JACK-O-LANTERN 
THEMED KID ACTIVITES
PUMPKIN THEMED KID ACTIVITES
FOR THE SCHOOL CLASSROOM AND AT HOME!
DO A JACK-O-LANTERN COLOR BY NUMBER FOR ADDITION
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Build Math fluency for addition and subraction with a JACK O LANTERN COLOR BY NUMBER FOR ADDITIONactivity page and lesson ideas!
Integrate into Lesson Themes:
- THE HISTORY OF J O LANTERNS. Irish brought the tradition of carving pumpkins into
Jack O‘Lantern to America. But, the original Jack O‘Lantern was not a pumpkin. Pumpkins did not exist in Ireland. Ancient Celtic cultures in Ireland carved turnips on All Hallow’s Eve, and placed an ember in them, to ward off evil spirits. - CARVE A PUMPKIN
- HALLOWEEN TRADITIONS
- EMOTIONS OF A JACK O LANTERN. SCARY, HAPPY, EXCITED, ANGRY.
- MORE IDEAS IN LINKS AND MORE FACTS ON “DID YOU KNOW” PAGE
Product includes:
- 1 – Coloring by Numbers worksheet (with sums up to 10)
- 1 – Example Color Key
- 1 – page of some Jack-O-Lantern and Pumpkin facts and a joke. For more jokes, IDEAS TO JACK-O-LANTERN THEME OUT YOUR CLASSROOM and teaching ideas click here.
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FUN MORNING ACTIVITY OR AFTER RECESS ACTIVITY!
Print out the JACK-O-LANTERN and cut them out. Tape them throughout the room or hide 
them. Prepare the kids the day before that they will have a fun activity for the morning! When they enter the room they will each be assigned a certain area of the room to find the JACK-O-LANTERNS. Another option is to send them in groups of 5 and each one has to find 1-2 each (depending on how many you cut out).
At home activity, if you are sending out 1-3 kids in your home to search, cut out multiple and JACK-O-LANTERNS have them find 3-5 each throughout the house! You could assign each child a room to search.
FUN BRAIN/VISION ACTIVITY!
A great exercise for the brain and vision is to hold the child facing outward into the room and then turn them in a circle 2-3xs and have them visually look for the JACK-O-LANTERNS. The JACK-O-LANTERNS needs to be placed throughout the room but not hidden. They have to point out and describe where they see the JACK-O-LANTERNS. It is excellent for the vestibular.
Wear a Matching Jack-O-Lantern T-shirt.
It is the little things that kids notice and remember. The finer details about how you wore your hair or your funny shoes 
. Something that may seem silly or no big deal to a teacher may mean the world to a child or even a parent. Everyone notices the little things. Even when they don’t they do. The whole experience is more fun. Someone may not be able to tell you why – they just know.
Sing the MONSTER MASH
Sing the Five Little Pumpkins
Create FUN PUMPKIN CRAFT FOR KIDS!
Create Paper Pumpkins
Dress up like a Jack O’ Lantern.
Wear a PUMPKIN PIE Hat (good for Thanksgiving too)
The kids love wigs and hats!
Wear a FUN PUMPKIN and JACK O’LANTERN Jewelry!
Try earring, necklaces, a bracelet, funky socks or anything that can get your kids excited to learn!
Pete the Cat is always a fun character. It’s an adorable little book with a good message. No matter what you do, it’s more fun when you have your friends. It also shows team work as the friends want to help finish with a chore so that they are all free to play together.
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PUMPKIN AND JACK-O-LANTERN JOKES FOR KIDS:
What are Jack-o-lanterns afraid of?
Things that go Pumpkin the night.Why was the Jack-o-lantern so naughty?
His candle was wicked.Why do Jack-o-lanterns stay on people’s porches?
They have no hands to knock on the door.Why was Cinderella not very good at softball?
Because her coach was a pumpkin.What’s orange and faster than a speeding train?
Super Pumpkin.How did the winter squash pay for things?
It used pumpkin bread.Why do pumpkins do so badly in school?
Because they had all their brains scooped out.How do you fix a gourd?
With a pumpkin patch.What did the pumpkin say after thanksgiving?
Good-pie everyone.When is an orange not an orange?
When it’s a pumpkin.
