Red Ribbon Week Idea ~ "Do NOT Get "Wrapped Up" in Drugs!

Our counselor asked us to participate in a Red Ribbon Week bulletin board contest.  My kiddos made our mummies, as in past years, but we tied it into the Red Ribbon Week theme.

The kiddos had to cut out a traced oval shape on black construction paper.  Then they glued on spooky eyes.  The fun part was gluing hand-ripped white construction paper on the head to make it look like cloth-wrapped mummies.  

Each student had their own unique way of wrapping their mummy heads!

 Here is a portion of our bulletin board displayed in our hallway.  If our plotter printer had cooperated, I would have made the title for our bulletin board much bigger!  

The project is quite simple to prepare, and the kids love it!  Give it a try!  

My bestie, Amber, gave me this idea of how to make these 

spooky mummies when I started teaching 5K!  Love it!

Enjoy!

Lu and Amber

BOO~tylicious Mini Unit & Giveaway

BBBB-BOO Addition Unit

Bibbity Bobbity BOO!  We have a GIVEAWAY for you!  

We have copied, laminated, cut out, and bought little ghosts (from Target Dollar Spot) to go with this mini unit.  If you win...we will mail it to you in time to use with your students this SPOOKTACULAR school year.    

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW OF YOUR FAVORITE OCTOBER THEME! 

We will pick a winner Sunday night!
Amber & LuAnn

Every-Batty have a great week!

We had a "Franken-tastic" time making our October bulletin board.

We are "Batty" about books.  We read the story, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat.  Sequenced the story and made bat headbands.  Kinders just LOVE to make anything they can wear on their "Boo-tiful" heads!   

Click {here} for this "spook~tacular" freebie!

Witches Rest Stop....Prop Up Your Brooms Here...and sing the song, Stirring Our Brew and 3 Little Witches, by Dr. Jean with your kiddos.  I bought some witch head pieces from the dollar tree, made broomsticks out of newspaper, and had a "fang-tastic" time acting out the song with my kiddos. 
 

 We also had Witches' Brew as a snack.  Some students even thought that the rat tails were REAL.  Rachelle Smith has a great freebie for making "Witches Brew"  Click {here} to check it out!

No Tricks...Only Treats for our followers who are so SWEET!   I Have....Emergent Reader

Click {HERE} to go to our freebie!

Our Kindergarten team is testing for PALS this week for the first time.  Wish us luck!  Off to finish our classroom HAUNTED HOUSE!  What else to do on a rainy day!!! 

 
Thank you, Amber

Hip Hip Hooray! Today is Candy Day!

Well...at least it is candy day for me!!!  I just love the month of October.  Here is a quick bulletin board idea I wanted to share for the month of October.  Do you have idea for a bulletin board title?  All I can think of is "All Wrapped Up in Kindergarten!"

How to Make a Spooky Mummy Face

• Cut a black square 12 * 12
• Tear strips of white paper - make sure to tear it the down the width (shorter) not the length (longer).  It does not tear very well if you tear it on the longer length!
• Punch out black and bright Halloween colors for the eyes.   
• Have the students cut the square into a circle and glue every thing together. 

Trick or Treat...Books are Neat!

I LOVE reading so many books during the month of October.  Don't you?  It is very hard when you have to choose which story to read...Witches, Ghosts, Bats...Oh My!  Here is a "reader response booklet" I made.  What do you think? 

In the booklet I also have the books....

• Where's My Mummy?
• A Very Brave Witch
• The Haloowiener
• Ghosts in the House
• Skeleton Hiccups
• Vunce Upon A Time
• There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat!
• The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

Click {here} for a copy of the booklet!

Remember...you are "BOOOOtiful"!
Amber

"Tricks or Treats" Halloween Party Game

I am so excited to try this "Tricks or Treats" game that I found on www.bainbridgesclass.blogspot.com .  I had to change the game a bit for my kindergarten kiddos.  You can print my masters off by linking below.  Heads up...you might have to adjust the fonts!  



Tricks or Treats Game

Haunted House

Each year, around Halloween time, our Reading Corner or House Area turns into a SPOOKY HAUNTED HOUSE.  The students have so much fun inside reading books with witch fingers or bones, guessing how many slimy eyeballs are in the jar, making a skeleton puzzle, and dressing up in different costumes.  They have a "Spook-tacular" time!

Amber

Looking for Dracula

In October, my students LOVE the song "Looking for Dracula" by Charlotte Diamond.  It is a fun type of Echo Song to use in your classroom.  If you click on the link below you will find song cards for "Looking for Dracula".http://www.n-e-n.com/looking-for-dracula-song-card.aspx