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Page 1: Halloween Activities BooOOOooooklet - PHE · PDF fileHalloween Activities BooOOOooooklet. Halloween can be a very fun or “tricky” time of the year for many. It is a day full of

Beware! Scary contents inside:

• WickedBowling• MonsterMax• HalloweenWordBlanks• SpookyTreats

Halloween Activities BooOOOooooklet

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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

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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

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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.

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Appendix

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WORD CARDS

Harry Frankenstein Skeleton

Candlestick Bolt Camera

Spiderwebs Ear Eyes

Toe Pumpkins Witch

Candy Ghosts Bats

Fire Cave Trees

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WORD CARDS

44Hours Eighthours 11hours

Onehour Loud Ran

Broomstick Cleaned Rope

Ugly Tall Harry

Leaves Batman Wolf

Zombie Scary Screamed

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WORD CARDS

Ate Slept Chuck

Yell Throw Watch

Eat Dance Sing

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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)

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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)