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| This is how the napkin looks folded open. |
This week, many kids (and a lot of adults) are excited about
Halloween. Since many schools do not allow candy in the classrooms, I had to
modify lessons I use with certain foods. Thankfully, my local dollar store
always provides inspiration. I picked up a couple sets of Halloween-themed
napkins for $1.00. Each package has 18 napkins. Even for a buck, the quality of
the napkins is excellent.
Quick Lesson for Middle Grades
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| Ratios for 6th grade. |
For my 6th grade classes, I’ve been on a mission to reduce
the paper load, so we complete many activities in spirals. For our lessons on
ratios, I asked the kids to find the ratio of candy corn to pumpkins. They
wrote the ratios in three different ways in their notebooks. I also asked them
to make a prediction about the number of pieces of candy corn in the full
package. I would ask Pre-AP classes to graph their predictions.
Pre-K, K, and First
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| Kids can circle and count. |
Of course, using Halloween-themed napkins for lessons is not
limited to middle grades. For Pre-K, K, and 1st grade, kids can circle the
ghosts, spiders, or other figures and then count them. Then, they can write a
statement about their findings.
Second Grade – Fifth Grade
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| Consider using note cards for a quick check or exit ticket. |
Second - fifth-grade students can complete a quick
multiplication problem by counting the number of a certain figure and
multiplying by the number of napkins in a package. Second and third graders may
want to focus on objects in the single digits for their multiplication
problems. Extend the lesson by partnering or grouping students. They can make
predictions about the number of certain objects on their napkins and determine
if their predictions are true by counting the objects on the napkins.
These napkins meet my standards for quick lessons that can
be fun, relevant, and engaging. Plus, they only cost $1.00!
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