Are you looking for some great activities for Halloween day that will engage your students, yet still impress your administrator that you are focusing on standards? Well, you've come to the right place. I have ideas for every subject area. Oh, yeah! Halloween is one of those days that students are just completely wound up and their focus is on nothing but Halloween costumes and the sugary candy that fills their teeth. When that happens, it's just easier to find Halloween related ... Read More about Halloween Activities for Any Content Area
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Halloween Science Activities
This post contains aff. links. As Halloween approaches, you are likely wondering what you can do to help your students stay on task, but integrate a little bit of the Halloween spirit into the classroom. I'm sure you know that around this time of the year, students start focusing a bit more on the trick-or-treating and become restless. To help you get ready for this exciting--but crazy, time of the year, I have some engaging Halloween science activities for you! Halloween Science ... Read More about Halloween Science Activities
Halloween Science Activities
In this resource the following science concepts will be investigated: States of Matter & Non-Newtonian Fluids Static Electricity Chemical Reactions/Changes Sound - Vibrations Light - Refraction Matter - Density Capillary Action & Plants Parts Acids and Bases Force and Motion This resource contains: Materials found in your classroom or home so that you don't need to spend tons of your own money purchasing products. Background knowledge so that you ... Read More about Halloween Science Activities
Activities for When You Can’t Celebrate Halloween
Halloween is off limits in some classrooms, but that doesn’t mean you can't have fun this fall with autumn-related and frightfully fun activities. Check out these engaging activities for your classroom when you can't celebrate Halloween. Activities for when you can't celebrate Halloween Scary Story Fold and Pass Start with an opening line to a story. Some examples are: “It was a dark and stormy night. . .” “The air was still. . .” “There was a knock at the door. . .” Read the ... Read More about Activities for When You Can’t Celebrate Halloween
Halloween Writing Prompts and Story Starters
This Product Includes: ✓ 30 Story starter cards ✓ 9 "Do you believe in..." cards ✓ 27 Engaging writing prompts that vary from persuasive writing prompts, descriptive writing, opinion writing, and much more! ✓ Differentiated writing publishing papers - 6 different types! ✓ Planning page/graphic organizer ✓ Black and white versions This resource is perfect for: ✓ Halloween class activities ✓ Reading and writing centers ✓ Whole class setting ✓ Homework ✓ Small group work ✓ Early ... Read More about Halloween Writing Prompts and Story Starters
Halloween Pumpkin Math Trivia Wheel
This Product Includes: ✓ 10 math problems related to the concepts of: → Multi-digit addition → Multi-digit subtraction → Multiplication word problems → Division word problems → Multi-digit multiplication → Multi-digit division → Adding decimals → Subtracting decimals ✓ Answer keys ✓ Blank template for students to create their own Halloween math problems ✓ An editable version for teachers to create their own Halloween math problems ✓ A pumpkin top template to view the problems and ... Read More about Halloween Pumpkin Math Trivia Wheel
Cursive Skeleton Craft for Halloween Fun
One of my favorite activities that I like to do in the classroom around Halloween is to create the "craft" of cursive skeletons. I always love a good skeleton craft -- they just look so goofy and cute! In my district, we still teach cursive in third grade and as part of practicing the letters. We first take a piece of paper and fold it "hot dog style." With the fold side down (and the open side up), we write our name in cursive. After we write our name, we cut around it. ... Read More about Cursive Skeleton Craft for Halloween Fun
Engaging Math & Science Pumpkin Activities
Everywhere you go during the fall season, you see and smell pumpkins. Pumpkins can even be brought into the classroom for some engaging math and science activities. I like to set aside an afternoon on a Friday during the month of October just to explore this festive gourd. After all, who doesn't love some great pumpkin activities? I begin by breaking my students up into groups and provide each group with this adorable flipbook (image below) and three different sized pumpkins. You ... Read More about Engaging Math & Science Pumpkin Activities