SKELETON SHAKE-UP  

BY PJ Taub

Halloween is more than carving pumpkins and deciding which super hero custom to wear.  Instead, parents and classroom teachers of grades 2 - 6 can use this time to introduce human anatomy with a skeleton.  

Start by reading your class or child the great sing-along book DEM BONES by Bob Barnes and available through Amazon Prime in both soft cover and hard cover.     

Sing-along with DEM BONES video style

Kids will jump up and down to discover which bones are used in various activities like running, sitting, or eating lunch.  Then invite your child or class to work in groups to build their own skeleton. These can be purchased easily at dollars stores or discount stores.  Children love puzzles and building a skeleton helps develop problem solving skills. Another way to do this activity is provide small groups of students with a paper skeleton to put together. 

Depending on the children's age another way to play and get kids moving is playing AROUND THE WORLD WITH BONES.  Create your own Halloween Orthopedic Cards to use for memory games to match bone to name building vocabulary. Laminate the cards and bone pieces to use again and again every year. 

Don't forget to build a fabulous Bulletin Board to reinforce learning and vocabulary. 

THEM BONES by Learning Station Video with words