Halloween Activities and Lesson Plans

Body Activities

Halloween conjures up images of monsters and body parts.

Besides the obvious applications to health, I use body parts for many activities across the curriculum. I have the children cut up magazines pictures, separating body and face parts. We use them for categorizing, data gathering, statistics, whatever. Many of my students are second language learners and body bingo is another way to reinforce vocabulary. We play Frankenstein by creating faces and bodies from unrelated parts of different pictures. You can have them try to match sizes to emphasize proportion or just at random for the fun of it. They are also the ultimate in jigsaw puzzles and really can be a challenge to problem solving skills. Get those old magazines out and use your imagination. Most of all, have fun!
Submitted by: Kathy Pullman, Fernangeles ES, Sun Valley, CA kpullm1@email-removed