Halloween
Love the holiday…
but can’t stand to teach that day.
I used to be on a track system that was off
during that time and it was fabulous.
But here I am looking it right in the
face.
It’s out there in just a few weeks
and I will be expected, as any red blooded American teacher is, to somehow acknowledge
it without wasting instructional minutes, upsetting various parents, or
supplying my children with the banned treats that could get me in hot water
with admin.
The best news is
that this year the 31st is on a Friday, so I won’t have to deal with the
effects of the dreaded “sugar hangover” that most children stagger in with on
November 1st. Don’t get me started on the parents who take
their kids out of school so they can go to the
Disneyland Halloween Celebration.
Happens every year, and it’s always the
kiddos who SOOOOOO should not
be
missing any class time.
But that is a
rant for another day.
What to do about
Halloween?
I have kids from all over the
world in my class. It’s a culture clash
of epic proportions.
With that in mind, and in the name of all things Common
Core and Rigorous, I put together a
mini Halloween Unit that I can’t wait to
use on the 31st. It consists of several sources of informational text
on the holiday as well as explanations involving how other cultures celebrate.
It’s loaded with all
kinds of reading,
responding, analyzing, interpreting,
and a fun little drawing
project at the end.
For my kiddos who are used to
cupcakes, crossword puzzles, and The Great Pumpkin video on Halloween it will
be quite a shock.
Sorry kids, it’s a new
world out there. I have to get you
college and career ready. I’ll be getting several grades out of this unit. Students will be actively engaged. Brains will be turned on!
Not frightening at all.
I love it!!!!!!!!! How many years do they need to watch the Great Pumpkin anyway?
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