October 16 – National Dictionary Day

It’s National Dictionary Day! Familiarize your students with Census Bureau terminology such as apportionment, projections, and ancestry with our Census Word Find and Crossword Puzzle Warm-Up Activities. Use these classic brain teasers to expand your students’ vocabulary while learning about terms related to population, education, and other data we collect. These important data-related terms may inspire a future scientist!

Plan ahead: Check out our resources for Halloween (October 31); Native American & Alaska Native Heritage Month (November); Election Day (November 2); National STEM/STEAM Day (November 8); Veterans Day (November 11); Geography Awareness Week (November 15-19); National Fast Food Day (November 16); Game and Puzzle Week; Thanksgiving (November 26); and Small Business Saturday (November 27). Use our Monthly Highlights page to plan your month.

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About Statistics in Schools

Bring your lessons to life and boost the civic and statistical literacy of your students with resources from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools (SIS) program. Whether you teach math, geography, history, sociology or English, explore more than 200 free and engaging materials for K-12 students that use census data.