Halloween Fun in Grade 1!

We have really enjoyed all of our Halloween activities the past couple of weeks!

We have been reading some non-fiction texts about Halloween.

We learned:
* I learned that they put fires to get the ghosts away to heaven. (Austin)

* We dress up in costumes to scare the ghosts away. (Callie)

* You go to houses to get candy and if someone doesn't realize you, you ask them what you are. (Nate)

* I learned from the book that it might be a little scary but you should go for it. (Ruby)

* I learned about Halloween that pumpkin are called jack-o-lanterns because there was a person named. (Morgan)

* He carved turnips. (Tessa)

* When it turns to fall, Halloween comes. (Griffin)

* People passed out treats to give to the ghosts for their journey. (Evan)

* Other people started dressing up in costumes to trick people into thinking they were the ghosts too to get the treats. (Ms. King)

* People all over the world celebrate Halloween in different ways. (Ms. King)

For DPA (Daily Physical Activity) this week, we enjoyed some Halloween dancing:

We did our October Estimate Jar today too! We have so much fun estimating, counting and seeing who our Estimate Jar winners are! Today, we practiced counting by 10's of our Halloween treats! Halloween chocolates were shared with everyone since our friends had lots! Some should have come home since each of us ended up with 5, but since they were in lunch bags, perhaps few extras might have been consumed since it was a special day. 

We had some Halloween themed centers this week as well to enjoy as we finished up our other important work...the students don't know these were still learning centers...shhh...don't tell!!

We finished up our day with our empathy video about Spookley the Square Pumpkin!

Not to mention ALL the treats we received today! Wow! Thank you for all the amazing things sent in from families that we got to enjoy today (& bring home!) Enjoy this special day full of Halloween fun! See you tomorrow!