Oct. 27, 2010: Are You Superstitious?

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Activities:

1. Design a Halloween costume from your favorite story book character. Write a sentence about the character.
2. Make a Halloween party poster. Fill it with newspaper pictures of food and decorations.
3. Make a list of the superstitions in today¹s Mini Page. Ask five people which superstitions they believe. Ask them to name another superstition they practice.
4. Which Halloween superstitions (a) are for good luck, (b) bring bad luck,(c) come from non-Christian ancient cultures, and (d) come from Christian beliefs?
5. Write a paragraph comparing Halloween and another major holiday. Compare food, decorations and activities.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them. This week's standard:

• Students describe ways in which stories, folk tales and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture. (Social Studies: Culture)
  
  

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)