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• WickedBowling• MonsterMax• HalloweenWordBlanks• SpookyTreats
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)