Halloween Math Addition and Subtraction up to 10 + A Freebie

Hands on activities make math fun. I just created a few Halloween manipulatives for my kiddos and they were in love! With my five year old we are practicing addition and subtraction up to 10. There is a mommy spider on a web...We have ten mommy spiders, they are numbered from 1 to 10. ...and 120 baby spider chips, for all addition and subtraction facts up to 10. Addition up to 10 Subtraction up to 10    The first step is to put the mommy spiders in numbered order on the bed, table or wherever you want. The kids are challenged finding the mommy spider for 120 baby spiders. The aim is to match the spider chips to the correct web. Firstly, pick up a card, read the equation and solve it before you place it on the matching web.  My four year old is also eager to learn. He is mastering the numbers up to 10, so I needed to make something engaging and funny for him too. I crated these pumpkin ten frames after being i
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Halloween Lower and Upper Case Matching Cards

I like to come up with hands on activities to practice the alphabet. Halloween upper and lower case letter cards engage children in a fun and entertaining way. These Halloween printables are guaranteed  fun and learning in one. The kiddos won't even know that they are doing work and learning. This set of alphabet cards is very low-prep. Just follow the instructions from the picture below.  I created these cards to be used in many different games. The possibilities are endless. You can use them simply by matching the upper and lower case letter cards, but you can create your own games, too.  If you have some good ideas, feel free to share them in the comment section. If you are looking for ideas to practice alphabet recognition, here are the activities I usually play with these cards. You can: -  sequencing the letters of the alphabet. - singing the ABC song - what letter comes next - what letter comes before - what letter is missing - playing a memory ga
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Halloween Color Clip Cards

Learning about colors is an important part of a child's development. Color clip cards reinforces color recognition  as well as fine motor skills. Learn more about the importance of  Teaching Colors to Children With these Halloween clip cards, students can practice the colors in an interactive and fun way. You can use these clip cards during your lessons, for fast finishers corner, in literacy centers or put them in your busy bag. To make the clip cards you simply need to: - print - cut around the edge - laminate , but it can be printed on a photo paper too. It is an easy to follow activity. All you need is a few clothespin... ...and your kiddos are ready to pick the answers. I made one set of clip cards, with a picture at the middle. The children have to recognize and choose the word. The other set is, where the word is given at the middle of the clip card, and the pupils have to choose the correct picture. Get your Halloween c
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FREE Bottle Cap Alphabet

From the time I was a kid, I am a crafty person. When I am not teaching I love being creative. I try to make something new, that's useful out of something old and unwanted . And of course, I love being able to repurpose things that wo uld oth erwise end up in the trash. Here is something new I made up the other da y.    I use these bottle cap alphabet tokens for recognizing letters, making words and developing other literacy skills. Since I am always glad to be of service, I am sharing my letter printables with you. To make bottle cap alphabet you will need: 26 or more bottle caps, Scissors Mod Podge (here is a tutorial how to make Mod Podge ) paint brush and letter printables - check out my free letter sets below Alphabet lower case Alphabet upper case I hope you feel inspired to make some of these bottle cap alphabet tokens. In case you need a worksheet to help your kiddos mastering vowels and consonants recognition, grab my fr
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Free Halloween Coloring Pages

Halloween is right about the corner and I am ready to celebrate with some fun, hands-on and engaging resources.           Today I'm sharing a set of Halloween coloring pages with you. Get the entire set here. Or get just the pictures you're looking for. a witch a cat a hat a pumpkin a bat a caldron a boot boots a spider a ghost Frankenstein candies a haunted house I sincerely hope you and your students find these useful! Feel free to photocopy as many copies as you need for your classroom. However, this set is for personal and classroom use only, it may not be sold. Feel free to share my freebies, but please credit me and link back to this page when placing my images on your blog or social media. Thank you for your cooperation! Looking for more Halloween freebies:       Do you like cut and paste activities?         Check out all of my Halloween packets HERE. If you want to make your own Halloween activities, check out my Halloween ClipArt S
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