With Halloween just a few days away, we have been incorporating a little bit of “creepy” and “spooky” into our homeschooling lessons. This past week, we’ve played ,learned , and printed from these web sites!
Themed writing paper printables http://www.havefunteaching.com/?s=Halloween
Boldness and bravery themed character development and Bible studies http://www.characterjournal.com/bible-stories-related-to-boldness/
Arts and crafts ideas http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/halloweenartscraftsideaskids.html
Math lessons for my younger boys (though I realized that with these, my big kids were quick to offer their assistance) http://www.mathwire.com/seasonal/fall07.html#activities and http://www.makingmathmorefun.com/news.htm
History, science, and reading http://www.teachervision.fen.com/halloween/teacher-resources/6626.html?detoured=1
Music http://www.songsforteaching.com/halloweensongs/
Games http://spoonful.com/halloween/halloween-games
Interactive games http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/halloween/games.php
A disturbing article, Students Decide Who Lives And Who Dies and a video, Death Education – Is That What We Really Want? (for parents/teachers) http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8fb495371ca5be23e1601ecc0&id=913843a287&e
Have fun as you and your kids try out some of those links to add some “spooky” to your homeschool!
betty jo