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Halloween Lesson Planning Ideas
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Paper Plate Witches
These paper plate witches from reader Valerie W. are adorable and great for building fine motor skills
Skeleton Craft
Free Storytime Skeleton Craft Activity from PKPF to compliment Dem Bones by Bob Barner
More Art Ideas from Around the Web:
These Licorice and Pumpkin Scented play dough recipes
from One Time Through make the perfect addition to your Art Space for Halloween week!
from One Time Through make the perfect addition to your Art Space for Halloween week!
*I'm a huge fan of cookie cutter art. Check out this cute Cookie Cutter Ghost craft from No Time for Flash Cards.
Another fun craft from No Time for Flash Cards. This Messy Monster craft is so adorable!
These Handprint Vampires were featured on Crafty Morning.
They also feature a lot of Triangles for some added shape fun.
They also feature a lot of Triangles for some added shape fun.
Setting up your environment
Dramatic Play: Add assorted costumes to the Dramatic Play Space this week.
For added fun you can also add flashlights, and a pails. It's a great opportunity to talk about how to be safe on the sidewalk, and how to safely cross the street.
For added fun you can also add flashlights, and a pails. It's a great opportunity to talk about how to be safe on the sidewalk, and how to safely cross the street.
Here are some fun ways our Community Members transformed their space for Halloween:
*Victoria S. has provided a large assortment of costumes for pretend trick-or-treat play
Jen H. transformed her loft into an amazing haunted house
Amanda W. provided the children with Halloween decorations to decorate their play space
Tara N added some fun Halloween touches to her outdoor playhouse
Jen K. provided a variety of Halloween props for her children to use in their dramatic play area
Check out this Halloween Playhouse Makeover created by member Ellie B.
Jen H. transformed her loft into an amazing haunted house
Amanda W. provided the children with Halloween decorations to decorate their play space
Tara N added some fun Halloween touches to her outdoor playhouse
Jen K. provided a variety of Halloween props for her children to use in their dramatic play area
Check out this Halloween Playhouse Makeover created by member Ellie B.
Construction Area: Add items to the construction space to allow the children to decorate their "Block" homes.
Add Pretend houses, and play people.
Add Pretend houses, and play people.
Construction and Small World Play Halloween Makeover
Here are some fun transformations from our Community Members
Pam W. created this fun Halloween small world play set using Halloween images/stickers
Susan L. created these DIY Halloween character blocks for her space
Mary Beth F. transformed this small world play castle into a haunted house
Susan L. created these DIY Halloween character blocks for her space
Mary Beth F. transformed this small world play castle into a haunted house
Math Activities from the Halloween Activity Pack
Here is a peak at some of the engaging math activities that are included in the Halloween Activities Pack
This pack makes it easy to set up math activities and individualize instruction.
This pack makes it easy to set up math activities and individualize instruction.
Halloween Candy Bucket Counting Cards: Practice counting 1-10 with this set of candy counting mats, pair with the included printables or your own fun manipulatives!
Bat Shape Clip Cards: Practice matching 2D Shapes with bat shape clip cards
Candy Corn Number Word Clip Cards: Practice counting and clipping number words with this candy corn number word match up set
Bat Shape Clip Cards: Practice matching 2D Shapes with bat shape clip cards
Candy Corn Number Word Clip Cards: Practice counting and clipping number words with this candy corn number word match up set
Candy Corn Counting Mats: Pair these counting mats with real candy corn for added engagement!
Flying Witches Color Word Match: Practice matching colors to color words with these adorable witches
Candy Corn 10 Frames: Work on a variety of math skills with these fun 10 frames!
*Freebie: Bat Counting Mats
Use this free 10-frame bat counting mat to practice counting from 1-10.
This can also be found inside our Halloween Activity Pack
This can also be found inside our Halloween Activity Pack
Fall Graphing: Trick or Treat Scene
invite your preschooler to explore a fun Halloween Trick or Treat scene, the find and graph objects in the scene for some math fun this week! This fun Halloween scene and graphing activity is included in the Fall Graphing and Comparing Numbers Activity Pack
Here is a peak at some of the engaging language & literacy activities that are included in the Halloween Activities Pack
Set up these activities with your own fun manipulatives and accessories for easy engagement and individualization.
Set up these activities with your own fun manipulatives and accessories for easy engagement and individualization.
First Sounds Clip Cards: Match-Up the first sounds of Halloween related words with these clip cards
On Halloween Night Storybook Activity: Help children understand more about what to expect on Halloween night with this "On Halloween Night" Mini Book
*Trick or Treat Bag Letter Match-up: Practice matching uppercase and lowercase letters with this candy bag match up game!
Halloween Word Wall Cards: Increase vocabulary with Halloween word wall cards, use these cards in your writing center or with fun games.
My Halloween Book Picks
Spooky Pookie by Sandra Boynton
*The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
Moonlight the Halloween Cat by Cynthia Rylant
Click Clack Boo by Doreen Cronin
Scaredy Cat Splat by Rob Scotton
Dem Bones by Bob Barner
*The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
Moonlight the Halloween Cat by Cynthia Rylant
Click Clack Boo by Doreen Cronin
Scaredy Cat Splat by Rob Scotton
Dem Bones by Bob Barner
Reader Becky O. shared this amazing light table display
This sensory bin that reader Stacy L. shared adds just the right amount of creepy with it's black beans, rubber insects, and google eyes.
Love how easy this creepy crawly sensory bin is to create that Kathy M. shared
Love the fall colors in this Halloween inspired sensory bin shared by Erica's Educare Learning Center
I love the contrast of these fun Halloween items against the black bean base in Holly J's sensory bin
Naomi G. shared these Halloween inspired DIY sensory bottles
Holly J. shared this easy DIY sink or float activity using a variety of Halloween items
Erica's Educare Learning Center shared this dyed rice Halloween sensory bin-what a fun hands on way to learn about the color orange!
I love this googly eye soup from Fun at Home with Kids. It's fun for Halloween-but not too scary for the littles.
More from around the Web:
Check out this fun way to incorporate your light table into your Halloween week
from Where Imagination Grows.
from Where Imagination Grows.
*Get those bodies moving with this free Halloween gross motor cube from PKPF
Holly J. created these creepy ice hands by filling up plastic gloves and adding items to chip away! This is a great fine motor workout.
Work on fine motor skills with this Halloween cutting sheet found inside the PKPF Halloween Activity Pack
Halloween Cut and Paste
Color, Cut, and Paste activities are a favorite of many preschoolers! This Halloween House is included in my Color, Cut, and Paste activity pack. This pack has a variety of pages to add to any theme throughout the year.
*Fall Dough Mats
Make some Halloween inspired play dough and add some fall fun to your dough center this month with these Fall Dough Mats. These mats work great with many different fall themes including Halloween! Make a spooky spider or add pumpkins to a pumpkin patch!
Halloween Snack
Fun Halloween snacks shared by Julie K.
Read Aloud Actvity
If you haven't read the book The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, then speed over to our bookshop to pick up your copy or watch a read aloud on youtube. This is a super fun book that is bound to be a yearly read aloud with your kiddos (of any age).
While reading this book with your group encourage them to move along with the objects in the book.
After this read aloud use the phrases from the book during transitions "Two hands go clap-clap while lining up to play"
After this read aloud use the phrases from the book during transitions "Two hands go clap-clap while lining up to play"
Trick or Treat Game
This Trick-or-Treat game is a great game to play with your preschoolers this week!
While playing this game children will practice turn taking and moving their bodies in a variety of ways.
While playing this game children will practice turn taking and moving their bodies in a variety of ways.
*Halloween Safety Parade
Go on a parade around the block to practice Halloween safety! Bring along flashlights (even if it's daylight) and other safety gear. Read the On Halloween Night book from the Halloween activity pack before heading out to guide this activity.
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