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Halloween Day
By Anne M.

I always carve a Jack-O-Lantern with my class. First we talk about the things we have to do to carve it. I write each step on a sentence strip. (about six steps, keeping the wording simple.)
Then I put them up out of order
in the pocket chart and we then sequence them. I might mix them up two more times and we put them in order again. Then I give each child a paper with a pumpkin that has writing lines on it and let them write
(copy) the steps in order. As they are writing I call students to come one at a time to help get the seeds from the pumpkin.
Another activity I do is draw a map on an overhead

transparency of a neighborhood. I name the streets "Boo Avenue" , "Spook Street" , "Witch Way", etc. Then I label the houses with the childrens' names. I have each child tell me using cardinal directions and street names how they would get from their own house to Trick or Treat at another classmates house on the map. (I choose for them who's house they go to)If they get there correctly they get a candy treat from my Halloween pumpkin.
For Math we do patterning with orange, black and white craft beads and elastic to make a Halloween bracelet.
As for a party one cookie or cup cake and a juice bag at the end of the day as I read a Halloween story. Have A Happy Halloween!