Students told me what they were thankful for to make this paper quilt. Then we added the paper bag turkeys with pattern leaves.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Witch's Stew Halloween Counting Center
Students follow the recipe to put the ingredients into the witch's cauldron
Scarecrow Counting Center
There are twenty numbered hats. Students put a hat on the scarecrow and then add that many fabric patches on the scarecrow.
Christmas Tree Counting Center
There are twenty four trees with numbers on the stars. Students choose a tree and count out the correct number of presents to put on the tree.
Bat More/Less Center
Students spin the spinner from the Dollar Store and count out that many bats on the cave. The second student does the same. Determine who has more bats in the cave and who has less.
Fall ABC Order Leaves
Students put the foam leaves with lowercase letters in abc order. As an extra challenge, students then say the letter sound or a word that starts with each letter.Halloween Lowercase to Uppercase Match Center
Students match the ghost with the lowercase letter to the tree with the uppercase letter.
Leaf Initial Sound Center
Lowercase letters are written on half the leaves. Picures are stamped on the other half of the leaves. Students must match the picture to the initial letter.Popcorn Word Cookie Jar
Students choose a cookie to read and then put it in the cookie jar. The cookie jar is made from Paper Doll Dress Up. The cookies are made from Plantin Schoolbook.
The Scarecrow's Hat
The animals to go along with this story are from Animal Kingdom. I slimmed down the skunk to make the badger. The props are mostly things I found around the classroom. I bought the hat and sunglasses from the doll section of Michaels.
Halloween Rhyming Activities
The top activity comes from a Mailbox game. I used the cricut to cut the orange and purple circles. Students play as a memory game and match a purple picture to an orange picture to make a rhyming match.In the bottom activity, each bat has a picture on the left wing. The students find the matching word card to put on the right wing.
Leaf Counting Activity
Students use tweezers to add the correct number of pompoms to the foam leaves.
McDonald's Muffets
After reading "Little Miss Muffet" many times, the children each got a chance to act out the poem. We took photos and then they added their names to the poems.
Batty About School
We worked on bats a lot in October. We read Stellaluna and other nonfiction books about bats. We used the numbered bats to practice number sequencing.Too Cute Too Spook Bulletin Board
This bulletin board has mosaic pumpkins with the student's photographs. The bats are made from handprints, pompoms, and googly eyes.
Pizza ABC Center
Students get a plain cheese pizza with the lower case letters stamped on them. The pepperonis are stamped with pictures. Students must match the initial sound of the picture to the lowercase letter to fill their pizzas.