HALLOWEEN WALLS

Interesting ways you can decorate your room.  The reading nook is in the center of the room with the desks forming a large square around it.

CHARLOTTE'S WEB EXTENDED ACTIVITY

When I taught 2nd grade, our first read-aloud was Charlotte's Web.  We studied spiders for our Science Lessons as well as Vocabulary, Comprehension...  After the story, the classes watched the movie.  While the teachers were in the classroom monitoring the movie, our parents were outside setting up a 'pig-nic' for us to enjoy.  We had pictures taken with either cardboard pigs or, if we could get one, a real piglet.  The parents created a webbed backdrop to our 'pig-nic' with a large spider gracing it.  I remember our meal included pigs in the blanket.  We had a lot of fun.  Our last activity was to write a 'yarn' about the event.

HALLOWEEN BULLETIN BOARDS

 Some of the boards had Halloween Lights on them.  We would turn out the lights and plug them in if everyone was behaving and completing work in a timely manner.  Great Incentive.

HALLOWEEN DOOR DECOR

Some easy door decoration ideas.

CELEBRATE WITH SPECIAL CAKES

Children love food.  When I first started teaching, we would make special holiday cakes as treats for good behavior or great progress in a certain subject.

SKELETON-TEACHING BONES

Note: In this corner there is a Milk Jug Skeleton http://okscribbler.blogspot.com/2009/11/milk-jug-skeleton.html , with the bones labeled.  Also there is a chart with bones labeled and a skeleton with bone names on pink cards.  Students would study and then try to put the pink bone name with the correct skeleton bone.  See also skeleton for students to put together and label

http://okscribbler.blogspot.com/2011/10/boning-up-your-skeleton.html  as well as the wall with our skeletons dressed up for Halloween http://okscribbler.blogspot.com/2009/10/dressing-up-skeletons.html

HALLOWEEN GOBLINS

This is an interesting project.  The students can do anything and it is correct.  You might want a pre-draw activity so you sort of know how the drawing will turn out.  Taken from Copycat Press 1989.  It is out-of-print.  http://stores.ebay.com/Copycat-Store

HELLO HALLOWEEN

This project is from Copycat Press 1989.  It is out-of-print.  http://stores.ebay.com/Copycat-Store
I did not do the variety show.  I made the books for the students to enjoy for Halloween.

OUR PUMPKIN PATCH

This activity was taken from Copycat Press 2002.  It is out-of-print.
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PUMPKIN READING

We celebrated our great 'reading progress' with a pumpkin cookie and free time around our large pumpkin hearing a spooky story.

Taken from Copycat Press 1997.  It is out-of-print.  I would have a larger copy of the pumpkin similar to the one the students color in for every 20 minutes of reading.  Maybe each square could bed every 5 students that make their goal, or something like that.  If it is compeleted by the end of the month, the entire class gets a treat.
Other Copycat Reading Projects http://www.wix.com/allenheathers/copycat-magazine-fan-page#!collection/vstc6=reading
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MONSTER PLAYHOUSE

 I did not cut out the shape of the book.  If you have time and want your students to cut out the pages, you may. I spent more time having the students write.  

Taken from Copycat Press 1994.  It is out-of-print.  http://stores.ebay.com/Copycat-Store

HALLOWEEN MATH FUN

Taken from Copycat Press 1990.  It is out-of-print.  http://stores.ebay.com/Copycat-Store

BOO-TIFUL BAGS for HALLOWEEN

Taken from Copycat Press 1990.  It is out-of-print.  http://stores.ebay.com/Copycat-Store