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Free Teaching Resources October 2011

Free Teaching Resources October Newletter

Teachers Have Class! Issue #23
Free October and Halloween Teaching Resources


Teachers Have Class Newsletter October 2011

Teachers Have Class Newsletter October 2011 blue bullet point Welcome to the 23rd newsletter of Teachers Have Class from Unique Teaching Resources!

blue bullet point The free teaching resources in this October edition of my newsletter are all related to Halloween.

blue bullet point I hope that your students have settled into this new school year successfully. The month of October is usually one of my favorite months of school and I hope that it is a faBOOlous month for you and your students!

blue bullet point Exactly two years ago, I sent out the first edition of my monthly newsletter, Teachers Have Class. I had less than 30 teachers who had signed up to receive my newsletter at that time. This current edition is being sent to over 3,800 subscribers. Thank you for your interest in signing up to receive Teachers Have Class and for keeping up to date on the latest news on Unique Teaching Resources.

This October edition of Teachers Have Class
contains the following free teaching resources:

  1. One Spooky Night (bulletin board display banner and printable worksheets)
  2. Pumpkin Math Squares Puzzles (powerpoint presentation)
  3. October FaBOOlous Student Award (color and black and white printable worksheets)
  4. Halloween 4 Puzzle Teaching Resources Set
  5. Printable Calendar for October
  6. Writing Prompts and Journal Ideas For October

Happy Halloween!
Heidi


Unique Teaching Resources Halloween Newsletter

Special Reminder:

Download October Free Teaching Resources Promptly blue bullet point The links to download the free teaching resources that are found in this edition of Teachers Have Class will only be available for 5 days.

blue bullet point After 5 days, the download links to these free teaching resources will be removed. Then, I will post this newsletter on my website so that teachers who visit Unique Teaching Resources will be able to read old editions of Teachers Have Class.

blue bullet point Although teachers who visit my website can read all of the previous editions of my newsletters, I only provide these free monthly teaching resources to the teachers who have signed up to receive Teachers Have Class. These free resources are my small way of thanking these teachers for their support and interest.

So, be sure to download your free October teaching resources promptly!


Free Halloween Unique Teaching Resources

1. Free Printable Worksheets For Halloween and October


One Spooky Night Stationery Set
(matching bulletin board display banner and printable worksheets)

Witch Graphic In each of my newsletters, I include a free set of creative writing teaching resources that includes a bulletin board display banner and matching printable worksheets.

During the month of October, I chose to include a shorter creative writing assignment. This worksheet set is ideal for writing a Halloween poem.


One Spooky Night Stationery Set

Free Halloween Teaching Resources Bulletin Board Display Banner Example


Free Halloween Teaching Resources Poetry Creative Writing Printable Worksheets

Above: 5 page bulletin board display banner and
color and black and white (not shown) printable worksheets




2. Halloween Math Powerpoint Lesson Plans


Pumpkin Math Squares
Fun Animated Math Puzzles That Review Addition and Subtraction

Pumpkin Graphic My website primarily focuses on language arts teaching resources, but I have created quite a few fun math activities for elementary school students as well.

Since I do not include many free math teaching resources in my newsletters, this Halloween edition contains a free Halloween powerpoint presentation that reviews addition and subraction.

I hope that your students have fun solving these fun addition and subtraction puzzles during the month of October.


Halloween Math Powerpoint Lesson Addition and Subtraction Puzzles

Above: Example of a question slide

Halloween Math Powerpoint Lesson Plans Fun Addition and Subtractions Puzzle Games

Above: Example of an answer slide

For this free Halloween math powerpoint lesson, students have to solve addition and subtraction equations, using an engaging puzzle style format.

These Halloween math puzzles work well as a daily warm up activity and your students could complete one puzzle each day prior to Halloween.

There are 5 sets of question and answer slides in this powerpoint lesson, as well as 2 student response worksheets for students to work out their answers on.


Halloween Math Addition and Subtraction Puzzles Printable Worksheets
Above: Example of student response worksheet




3. Award Certificate: October FaBOOlous Student Award


The third free teaching resource in this newsletter is an award certificate designed specifically for the month of October.

This set of free Halloween teaching resources includes:

  • color award certificate
  • black and white award certificate (not shown)

Free Halloween and October Award For Elementary School Students

I hope that this free award certificate helps you to encourage
and positively reinforce your students during the month of October.




4. Halloween Puzzles: Teaching Resources Set


Pumpkin and Boy Graphic The fourth set of free Halloween teaching resources contains 4 fun puzzles for your students to complete.

You can use these Halloween puzzles as warm up activities or as a fun assignment that you can give to students who finish their work early.

  • wordsearch puzzle
  • mixed up letter puzzle
  • solving a secret riddle
  • completing a maze

Puzzle #1

This Halloween Wordsearch Puzzle includes 20 Halloween terms for students to find. Students use the left over letters to solve the riddle at the bottom: "What do you call a skeleton who doesn't like to work? Lazy Bones."

Halloween Wordsearch Puzzle


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Puzzle #2

This Halloween Mixed-Up Letters Puzzle includes 15 Halloween words that have been mixed up. Students use the letter boxes to solve the riddle at the bottom: "What subject does a witch like best in school? Spelling-ing."

Halloween Mixed Up Letters Puzzle


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Puzzle #3

This Halloween Riddle Puzzle has a secret letter code that students have to solve. Students use the letters of the alphabet to solve the riddle at the bottom: "Why didn't the skeleton cross the road? He didn't have the guts."

Halloween Riddle Puzzle


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Puzzle #4

For this Halloween Witch Maze, students have to help the witch find her missing cat.

Halloween Maze Puzzle




5. Printable Calendar for October


Printable Calendar for October
Classroom Display and Pocket Chart Calendar Set

Halloween and October Calendar Graphic Each month I provide a free printable calendar set in my newsletter. These free calendar sets can be displayed on a bulletin board or placed inside a pocket chart.

Below each calendar set, you will find a list of writing prompts for that month that may spark a creative writing idea that you could use with your students.

Below is my October printable calendar set and the link to download it. The October title is a 2 page banner that should fit in most standardized monthly pocket charts that many teachers use. I have designed large October days of the week that you may find useful. The calendar number dates also fit in pocket charts, and I have included a blank square and a birthday square to use.

There are 11 printable calendar pages
in this October teaching resources set.


October and Halloween Calendar Title For Pocket Charts


October and Halloween Classroom Calendar Set For Elementary School Teachers Using Pocket Charts





6. Halloween and October Writing Prompts


October Writing Prompt Ideas Are looking for ideas for Halloween and October writing prompts?

On my October writing prompts page, there is a long list of general creative writing ideas for Halloween and October.

In addition, you will find detailed writing prompt ideas, for these specific dates that occur during the month of October:

  • October - National Book Month
  • October - National Pizza Month
  • October - National Crime Prevention Month
  • 2nd Week of October - National Fire Prevention Week
  • October 10 - 14 (2011) - National School Lunch Week
  • Second Monday of October - Columbus Day
  • October 14 - National Dessert Day
  • October 16 - World Food Day
  • October 16 - Dictionary Day
  • October 24 - United Nations Day

Click on the link below to view my extensive list
of Halloween and October writing prompts
.

Click here to go to:

Heidi's List of Halloween
and October Writing Prompts



Halloween Pumpkins In a Row

Are you interested in viewing other
Halloween teaching resources on this website?


Click on one of the tags below to view the different categories of
Halloween Teaching Resources that are available on my website:


Return To Halloween Teaching Resources Main Page Go to Halloween Powerpoint Lesson Plans Page Go To Halloween English Teaching Resources Page

Go To Halloween Math Teaching Resources Page Go To Halloween Printable Worksheets Page Go To Halloween Bulletin Board Displays Page





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Please be sure to check out the other pages on Unique
Teaching Resources
for a large variety of fun lesson plan activities
that will engage your students in learning and save you valuable time.


Sincerely, Heidi McDonald

Creator and Site Manager
Unique Teaching Resources


P.S. My next newsletter will be my November Issue.

I plan to send out this newsletter around October 30, 2011.





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