Monster Match

 

 

 

 

 

 Click HERE to Print Monster Clues.

I gave each student a list of guidelines they had to use to create a monster, when they were finished I mixed up the papers and they had to find the monster that matched the clues. It was a fun way to end a busy week!

 

 

 

 

 

We also learned about symmetry.

The students used the Amaziograph App to create symmetrical monsters.

 

How to Make a Mummy Muffin

The students used the Pixie App to type directions for making Mummy Muffins.

Ghost Stories

We used the Draw and Tell App on the iPads to draw ghosts and then we wrote about them in the Pixie App.

Spider Web Snazzy Snack

 This fun snazzy snack idea came from A Day in First Grade. You can go to her website for directions on how to make it.

Monster Mash Snazzy Snack

Our October Snazzy Snack this year was Monster Mash.

Click HERE for directions on how to make this fun snack.

Haunted House Writing and Art

 

Here is a sample book:

This is the step up to writing approach we used before writing our final draft.

We read this book to help us come up with ideas for our story:

 

 

This is what you will see if you scan the QR code with a cell phone. I just videoed the students as they were reading them to the class. After I downloaded the videos to you tube, I just cut and pasted the URL into QRStuff.com and printed them out. It was pretty easy.

 

 

 

 

Click HERE for a tutorial on how to make the Haunted House pop up. They loved it!

I got the cute writing prompt idea from Teacher Bits and Bobs

I printed the writing paper from: First Grade Funtastic



Moonlight The Halloween Cat

This is a very cute book by Cynthia Rylant about a cat that loves Halloween. We created cat art and then wrote about 3 reasons why we like or do not like Halloween.

The art idea is from the book Art for all Seasons. I traced the head and body and then they cut paper for the rest. We folded a strip of paper and then cut the corner to create the fence.

This is my sample.

We also learned about bats and then made a paper plate bat.

We are working on tally marks in math and I found this cute bat activity to go it.

Click HERE for a free copy from

Smiling and Shining in Second Grade.

 

Pumpkin Prints

We practiced drawing Jack-o-Lanterns and then we sketched them onto scratch foam. We rolled on orange paint and then turned it over onto yellow construction paper to create a print. I had a parent pull students one at a time to print which made it very easy on me.

Here are some sample sketches.

This is what it looks like before we turn it over to print.

 

Here is a great Free Pumpkin Life Cycle to go with it.