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I can't believe Halloween is already here?!?! If your class is anything like mine, they have been reminding you about Halloween since the beginning of September!! The anticipation for our Friday celebration is HUGE and we are so close to getting a much deserved and SUPER FUN day!!! There are so many incredibly wonderful and fun Halloween activities to do! Where do you even begin?!? I wanted to share with you some activities that I like to do with my students and the best part is that they are ALL for FREE!!!! If you have not had a chance to get some ideas and activities together, I hope this can help you out! #1 Favorite Candy Corn Students will get to taste different kinds of candy corn: regular, pumpkin, Indian, and caramel. They will choose which kind of candy corn was their favorite and make a large class graph.     Then they will record the data. Next, students will get to make an adorable craft of their favorite kind of candy corn using paint and Q-tips. After they make ...

I am so excited to share with you all one of my most favorite activities to do with my students... MYSTERY PUZZLES!! Here is a Mystery Puzzle in ACTION! This puzzle focuses on beginning sounds. After seeing how much fun we had doing them in our centers, I knew I had to make more. I wanted to make these mystery puzzles a little different in a way where everything is on one page, students can show their work on the same page, and there is absolutely NO PREP!! Just PRINT and GO!! *KEEP READING- A FREEBIE is included!! The excitement my students have when they get a new puzzle makes these even more fun! They have no idea what the picture is going to be and can't wait to get started on it! I swear they don't even realize they are learning or practicing different skills! They just want to do more and more! I sure don't mind though!! :)      How Do These Mystery Puzzles Work? -Students work to build a puzzle while also working on a specific skill.  -Students won’t know what...

One of my favorite units during the year are my Fairy Tale Units. I just love reading the classic fairy tales that I remember my teacher reading to me when I was younger! I have a few fairy tale units that I have made, but knew I wanted to make more! Little Red Riding Hood was one of the next fairy tales that I knew I wanted to work with! I am so excited to share with you that I have just finished the Little Red Riding Hood Unit ! The activities included in this unit are hands-on, interactive, and lots of fun! There are literacy and math activities, anchor charts, crafts, games, and MORE! 17 different activities to be exact! I wanted to create another fairy tale unit that would give students a deep understanding of the different story elements while also having a BLAST! Here is what is all included: • Little Red Riding Hood Story Elements Anchor Chart • Little Red Riding Hood Student Story Elements Interactive Book • 3D Basket Craftivity • Board Game (different skill options to ...