71. 10 Fun And Easy Halloween Activities For First Grade
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71. 10 Fun And Easy Halloween Activities For First Grade

B1IntermediateOctober 7, 20269 min

Looking for Halloween classroom activities for first grade that keep kids learning? In this episode, Molly shares 10 easy ideas to turn all that excitement about pumpkins, monsters, and Halloween into reading, writing, math, and science! 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: Pumpkin Life Cycle Activities – https://firstieland.com/pumpkin-unit-pod Spookley the Square Pumpkin Activities – https://firstieland.com/spookley Adopt a Pumpkin – https://firstieland.com/pumpkin-adoption-pod How to Carve a Pumpkin Writing & Craft – https://firstieland.com/carve-pumpkin Spooky Spelling – https://firstieland.com/spooky-spelling-pod Bone Soup Activities – https://firstieland.com/bone-soup-pod Disguise a Ghost Writing & Craft – https://firstieland.com/disguise-a-ghost Monster Adjectives Writ...

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Does October ever feel like all your first graders want to talk about is

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Does October ever feel like all your first graders want to talk about is costumes, pumpkins and Halloween? It can be frustrating when you're trying to teach, but you don't have to fight that excitement. I taught for 35 years and one thing I learned was how to turn

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that into learning. So today I'm sharing 10 easy activities for reading, writing and math that are perfect for October. Some with a little spooky Halloween vibe and some that are just great for

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fall. So let's go. Okay, so the minute the calendar turns to October 1st, kids are seeing pumpkins everywhere. So these first few ideas take all that pumpkin excitement and turn it into some reading, writing, math, and science.

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