Tried it Tuesday...Halloween-y fun stuff

It's Tuesday...gettin' closer to Halloween-y.  As you already know, Tuesday is my favorite day because I get to link up with my buddy, Holly, from Fourth Grade Flipper for Tried It Tuesday.  I'm hopin' she won't be too upset with me this week since the Saints vs. Bills game did not turn out in her team's favor.  Shh...maybe she'll skip over that part when she's readin' my post! WHO DAT!

On Saturday, I wrote all about the natives bein' restless and what I'm doin' in my class to keep them motivated...check it out here.   This week I planned many Fall/Halloween centers and ditched any assessments that we might normally have.  We will get back to our normal routines after the time has changed, all the sugar is out of their bloodstream, and their brains magically appear back in their heads.  I might need to be checked into the looney bin for this, but we are doin' "must-do" activities instead of structured centers this week.  THEY, the natives, LOVE this because they get to work at their own pace, choose what they want to work on first, and check it off a checklist. I'll keep my comments to myself about how I feel, considerin' it was my bright idea to introduce them to this way of thinkin' last year. 

Tried it Awesomeness #1:  Wearin' crazy Halloween stuff while usin' task cards.

 Found these at the Dollar Tree for $1 a piece.

 

 Workin' on Halloween Adding & Subtracting Decimals task cards.

Halloween Adding & Subtracting Decimals task cards.

I won these awesome History of Halloween Questions and QR Codes from

 Jeanette at Third Grade Galore.  As always, the kids love doin' QR codes, so this was perfect!

History of Halloween Questions and QR Codes.

Tried it Awesomeness #2: Readin' with flashlights

Readin' their scary stories with flashlights(Joanne's idea and another one of my "MUST go to Dollar Tree" late at night adventures).  Some of them were entirely too scary for me.  I'm wimpy!

More scary story readin'!

 They read so much their lil' eyes bulged out of their eye sockets.

Tried it Awesomeness #3: Character Pumpkin Book Reports

 The Adventures of Captain Underpants

I can't even take it..so stinkin' cute! Check out the underpants!

 The Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz
Don't you just love him?  So fun and creative with metallic paint and a sequined heart.

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Splat the Cat What Was That?

Nerds: National Espionage Rescue and Defense Society

SkippyjonJones in Mummy Trouble

Library Mouse

Snakehead

Snow White & the Huntsman

Star in the Forest


Harold and the Purple Crayon

So adorable and teeny tiny...just like Harold!

Be sure to check out the rest of the Tried It Tuesdays on Holly's blog.