Put a Little Spooktacular Into Common Core

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 1-2-3 Come Do A Few Ghostly Activities With Me

I had a request from Alma, over in California, for a few non-scary math activities, with a skeleton or ghost theme.  She teaches a Hispanic group of kinders in Oakland and their Day of the Dead celebration (Dia de Los Muertos) is huge for them.

day of the dead activitiesI referred her to the Numbskull math activities, as well as the Candy Bones activities, but also decided to design a few ghost -themed things as well. Cute little ghosts seemed to be a lot less scary to me than a skull, although that seems to be the prominent symbol for their holiday.

So if you too, are you looking for a few activities to plug into your Halloween party day, but still want to cover some standards, then I think you'll enjoy this cute little ghost-themed packet. 

The packet includes:

  • halloween activities, ghost crafts, ghost activities, words that rhyme with ghost, halloween crafts, halloween math activities, math games, ghost games, halloween games, number word activities, numbskull activities, candy bones math, candy bones graph, candy bones activities, free number cardsA ghost craftivity that I call Spooky "Soles".   Students trace their shoe, trim & add some wiggle eyes to make a keepsake ghost (the heel is the head).  They glue their ghost to the back of the tombstone, which has a little poem on it.  "Here's a little ghost traced from my shoe. Made with lots of TLC cuz I love you."  

Instead of the R.I.P. signifying rest in peace, I printed Really Important Person on the tombstone.  Children sign their name at the top.  Older students can complete the writing prompt: Things that scare me... on the back.

  • halloween activities, ghost crafts, ghost activities, words that rhyme with ghost, halloween crafts, halloween math activities, math games, ghost games, halloween games, number word activities, numbskull activities, candy bones math, candy bones graph, candy bones activities, free number cardsThe packet also includes some Spooky sliders.  Even though this packet is mostly about numbers, I've also included extra sliders to cover other things.  Sliders for: upper & lowercase letters, shapes, numbers 0-30, counting backwards from 10 to 0 & 20 to 0, plus skip counting by 2's, 3's, 5's, and 10's.

Children can also trace their shoe to make their ghost slider and then cut 2 slits in the center, so they can insert their "slider" strip, or simply run off my ghost template, (bottom right in the photo), choosing whatever slider you want to practice.

  • halloween activities, ghost crafts, ghost activities, words that rhyme with ghost, halloween crafts, halloween math activities, math games, ghost games, halloween games, number word activities, numbskull activities, candy bones math, candy bones graph, 5 little ghosts poem, candy bones activities, free number cardsA Five Little Ghosts rhyme poster that I wrote. (Use the number cards as manipulatives for the poem.)
  • "Five little ghosts flying out the door, one flew away and that left 4.  Four little ghosts playing happily, one flew away and that left 3.  Three little ghosts yelling boo, boo, boo! One flew away and that left 2.  Two little ghosts having spooky fun, one flew away and that left 1.  One little ghost sleeping in the sun, flew back home and that left none."
  • ghost cardsCute little ghost number cards to 35, number word cards to 10, and ordinal number cards, with a blank set to program with higher numbers, plus a set of math symbols, so students can make equations. There's also a 3-page tip list of what to do with the number cards, that includes the Kaboom game.
  • An Odd Todd & Even Steven sorting mat.
  • ghost trace and write numbers 51-100, halloween activities, ghost crafts, ghost activities, words that rhyme with ghost, halloween crafts, halloween math activities, math games, ghost games, halloween games, number word activities, numbskull activities, candy bones math, candy bones graph, 5 little ghosts poem, candy bones activities, free number cards3 trace & write worksheets for numbers 0-120.  I faded in a little ghost in the background for a rather cool looking affect. 
  • ghost with the most rhyme worksheet, halloween activities, ghost crafts, ghost activities, words that rhyme with ghost, halloween crafts, halloween math activities, math games, ghost games, halloween games, number word activities, numbskull activities, candy bones math, candy bones graph, 5 little ghosts poem, candy bones activities, free number cardsPlus a "ghost with the most" rhyming word worksheet with helpful answer key.  
  • Click on the link to view/download the Common Core Ghost packet.

halloween activities, ghost crafts, ghost activities, words that rhyme with ghost, halloween crafts, halloween math activities, math games, ghost games, halloween games, number word activities, numbskull activities, candy bones math, candy bones graph, 5 little ghosts poem, candy bones activities, free number cardsWell that's it for today.  Thanks for visiting.  Time to straighten up the toy messes happily strewn hither and yon around the house.  Proof that a little pumpkin plays at Nana's house.

One of my dearest friends is coming over.  We are celebrating Jude's going into remission from cancer news!  Since it's Cancer Awareness Month, just want to give a shout out to all those brave people battling it, as well as those helping in and supporting the cause.  Blessings all around.  Click on the link for an inspiring musical video "Truly Brave" by Sara Bareillis and Cyndi Lauper

"We haven't failed. We now know a thousand things that won't work, so we are much closer to finding what will." --
Thomas Edison 


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