Love it or hate it, candy corn is a graphic shape and fun colors that’s a great theme for learning activities around Halloween. Whether you use actual candy in your activities or just candy shaped or colored objects, there are … Read More ...
Easy Halloween Crafts for Kids
These easy Halloween crafts are great for decorating the classroom or using around the house in the fall.
Ghosts are a fun and easy shape to make in lots of different ways, but I like the way this one allows … Read More ...
Pumpkin STEM Activities for Kids
Last month I shared some fun apple STEM activities, but of course you can do a lot of the same things with our other favorite fall produce: the pumpkin. Here are some fun pumpkin STEM ideas for use in … Read More ...
Printable Witch Hat Counting Game
This cute counting printable for kids can be used in lots of different ways, from learning one to one correspondence and counting from 1 to 10 to talking about more and fewer, sorting items in number order and so on.… Read More ...
Halloween Kindergarten Math Worksheets
These printable kindergarten math worksheets are great to keep in the math center during October, or to use for kdis who finish early, or even for the whole classroom.
You don’t need any special supplies for kids to do these, … Read More ...
Design a Haunted House Project
There are lots of great Halloween themed projects and activities for younger kids, but not so many as students get older.
This project to design and market a haunted house from Appletastic Learning is so cute and looks like it … Read More ...
Halloween Literacy Activities Little Ones Will Love
This collection of Halloween themed literacy activities for preschool or kindergarten is just so cute and a lot of fun for little ones.
From matching magnet letters to the initial sounds of words to digging for letters in a bone-themed … Read More ...
Spider Activities for Preschoolers
Little plastic spiders seem to be everywhere this time of year, and you might not think of them as a resource you can use in learning activities, but this post from Early Learning Ideas might convince you otherwise.
From using … Read More ...
Frankenstein’s Monster Cutting Activity
We can save the debate on whether the monster’s name is Frankenstein or Frankenstein’s monster for another day, but this fun cutting activity is sure to get kids in the spooky spirit while practicing their fine motor skills.
Print out … Read More ...
Halloween Tracing Worksheets
It’s the officially spooky season so it’s time for all lessons to have a Halloween spin, right?
Well, maybe not, but it’s fun to throw in a little bit of holiday-themed learning from time to time. Preschoolers and kindergartners will … Read More ...
Haunted House Printable Drawing Prompt
This fun haunted house printable drawing prompt is sure to encourage fun drawings and storytelling from your kids or your class.
The house has lots of rooms to fill with ghosts, ghouls, witches, vampires, or whatever else kids might dream … Read More ...
Halloween Balloon Races
Balloon races are a fun and easy activity that deals with important concepts of physics, and it’s fun to dress up the balloons in different ways to reinforce the reality that heavier objects need more force to move the same … Read More ...
Halloween Shadow Match Game for Preschoolers
Matching shapes is a key skill for preschoolers that helps with letter and number recognition, and this shadow match game from Kool Kids Games is a fun way to work on that skill.
The printable game has a variety of … Read More ...
Ghost Chromatography Experiment
In terms of light it’s said that black is the absence of color, but when it comes to making black paint or markers, lots of colors go into the mix.
You can discover the different colors of black with this … Read More ...
How to Make an Articulated Skeleton Hand
Skeletons are everywhere this time of year, so why not use them to foster a bit of learning beyond singing “The Skeleton Dance”?
These instructions for making an articulated skeleton hand are a little complex for younger kids, but grade … Read More ...