On a recent trip to the grocery store, I stumbled across this interesting bag of Cheetos. It read Bag of Bones and it was themed for Halloween. This is exactly when food becomes Fun, with Bag of Bones Cheetos!
Once I posted an image of these Bags of Bones, many teachers asked me how I planned to use them in my classroom. So here is what I came up with: A Bag of Bones Learning Activity that is 100% free. This is perfect for Halloween time and works great in small groups in Kindergarten.
I love it when I can use food to make learning more fun, and I knew these Cheetos Bag of Bones could and would be able to do just that! So I quickly grabbed two bags for my classroom to use in the month of October. I was beyond excited to use this cheesy product and share it with all of you.
Now, these Cheetos can be hard to find. I typically find them in September, but you can also find them on Amazon here for traditional flavor and here for cinnamon and sugar.
How Many Cheetos Do You Need for Your Class?
I am usually asked how many bags I need for a class to do this activity. I can usually get enough bone pieces for an entire class of 20 students in two bags. I also recommend pre-bagging a skeleton for each student in a small bag.
Here is how I plan this to complete the Cheeto Skeleton. First, I arranged for a parent to pre-bag a skeleton in baggies, one for each child. I send home gloves in a baggie for hygiene, sandwich-sized baggies, and the Cheetos. The parent can sort out the pieces and place enough for one skeleton in each baggie.
Then, we use the additional pieces to sort and complete the other activities. This allows us to work on the additional sorting and math activities. Plus, we have printables for anyone who can’t find the Cheetos.
Sorting Mats
The first idea I had for these Bags of Bones Cheetos for a learning activity was to use individual sorting mats so students could sort out their different types of Cheetos. You can check out this circle sorting mat. This activity works well when students are sorting the bone pieces by type. I usually get asked what we do with the bone pieces that are broken. We eat them. Simple as that.
And here is a sorting mat with squares. The same rule applies to the bones that are in pieces.
There is a table sorting mat version as well. You can choose which one works best for your learners in your classroom.
Graph the Bag of Bones
After we sort the bones out, we can graph them. This is our next Bag of Bones learning activity. If you use the prebagged idea I gave you above, each graph will look the exact same. Each learner will need one skull, one set of ribs, four arms/legs, and four hands/feet to make a skeleton.
Label the Bones
Next, these little learners can work on labeling the bones with this printable. They form the skeleton in the middle and then label the pieces. Labeling is a great Bag of Bones learning activity for little learners.
Where can you grab this Bag of Bones download?
And if you are looking for more Halloween Fun Activities…
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Oh, that looks fun! I love holiday graphing activities. Thanks for sharing.
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Fun! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Love this! Thank you!!
Wow-this looks like fun and still hits the c.c. Thanks for sharing Mary!
Thanks Mary- I will look for these!
Help! I can't find them. Which store did you purchase them from?
I got them at Walmart.
Mary, were they in the Halloween section or in the grocery section?! I, too, can't seem to find them!!!
The where in a random spot. Sorry! I have been looking for more myself since hubs and S started eating ours.
I am looking for these, too! Haven't found them yet. 🙁
That is seriously so cute! 🙂 Thank you for sharing! I seriously hope I can find those chips:)
This looks soo stinking cute!! I am off to buy the books and find those cheetos!
This looks like so much fun! How many bags did you need to buy for your students? I have 20. Thanks!
This is adorable! Thank you so much for sharing!
Found mine today at Target in the regular chip isle along with the regular bags of Cheetos!
This is exactly what I was looking to add to my skeleton unit! I found those Cheetos the other day and thought that I had to use them. Thanks for sharing your hard work!
Where can I find the clipart you used? I tried to search "Teacher Laura Hero of the Clipart."
Mary, Thanks so much for this file! We used it last year and I am even more excited to do it this year. The kiddos love it!
This is SO ADORABLE! Thank you so much for sharing. My kids cannot wait to try it out tomorrow!
Just found your blog, I love it. I was wondering if the bonus pack to the cheetos bones is still available? I have the others and would like to add to this fun center. Thank you.
absolutely loved doing the Chergo bones graphing last year with my Kinder’s. I moved to first grade with a lot of them so they’ve already done the graphing is there a way to still get the bonus pages? I resigned up but got a different bonus.
I use your skeleton graphing every year and the kids love it! I missed out on getting the bonus pack, is it still available somewhere?
You will get the link in this week’s newsletter. I send them out on Sundays.