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Halloween Activities BooOOOooooklet

Halloweencanbeaveryfunor“tricky”timeoftheyearformany.Itisadayfullofcostumes,tricks,andcandy,candy,candy!But,howdowebringstudents’interestinHalloweenintoourclassroomswhilefulfillingourhealthorphysicaleducationcurricularexpectations?WhatareyoupreparingtodowithyourstudentsonOctober31?

GetintothespookyspiritthisHalloweenwithourHalloweenActivityBooOOOooooklet.Checkoutourselectionofactiveandengagingactivitiestohelppromotehealthy,activelivingonadayfullofsweets.Notonlydotheseactivitiesfosterphysicalliteracy,buttheytakeonacross-curricularapproach.Haveasafe,happy,andactiveHalloween!

Wicked BowlingHaveeachstudenteachbringintwoempty(nolids)cannedfoodtins.Giveeachstudenttwostripsofconstructionpapertodesign/drawaHalloweenrelatedcharacteroftheirchoice(e.g.,pumpkin,witch,spider)totapeorglueontotheirtins.

Atoneendoftheclassroom,placetenHalloweenpinsinatriangleshapelikeyouwouldforatraditionalgameofbowling.Attheotherend,markalineonthefloor.Havestudentslineupalongthelineinalternatingboy-girlorder,thenpairoffstudents.Giveeachpairfourbeanbagstousefortheirgame.Studentshavetotryandtosstheirbeanbagstoknockdowntheirpinswithoutcrossingtheline.Notchallengingenough?Havestudentsmovefurtherawayfromthecans/tinsorusesmallerobjectstoknockdownthepins.Or,haveonestudentbeblindfoldedandtheotherstudenthastoinstructthemonwheretothrowtoknockdownthepins.

Type of Activity:LowtoModerateIntensitySkills: Throwing,accuracy,communication,cooperation,teamworkAge Group: 5-14Equipment:Cleanandemptycannedfoodtins,beanbagsParticipants: Inpairs

Monster MaxStudentswillcomplete6setsoftheexerciseslistedbelowwhichincludesa50meterrun/jog/walktostartthecycle,50mrun/jog/walkbetweeneachsetofexercisesandfinishwitha50mrun/jog/walk.Thisisnotarace.Studentsshouldfocusonpropertechniqueanddoingtheactivitiestothebestoftheirownability!

Placegymmatsatoppositeendsofthegym.Withouttalking,havestudentslineupalongthegymbybirthmonth,startingwithJanuary.Whenlinedup,studentspairup.Haveonepersonfromeachpairruntotheothersideofthegym.Oncethere,bothstudentsperformthefirstexercise.Whenfinished,thestudentrunstotheothersideofthegym,beingcarefulnottocollidewhenpassingeachotherandperformthenextexercise.Continueforanywherefrom5to30minutes.Groupswillkeeptallyofhowmanytimestheygetthroughthe6setofexercisesonexttimetheyperformthisactivitytheycanbeattheirrecord.

• 5pushups• 10crunches• 5squatjumps• 5lungesforeachleg• 8runninghighknees• 4“swimmers”(lieonstomachraiseleftarmandrightleg,hold,thenswitcharms

andlegs)

Halloween Word BlanksBeforeclass,printoffwordcardsandexercisecards.Ensureenoughcardsforeverygrouptobeabletocompletetheirworksheet.Thereshouldbeoneexercisecardforeachwordcard.Seetheappendixforsamples.Tapeanexercisecardtoawordcard.Placefivehulahoopsspreadoutaroundthegym.Dividethewordcardsamongthehulahoops,placingthemwiththewordsfaceupandtheexercisesfacedown.

Dividetheclassintosmallgroupsof4-5studentsbasedonsimilarshoecolour.Havethegroupslineupalongthesideofthegymoppositethehulahoops.Providea“WordBlank”worksheettoeachgroup.

Type of Activity:ModeratetovigorousintensitySkills:Running,stability,communicationAge Group: 10-18Equipment:GymmatsParticipants: lnpairs

Type of Activity:ModeratetovigorousintensitySkills:Stability,running,teamwork,communication,problemsolving,languagedevelopmentAge Group: 10-18Equipment:Hulahoops,wordandexercisecards(seeappendix),worksheet(seeappendix)Participants: Groupsof4-5

Studentswilltaketurnswithintheirgroupcollectingcardsandbringingthembacktotheirgroup.Onestudentfromeachgrouprunstohulahoopsandbringsonecardbacktothegroup.TousethewordintheirWordBlank,everyoneinthegroupmustperformtheexercise.Everyonefromthegroupmustcollectatleastonecard.Thetrickypartofthegameisthatthestudentsneedtodeterminethetypeofwordthatfitsineachblank,whetheritbeanoun,pronoun,adjective,verb,etc.Attheend,eachgroupsharestheirstorywiththeclass.Theclasscandiscusswhohadthescariestwordblank,thewordblankthatmakesthemostsense,andsoon.

Spooky TreatsGreen Goblin Smoothie

• 2bananas• 1½cupswaterwater• ½cupicecubes• 2handfulsofspinach• 1cuppineapple(fresh,frozen,orcannedinjuice)

Giveeachstudentaclear,plasticcupsotheycandrawafaceontoitwithpermanentmarker.Placeallingredientsintoablender.PoureachstudentaGreenGoblinintotheircup.

BooOOoooonana

Giveeachstudenthalfabanana,2minichocolatechips,andalollipopstick.Studentsaretopresstwominichocolatechipsintothebananaforeyesandinsertalollipopstick.

Scary Popcorn Hand

Giveeachstudentaclearfoodsafeglove,ahandfulofpopcorn,and5candycorns.Eachstudentistoplace1candycornintoeachofthefingersoftheglove,foratotalof5.Next,studentsaretofillthehandwithpopcornandtietheend.

Appendix

WORD CARDS

Harry Frankenstein Skeleton

Candlestick Bolt Camera

Spiderwebs Ear Eyes

Toe Pumpkins Witch

Candy Ghosts Bats

Fire Cave Trees

WORD CARDS

44Hours Eighthours 11hours

Onehour Loud Ran

Broomstick Cleaned Rope

Ugly Tall Harry

Leaves Batman Wolf

Zombie Scary Screamed

WORD CARDS

Ate Slept Chuck

Yell Throw Watch

Eat Dance Sing

SAMPLE EXERCISE CARDS

Walklikeazombiealongout-sideofgymnasiumonce.

Perform10Full Moons (Squatdownandasyoucomebackupcirclearmsabovehead)

Run/jogtotouchall4cornersofthegym.

Do10“Hulk”push-ups Walklikeazombiealongout-sideofgymnasiumonce. Do20“mummy”sit-ups

Walklikeazombiealongout-sideofgymnasiumonce. Do12walking lunges. Performskeleton jacksfor30

seconds.

Perform10Spider Climbers(Inpushupposition,alternatebringingyourkneestoyour

chestandtappingyourtoeontheground.)

Chooseateamacrossthegym.Creepy Crawl togive

themallahighfive.

Hopononefootdownonelengthofthegym.

Do20“mummy”sit-ups Skipthelengthofthegymandback.

Performa“Dracula”wall sitfor20seconds.

Chooseateamacrossthegym.Walk like Frankenstein togivethemallahighfive.

Run/jogtotouchall4cornersofthegym.

Perform10tuck jumps.(Jumpashighasyoucan

whilebringingyourkneestochest)

STUDENT WORKSHEET

Itisa_________Halloweennight.AsIam__________downthestreet,

a____________monsterthatlookslikea_______________________

______________outfrombehindabush.“_____________,you___________

me!”“Sorry”saidthe___________.“I’minarushtogettothe____________so

thatIcangetHalloween_____________.”HeisamonsterbutIthinkHalloween

____________soundsreallygoodsoIfollowthe___________monster.Weran

_________allthewaydownthestreet,througha_____________andovera

___________onlytofindthattherewasnoHalloween_____________.Itjust

goestoshowyouthatyoushouldnottrusta__________monsteronHalloween!

(Source:http://www.busybeekidsprintables.com/Halloween-Mad-Libs.html)