Halloween Unit is Here!!

Hello Everyone- Sorry for the delay. I have been receiving many emails about my Halloween themed unit. After some computer malfunctions and having a few “life” moments-it is finally ready.

This 84 page Halloween math and Literacy unit is packed with 11 math activities and10 literacy activities plus directions to use with your little goblins. These activities will reinforce key elements that you have been teaching. Students will be able to complete during small group/center time with minimal assistance and supervision.

Math:

• Spooktackular Sums: Adding Booklet
• A Ghost of a Chance: Number Recognition
• Pumpkin Order Up: Size Order
• Going Batty for Patterns:: Patterning
• Trick or Treat: Help I lost my treats!!!: Counting and Number correspondence
• Bibbity Bobbity Boo: Ten frame number correspondence
• Ghostbusters: Number recognition
• Goblins on the loose! Missing Number- Ordering Numbers
• Wicked Webs: Counting and number recognition
• Count Dracula: counting, number, and number word recognition
• Racing Through the Pumpkin Patch: Number Recognition and Counting

Literacy:

• Pumpkin Letter Dash Letter Recognition and Letter Writing
• Colorful Bats: Color Word and sight Word recognition. Reading Fluency practice. Word Writing Practice
• Batty over Halloween: Sight word booklet
• The Boo Crew: Sight word recognition
• Yum, Yum Sweet Sounds: Beginning Sounds and Letter recognition
• Pumpkin Patch: Beginning Sounds and Letter recognition
• Spider Slap: Syllable segmentation
• Funny Bones Letter Sort: Letter recognition and sorting
• Stop for a Spell: C-V-C word writing and sound recognition
• Boooo Beginning Sounds: Beginning sound-word correspondence.

Head on over to my TPT store and check it out!!! My monster unit has also been a hit!!!! (Monster Mash)

Always,

Melissa

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Candy Corn Numbers

Well, my alphabet has been a huge success, I decided to add my number puzzles too.

Hope you enjoy!

Always,

Melissa

I Spy Bottles

After finding these all over the internet, I decided to make my own. My poor hubby was getting quite aggravated with the “empty” bottle stash on the kitchen counter. I had to be resourceful and hide them in a basket. (He He He)

After gathering all of the necessary supplies

• empty bottles
• rice
• food coloring
• rubbing alcohol
• ziploc baggies
• alphabet letter cubes
• mini buttons/objects

I was ready to color my rice. I simply divided my rice into baggies. ( I didn’t measure I just eyeballed it!) I added 2 capfuls of rubbing alcohol to each biggie then adding a few drops of food coloring. I  used the neon colors from McCormick. I zipped the baggies closed and mixed it up- It was done within seconds. I opened my baggies up and allowed them to air dry over night.

I was ready to begin filling my bottles. I made a makeshift funnel out of a piece of paper. It worked wonders! Halfway through I added my alphabet letter beads.

I added more rice and left about an inch at the top of the bottle. (see below)

I made two different recording sheets as I plan on making both letter and object bottles. For the letter bottles, students will simply record the letters they find. I plan on copying these front and back so they will use two different bottle and find 24 different letters. For the object bottles students will record the initial/beginning sound for each object they find.

You can download the {“free” recording sheets here}

 

I used VOSS water bottles- I created labels for the top of the bottle I used the Avery 1.5 stickers. I am using the number labels for my alphabet bottles and the alphabet labels for my object bottles.

 {You can download them here for free.}

I can’t wait for my kiddos to try this new center. I think I may add magnifying glasses to the center for them to use too!!

Always,

Melissa