Use these Halloween-themed activities to provide students with practice counting, sorting, working with shapes, displaying data, and more.
Assign the Scary Count activity, which asks students to drag a specific number of Halloween-themed objects to complete a scary scene.
When they are done, stud
ents can use the microphone tool to record a description of their scene or even tell a scary story.Get students excited about counting! In this activity, students practice counting by creating a 13-days of Halloween digital book.
Students can use the built-in paint tools and Halloween stickers to quickly show the number of Halloween characters. They can use the text tools to type their number and the microphone to record their voice on their page.
To engage students in essential geometry standards, ask them to create a monster using basic shapes for body parts.
In the Shape Monster Activity, students use the Image button to add shapes. When they select the Image button, a folder of basic shape stickers will show automatically.
Bags filled with candy are the highlight and hallmark of a successful Halloween for many students, but everyone's specific candy preference is different. Have students conduct a survey with classmates about which candy is their favorite and display data in a Favorite Halloween Candy bar graph.
Sudoku is an excellent example of play that builds essential math skills. To solve a sudoku with numbers or pictures, students must count objects and compare sets of objects.
Now's the prime moment to make the most of your students' excitement and engage them in the world of numbers.