October 9 2017 Alexa Good Morning (Octo means eight)

 

  Good morning! Since an octopus has 8 legs, and an octagon has 8 sides, have you ever wondered why the tenth month of the year is called October? It's because it was the eighth month of the year in the old Roman calendar. January and February were added later, causing October to fall back.





OCTOpus has eight arms





OCTOgon has eight sides



 

October is the tenth month!










Romans started making a calendar, but then had to make changes.


Octo Worksheet

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