J is for Jack-O -Lantern A Halloween Alphabet

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1 J is for Jack-O -Lantern A Halloween Alphabet Author: Denise Brennan-Nelson Illustrator: Donald Wu Activities created by Cheryl Grinn These activities may be reproduced with this express written consent of Sleeping Bear Press. Published by: Sleeping Bear Press 310 N. Main St., Suite 300 Chelsea, MI

2 Alliteration is a form of writing that uses the same first letter for the words in a phrase. Example Harry s hairy hedgehog hates haircuts. Have fun writing these Halloween alliterations. 1 Jumpy Jerry 2. Six singing skeletons 3. Big bashful bats 4. Gert the ghost 5. Three gray goblins 6. Seven silly scarecrows 7. Pretty plump pumpkins 8. Wishy-washy witches 9. Seven silly spiders 10. Dracula s dizzy dog Write one of your own.

3 CROSSWORD Have fun solving this Halloween crossword. 1. H 2. A 3. L 4. L 5. O 6. W 7. E 8. E 9. N 1. Children visited the haunted 2. Have an with you when trick or treating. 3. I at Joe s funny costume. 4. The youngest ghost was very. 5. A large hooted from the tree. 6. The old rides on a broomstick. 7. There were sounds coming from the old house. 8. Simon was dressed like an American. 9. Our gave out apples as treats.

4 Wendy Witch s Scrambled Halloween Wendy Witch accidentally dumped all of the letters she used to make Halloween words into her cauldron. She can t use her wand to make the words! Can you help her unscramble these Halloween words? 1. clkab atc 2. uimppkn 3. eelahlwon 4. moobr 5. tshgo 6. rmeotns 7. abt 8. cyrsa 9. nlsokete 10. dcualnor

5 Try making these quick and easy Halloween treats. Graveyard Dirt 1 pkg. chocolate instant pudding Chocolate sandwich cookies Gummy worms Directions In a large bowl make pudding according to package directions. Place cookies between two sheets of wax paper. Use a rolling pin to crush cookies. Add crushed cookies and gummy worms into the pudding. Stir carefully. Serve in clear plastic cups. Gnarly Hands New clear plastic gloves Popped popcorn Candy corn Directions Put a candy corn in each finger of the glove. Push it down to the end of the finger so that it resembles a fingernail. Fill glove with popped popcorn. Tie with string at the wrist.

6 Be a Mask Maker Halloween is a time when you can pretend to be anything you want! You might be a famous person from history, a character from your favorite book, a rock star, or even an animal, bird, or fish! Just use your imagination. Once you ve decided what you want to be, sketch your mask on a sheet of paper. You ll use this as your guide. Materials A balloon large enough to cover the size of your head Papier mâché paste Newspaper torn into strips no more than 1 inch wide and 6 inches long Directions 1. Blow up your balloon until it is just a little larger than your head. Tie with string. 2. Dip newspaper strips into paste and place on the balloon. Take your time and cover ¾ of the balloon. Make sure you squeeze the extra paste off each piece before smoothing it on the balloon. 3. You need to do at least 4 layers of papier mâché. 4. Let your papier mâché dry completely. This may take several days. 5. When the mask is completely dry, pop the balloon. 6. Use a black pencil to draw the features on your mask. 7. Carefully cut out the eyes and mouth. 8. Paint your mask. Add on scars, feathers, beads, anything that will make your mask look like the character you want to be. 9. Punch small holes in the sides and tie string through the holes to hold your mask in place. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

7 It s easy to carve a pumpkin with triangles for eyes and nose and a mouth with a few teeth. But let s try something different. Use your imagination and give this pumpkin some REAL personality!!

8 Finish the story below. My grandfather told this story about a Halloween night when he was young. A group of his friends decided it would be fun to visit a very OLD cemetery. It was a very spooky place. As the friends snuck into the cemetery they heard a strange sound! It sounded like bones clacking and faint cries. Suddenly

9 HALLOWEEN TREATS SURVEY AND GRAPH What is your favorite Halloween treat? Do your friends have different favorites? You might be surprised what some kids like! Survey 30 kids to see which of the following is most preferred. Popcorn Candy Apple Peanuts Use the information that you collected to make a bar graph showing the results. Use pictures of each treat in your graph.

10 HALLOWEEN Answer Sheet Crossword- 1) house 2) adult 3) laughed 4) little 5) owl 6) witch 7) eerie 8) eagle 9) neighbor Wendy Witch s Scrambled Halloween- 1) black cat 2) pumpkin 3) Halloween 4) broom 5) ghost 6) monster 7) bat 8) scary 9) skeleton 10) cauldron