+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching fractions & ratios with M&Ms

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students collect data using M&Ms, fill in charts, and write ratios and fractions for each color M&M.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Mad Monster?

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this Halloween math worksheet, students use the color and number code to draw and color in a pattern on the blocks. When finished, students will have colored a picture of Frankenstein.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Printing Practice: Halloween Date

For Students K - 1st
In this printing practice worksheet, learners trace and write the date, "October 31, 2010," then color a picture of a haunted mansion. Worksheet has links to additional activities. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

M & M Counting Chart

For Teachers K
Students create an individual M&M's graph based on the number of each color of candy pieces in their handful of candy. They graph the favorite color of the whole class while practicing counting and color identification.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

M&M Math

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students plan and make the M&M cookies, tally M&M's by color while eating cookie, and completing worksheet using math skills.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Candy Fractions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete math activities with donated seasonal treats. They estimate, count, sort, name and graph bags of treats. They can eat treats when finished.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

HALLOWEEN - HOLIDAY FINE ARTS ACTIVITIES

For Teachers All
The pupils will demonstrate their understanding of crescendo; to achieve dramatic effect in singing the Halloween Song (basic technique used to provide mood in Music).
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pumpkin Fallacies

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete circumference activities using a pumpkin and explore treating people fairly in regards to their physical characteristics. In this math and character instructional activity, students view images of pumpkins and describe...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Different Frankenstein

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this visual discrimination activity, students examine 6 Frankenstein pictures and identify the Frankensteins that are different than the others.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

M&M Cookie Math

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners munch their way through a cookie keeping a tally of how many M&M's are found of each color.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Seasons--Spring

For Students 4th - Higher Ed
Learning about the seasons, and the vocabulary associated with it, are important for both elementary and ESL students. Using an attractive and varied format, this 20 question activity has students identify words related to spring, and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Icing On The Cake

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders follow a recipe, focusing on the concepts of ratio and proportion, to mix a batch of icing. They decorate cupcakes in the form of a pumpkin.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Witches' Pots

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make a Halloween project and then write the procedure on how to make the witch.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What will you be for Halloween?

For Teachers 1st
First graders construct a story sticking to the topic with 2-4 sentences.
+
Worksheet
1
1
Curated OER

Seasons--Autumn (fall)

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
As part of a discussion of seasonal words, class members identify words relating to autumn and then identify the language used to describe what happens during this time of year. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

EarTwiggle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this counting leaves worksheet, students assist EarTwiggle in counting all the leaves found within a piece of art and then place their answer in the box provided at the lower right hand corner.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pumpkin Carving for K-2 Students

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students engage in a variety of pumpkin activities. This lesson is especially rich for ESL students, who probably have little experience with this holiday and custom.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

When is a Block, not a Block?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use a stamped shape image to create a piece of imaginative art. In this stamped art lesson, students use a stamped shape as a starting point to create their own imaginative piece of art that incorporates the stamped shape.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Body Lessons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read "The Magic School Bus in the Human Body" and discuss the importance of maintaining a healthy body. They create a hinge and joint paper skeleton, follow the journey of a hamburger through the digestive tract, jump rope and...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animals of the Sea

For Teachers 1st
First graders construct a story using adjectives. They type and edit their story using a computer and ClarisWorks, Kids-Paint and Write.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Heart

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the parts of the heart and the path blood flows through it. They practice using new vocabulary and labeling the parts of the heart. They examine the path of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood as well.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

M&M Math

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research number values by participating in a candy exercise. In this math function instructional activity, students utilize baking ingredients to create cookies and multiply how many M&M's will go into the batch if you want...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jack-O-Lantern Glyph

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars create a jack-o-lantern glyph that accurately represents his or her answers to a series of questions. The completed jack-o-lanterns are displayed in the classroom and the class interprets the data.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sail, Sail, Sail Your Ship!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students listen to the book, Columbus Day, by Paul Showers and discuss the historical significance of Christopher Columbus. They create Columbus Day booklets, sing a Christopher Columbus song, and develop graphic organizers.