month.  There are also 60+ famous people who celebrate their birthdays in October. From famous authors to famous athletes, middle schoolers and high schoolers are sure to satisfy their curiosity with this list of famous people to learn about.

Here’s The List Of Famous People For October

Writers/Poets/Artists/Musicians

  • James Herriot – Learn more about this famous author & veterinarian.
  • Chubby Checker
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Jonathan Edwards
  • Denis Diderot
  • John Lennon
  • Giuseppe Verdi
  • Luciano Pavarotti
  • Arna Bontemps
  • Virgil
  • Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Noah Webster
  • Oscar Wilde
  • Arthur Miller
  • Chuck Berry
  • Franz Liszt
  • Georges Bizet
  • Pablo Picasso
  • Desiderius Erasmus
  • Jan Vermeer
  • John Keats

Scientists/Explorers/Inventors

  • George Westinghouse
  • Thomas Edison
  • Niels Bohr
  • Captain James Cook
  • Fridtjof Nansen
  • Mae Jemison
  • Christopher Wren
  • Alfred Nobel
  • Richard E. Byrd
  • Jonas Salk

Historical Leaders/Heroes/”Baddies”

  • Charles VI
  • Jimmy Carter
  • Richard III
  • Nat Turner
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Rutherford B. Hayes
  • Chester A. Arthur
  • Fannie Lou Hamer
  • Desmond Tutu
  • Vladimir Putin
  • Juan Perón
  • Che Guevara
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Ramsay MacDonald
  • Jane Grey
  • Margaret Thatcher
  • William Penn
  • Éamon de Valera
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Akbar
  • Michael Collins
  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
  • Domitian
  • Theodore Roosevelt
  • Joseph Goebbels
  • John Adams

Other Interesting Famous Folks To Learn About 

  • Julie Andrews
  • Charlton Heston
  • Clare Hollingworth
  • Sir George Williams
  • Robert “Evel” Knievel
  • Mickey Mantle
  • Collis P. Huntington
  • John Heisman
  • Johnny Carson
  • Juliette Gordon Low

Everyone Can Say, “Hello October!”

There is at least one person you can find in this month’s birthday list that will inspire your kids to learn just a bit more about something that piques their historical interest.

Music & Literature are covered too with reading suggestions and resources to get the most out of the day’s activity.

Notebooking Ideas

If you are wanting to make sure your kids are doing active learning, incorporate notebooking pages allowing them to capture important details while watching videos, reading articles, and interacting with each person in this month’s calendar.   

This is the perfect month to start using notebooking pages. Learn how to use them with virtual learning, and you will find they are welcome additions that allow you to step away from workbooks and teach your child how to listen, observe, and respond to what they are learning in a natural way.   

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