Friday, October 19, 2012

October Fun

I love October!  Even though we really don't have a "real" fall here in southeast Texas, I still get excited when the calendar turns to October.  I grew up in Pennsylvania so at least I have my memories of autumn leaves and crisp, cool days and nights!  But Halloween is still Halloween, and it is one of my favorite times of year!  For the next few weeks we'll use pumpkins, bats, spiders and all kinds of spooky things to help motivate our little ones to learn and have fun at the same time.
Last year I made these math games to add to my stations.

Click here to download the games.


My class last year loved learning about bats. Cara Carroll at The First Grade Parade has some of the best bat ideas.  I can't wait to do this Venn Diagram and bat fact activity.
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Gail Gibbons has some great non-fiction books for this time of year.



Happy fall, y'all!  There's a bag of candy corn around here with my name on it so I am off to indulge!
Carol

8 comments:

  1. Great freebie! I'm featuring this post on Bagels and Blogs tomorrow. :)

    Donna
    Math Coach’s Corner

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    1. Wow! Thanks so much! It is so easy to make learning fun at this time of year.
      Carol

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  2. Absolutely LOVE these games. Thanks so much!!:)

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    1. You're welcome! I love making games. I wish I could remember where I originally saw this format for games so I could give them credit!

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  3. Awesome! just printed these for my class - two for centers and two for homework! Made my weekly planning so much easier!
    Sherri

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    1. My class has really enjoyed them so far! What a great idea to use them for homework!

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  4. Hi Carol!

    I just found you through Donna's Bagels's and Blog's post! I LOVE these games! I love your blog too! I'm your newest follower!

    œKaryn
    A is for Apple B is for Blog
    Kideducator@comcast.net

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    1. Thanks for the kind words. Isn't Donna great? I just visited your blog; love the labeling freebie.

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