Counting Halloween Cats in the Haunted House

 This resource is included in the Pets Unit for Kindergarten ESL at this LINK https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pets-Unit-for-Kindergarten-Holistic-English-Series-16-6837926

This Halloween-themed resource focuses on counting 1 to 10 cats in a Haunted House. It allows students to practice numbers in a new contextual setting. It introduces Halloween vocabulary such as "cats," and "haunted house".

Have the students count the cats in each Haunted House flashcard as a way to help develop foundational math skills. Finding and counting the cats in the haunted house setting encourages observation finding the cats.

There are flashcards with images of cats in a haunted house and the numeral on a tombstone to visually associate the numbers. Use a pointer to count the cats in the house: How many cats are there?

Students: one, two, three, four, five, six! Six cats.

Have the students trace the numeral on each tombstone.

The small cards work for repetition of the Halloween-related words like "cat" and "haunted house" during the activity. Students will match the cats in each house to the numeral.  Start a speaking activity to verbally count the cats.

Students can work at their own pace ordering the numbers on the small cards to practice number sequencing skills.

The worksheets set provides a clear format for students to follow through the counting process. For fun, have the students paint the numbers using Qtips and watercolors.

The task is to match the number of cats in the house to the correct numeral. Perfect to strengthen number recognition.

 There are the number words to cut and match to each house.

In another way to use the worksheets is to have the students order the numeral, the word and the house with cats on a pocket chart, done individually or in small groups.

Students must solve the puzzle by identifying the correct number of cats as they match numbers on the tombstone. Encourage your students to work together, practice speaking, and reinforce language skills through social interaction.

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