Holidays are a great opportunity to get your kids excited about learning. Who knew doing addition with pumpkins would make math so fun?
My kids love every opportunity to talk about the characters around Halloween right now, so we veered “off course” to add in a monsters and pumpkin unit. The best part? There are a TON of free resources for holidays!
Pumpkin Poke Addition- So I changed it a little…using clips instead of making holes for each number (it is for addition facts up to 12 and I just wasn’t ready to hole punch so many cards!!), but it still works 🙂
Pumpkin Patch Fun- For my
Pumpkin Time- A simple puzzle that teaches telling time to the hour.
Ghost Math Games- This is a roll and cover pack. It includes 2 addition AND 1 multiplication game.
Pumpkin Face Quiet Book Page- This quiet book page has a free template from Imagine our Life. I gave the page a bit of my own flair (I’m never that great at following guidelines) and I made the pumpkin a pocket from the top to store all of his pieces.
Pumpkin Life Cycle Emergent Reader- An easy book that your kids can color. It follows the life cycle of a pumpkin and has a page where you can keep track of how many people you have read your book to! (I could not get the video of the book to load)
Pumpkin Life Cycle- Color, cut, and paste your life cycle in order! My bigger little has now proclaimed that he loves cutting and gluing things in place.
The Tally Monster- Pick a monster, write their number, and make the correct number of tally marks. I laminated ours so we could reuse the tally sheet again and again (and again next year!). I would also recommend making 1 tally sheet for each kid so they can work together!
Monster Counting Clip Cards- Count and Clip the correct number of monsters
Monster Memory Game- Count and match the correct number of monsters to the number cards. We played this as a memory game to add some fun.
Missing Monster Subtraction Game- We haven’t started working with subtraction just yet, but if you are already there, here’s the link!
Monster Math Hundreds Chart- I printed the chart (1-100) on cardstock and then I printed the monsters with magnet sheets. The kids can count their monsters without having to worry about them sliding around!
If you don’t feel like printing anything (ink can get so pricey!) You can also cut out some monster shapes and use googly eyes for counting or addition like this Monster Math Tray.
This year was pumpkins and monsters, I think next year we will focus on bats and spiders. If you have any of your own resources you use for Halloween, I would love to hear from you!
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