Holiday Fun!

What does a squash, pumpkin and a bag have in common? Halloween - We bought a squash that became a sugar skull, a pumpkin that became Dracula and a bag that became a hand full of candy! Happy Halloween. The squash was created with stickers and black duck tape. The pumpkin was created using green paint and black duck tape and white stickers for the teeth. The hand was created my filling a hand bag with candy.Sugar Skull, Dracula and a Hand Full of Candy

Candy Filled Hand

Hand bags purchased at Joann's

Other Ideas

Other Ideas

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October Crossword Puzzle

October Crossword Puzzle
Words include vampire, bug, moon, spider, bat, pumpkin, boo, ghost
Fill In Student Template Below

Student Template

Thinking Outside the Box of Cards Math Center

Thinking Outside the Box of Cards

Kids love these Jumbo Cards and I love their enthusiasm when they practice addition with them!

Yes, they are jumbo as shown by the ruler.  The cards measure  ten and a half  inches long.

This station was set up with a 4, 9 and 7 which equals 20.

Students then work together in groups  to make different combinations of 20 with the remaining deck of jumbo cards.

Student Examples
Cards That Equal 20

Challenge - Must Use 4 Cards to =25

Additional Activities

Number Bond  8 +2 =10 and 10 - 8 = 2

Number Bond 6+3 = 9 and 9 - 6 = 3

Breaking Apart the Number Bond
6 + 3 = 9 and 3 + 6 = 9 and 9 - 3 = 6

How many words can you make with the letters in - treat, candy, witches, vampire, pumpkin, ghost, cats and bats?

How many words can you make with the letters in treat?
Together brainstorm a list and then have students write the on the templates provided.

Student Page for treat

October word lists, followed by student templates

Student Template - treat

Student Template - candy

Student Template - witches

Student Template - vampire

Student Template - pumpkin

Student Template - ghost

Student Template - cats

Student Template - bats

Just Chilling - Practicing Multiples of 8

Octad is a fun spider with 8 legs.  He is going to help us practice multiples of 8.

Introduction to multiples of 8.  Octad is one spider with 8 legs (1 X 8 = 8)

He began his journey alone - one spider with eight legs.  He then met a friend.  The two of them had 16 legs.  Next, Octad met another friend.  All together they had 24 legs ( 8+8+8 = 24).

He met another friend (8+8+8+8 = 32).

And another...

Practice with groups of three

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More Practice

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Practice Page

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Octad had a web.  Circle numbers that are multiples of 8.

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Fun Art Project.  Octad with his web.  Materials needed are three popsicle sticks, yarn, and an Octad  template (found at the end of this post).

Just chilling out spider. Materials needed are black construction paper, pipe cleaners, shoes (button shoes were used in this example), and wiggly eyes. 

Octad Template 

Video

Fun Learning Adjectives While Making Fun Water Bottle Labels

We are making water bottle labels and
choosing adjectives that describe our fun labels:   Pumpkins, Ghosts, Vampires, Bats and Cats Labels and Adjectives 

Side view of labels with adjectives

Ghosts Labels
Ghosts are friendly, happy, gleeful, cheerful, joyful and smiling.  Two other labels are included - (1) create your own adjectives with students (3) open ended.

Pumpkins Labels
Pumpkins are spooky, scary, crazy, weird, frightening and wild. Two other labels are included - (1) create your own adjectives with students (3) open ended

Bats Labels
Bats are batty, silly, goofy, nutty, funny and insane.  Two other labels are included - (1) create your own adjectives with students (3) open ended

Vampires Labels
Vampires are sly, nocturnal, clever, tricky, crafty and foxy.  Two other labels are included - (1) create your own adjectives with students (3) open ended

Cats Labels
Cats are daring, spunky, fearless, black, bold and smart.  Two other labels are included - (1) create your own adjectives with students (3) open ended

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Comparative Adjectives