5th grade halloween party plans · 5. pictures – students will pose next to a halloween scene to...

Halloween

5thGradeLessonPlanAllactivitieswilltakeplaceintheschoolgym.

Eachactivityisastationthatthechildrenwillrotatethroughwiththeirassignedgroup.

Note: Only supplies can be sent to school for parties. Please do not have parents send money to school.

Stations:

1. Limbo–Havestudentsformalineandattempttolimbounderapolewithouttouchingtheground.(Willneedabroomhandleorsomeotherobjecttobeheldbytwoadults.)

2. Bubblegumblowingcontest–Eachstudentreceivesapieceofbubblegumandattemptstoblowthelargestbubble.(Willneedapprox.100piecesofbubblegumandrulershandledbyadults.)

3. PumpkinRingToss–Hooktheringonthepumpkin.Makeitmorechallengingbyusingsmallerrings.

WitchPitch–Kidspitchcandycornintoacauldron.Youcanscorethekidsbasedonhowmanycandycornstheygetintoacauldron,oryoucanjustletthemtossandpalywithnoscore.

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4. WackyTeamworkRelay:Twochildrencarryanobjectofchoice(aballorstuffedanimal)

downtotheendandbackusingdesignatedbodypartsbetweenthetwochildren.Forexample,thechildrencarryakickballpushingagainsteachotherwiththeballbetweentheirbacks.Candothisactivitywithtwochildrenforfunorseveralpairsforacompetitiverelay!Thelargertheobject–theeasiertheactivity.Maketheobjectsmallertomakeitmorechallengingforolderchildren.(elbowtoelbow,shouldertoshoulder,palmtopalm,etc.)

5. Pictures–StudentswillposenexttoaHalloweenscenetohavetheirpicturetaken.(InthepastithasbeenatallroundtabledecoratedwithatableclothandHalloweendecorations.(Willalsoneedanadultavailabletotakepicturesandsendthemtotheteachersaftertheparty.)

6. RootbeerorOrangeSodaFloats–Makefloatsoutofvanillaicecreamandrootbeerororangesoda.Six-5qttubsofvanillaicecreamandfourteen2-litersofsoda.(Willneedcups,straws,spoons,napkins,icecream,sodaanicecreamscoops.)

Popcorn–26qtbagsofpopcornservedinsmallcoffeefilters.

GroupDance:Iftimeallows,afterallrotationsarecomplete,haveallstudentsgatherinthecenterofthegym.Dancetofunsongssuchasthe“HandJive”,the“ElectricSlide”,andthe“ChickenDance”.(Willneedacdwithabovesongsandsomeonetomodelthedancestepsforthosewhodonotknowthem.