October: Art & Math Classroom Activities

I'm back from a brief trip to Disneyland with my husband and youngest two boys.

That's me in the front seat at Space Mountain = sheer terror. Don't let the closed eyes on the kiddo fool you. He was fearless...the only one in our family who wanted to do California Screamin' again. Apparently we have a roller coaster kid on our hands.

Today we're taking it easy. A little soccer. A little Halloween art for Fearless and I. We're doing a fall version of Poetry & 3-D Art for Every Season* with a 3-D Halloween display and diamante poem:

Halloween

Spooky, Dark

Howling, Creeping, Blowing

Pumpkins, Ghosts, Spiders, Webs

Dinging, Tricking, Treating

Fun, Sugary

Holiday

I love how these 3-D projects look on display. And the artwork inspires kids to write, write, write! The fall season could feature scenes with leaves, corncobs, blowing trees, scarecrows...anything from autumn.

*This has been updated on TPT to reflect the photos shown here! On sale til Halloween. :) If you've previously purchased this product, an updated version will automatically be available to you.

The artwork inspired Fearless to write some of his own poems:

HALLOWEEN

IS NOW HERE

SO NOW GHOST

WILL APPEAR

SO WATCH OUT

THERE MIGHT 

BE ONE RIGHT 

OVER THERE

(...he said it's all in caps!)

IT'S THE RIGHT

SEASON TO RAKE

LEAVES BECAUSE

IT IS FALL AND 

YOU KNOW WHAT

IS IN FALL

HALLOWEEN

IS IN

FALL

October Math
Another favorite October activity? Skittles: Fractions, Estimation & Graphing. Grab some candy while it's on sale this week and you're set for math!

Remember to graph your Halloween candy...and don't miss Tamara's ideas for math-inspired spider webs!