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Oct28

Halloween Unit Study – Skeletons

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Why not make Halloween extra fun by taking a break from your normal homeschool routine and teaching through this Skeleton Unit Study?  I put together some ideas listed below, but feel free to modify and adapt.  Have fun learning about what God so miraculously created.

Bible:

Possible Passages: Ezekial 37:1-14 (Valley of the Dry Bones); II Kings 13:20-21 (Elisha’s grave); Genesis (Eve was formed from the rib of Adam)

Dem Bones Lyrics

http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/d009.html

Math:

Math younger group:

http://www.teachingheart.net/dembonesgraph1.pdf

4 Dice Skeleton Math Game:
This game requires 4 dice and a copy of the alphabet with a number value beside each letter, i.e. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 etc. Each player also has a piece of paper with 8 dashes on it, ready to write the word SKELETON.  The object of the game is to write the word SKELETON, by rolling the total value for each letter.  If a player rolls 5, 3, 3 and 1, these are added to 12 which is a letter ‘L’. The player can then put the letter ‘L’ into their word. If a player rolls 1, 1, 1 and 2, they can write in the letter ‘E’ both times in the word. The first player to finish their word SKELETON is the winner. The game can also be played with other Halloween words, but don’t include any words that contain an A, B, C, Y or Z as with 4 dice it is impossible to throw 1, 2, 3, 25 or 26.

Literature:

Read aloud some books from the library

Word Search:

http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=1&article_set=58218&cat_id=20607

Writing:

Use candy to prompt descriptive writing with a Halloween theme. Provide students with three different types of Halloween candy. Instruct the students to eat one piece of candy at a time, writing a complete description of the candy before moving on to the next piece. Describe how the candy looks, smells, feels and tastes.

Science:

All kinds of information about bones (you can read article or listen to audio)

http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/bones.html

Skeletal System Quiz

http://www.biology4kids.com/extras/quiz_systskel/index.html

Web scavenger hunt:

http://cmase.uark.edu/teacher/NSTA2004/DemBones/Miscellaneous.pdf

Art:

Pasta Skeleton

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/halloween/pastaskeleton/

Pasta Skeleton – Advanced

http://www.marthastewart.com/269167/pasta-skeletons

Home-Economics:

Skeleton cupcakes

http://spoonful.com/recipes/scrumptious-skeletons

Gingerbread Skeletons

http://spoonful.com/recipes/gingerbread-skeletons